Category Archives: World

Biden administration sues Texas over new voting restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Biden administration on Thursday sued Texas over new voting rules that outlasted a summer of dramatic protests by Democrats, who face fading hopes of overhauling the nation's ...
Nov 04, 2021

Ethiopia compares Tigray forces to 'rat' as war marks 1 year
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government marked a year of war by lashing out Thursday in response to international alarm about hate speech, comparing the rival Tigray forces to "a rat that strays f...
Nov 04, 2021

Spending $153, Edward Durr ousts NJ Senate leader Sweeney
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney, has lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent less than $200 on the race and leaving his pa...
Nov 04, 2021

Jury selection starts for Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend
NEW YORK (AP) - The weekslong process of selecting a jury for the federal sex trafficking trial of financier Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend, a British socialite, began Thursday with a video introduct...
Nov 04, 2021

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier is arrested
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russia analyst who provided information for a dossier of research used during the Trump-Russia investigation has been arrested by U.S. authorities as part of an ongoing special cou...
Nov 04, 2021

Detective: Rittenhouse shouted 'Friendly!' to pursuer
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Kyle Rittenhouse shouted "Friendly! Friendly! Friendly!" as he was being chased by a man he then shot to death during a protest against racial injustice, a detective testified. Ri...
Nov 04, 2021

Ex-queen: Jordan prince who feuded with king still not free
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Jordanian prince who was put under house arrest by his half-brother, King Abdullah II, in the spring is still not free, his mother alleged, drawing new attention to a scandal th...
Nov 04, 2021

Tennis, sex and politics combine in Chinese #MeToo scandal
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities have squelched virtually all online discussion of sexual assault accusations apparently made by a Chinese professional tennis star against a former top government of...
Nov 04, 2021

Israeli parliament passes budget, clearing key hurdle
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's parliament passed a national budget for the first time in three years early on Thursday, avoiding a November deadline that would have triggered fresh elections. The marathon ...
Nov 04, 2021

Phil Murphy narrowly reelected governor in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection Wednesday, eking out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat. He's the state's first...
Nov 03, 2021