Category Archives: World

Soler, Braves overcome Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1
HOUSTON (AP) - A healthy swing by Jorge Soler powered the Atlanta Braves to a smashing start in the World Series. Making his first start since testing positive for COVID-19, Soler became the first pla...
Oct 26, 2021

Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities
The NCAA spends more on average on male athletes than female ones, particularly when it comes to the "mere handful of championships" viewed as revenue sources, according to a new report. The law firm ...
Oct 26, 2021

Officer convicted in fatal shooting of mentally ill man
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California police officer has been convicted of assault with a firearm in the 2018 fatal shooting of an unarmed mentally ill man in a wealthy San Francisco suburb. A jury in Con...
Oct 26, 2021

Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - A Brazilian Senate committee recommended on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions and omissions related to the world's second ...
Oct 26, 2021

Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010, according to an investigation commissioned by the...
Oct 26, 2021

STORY REMOVED: US--Random Attack-North Dakota
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about a North Dakota man accused in the death of a 14-year-old girl. The man entered an Alford plea, not a guilty plea. AP will publish ...
Oct 26, 2021

Illinois police officer dies after shooting near St. Louis
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) - A police officer died Tuesday after being shot by a man at gas station in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis, authorities said. Trooper Jayme Bufford with Illinois State Police...
Oct 26, 2021

Virus cut access to courts but opened door to virtual future
Just two reporters were allowed inside a Georgia courtroom to serve as the eyes and ears of the public when jury selection began for the men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Pandemic restrictions...
Oct 26, 2021

UN: Net zero pledges on climate give hope, but still vague
BERLIN (AP) - The United Nations reported Tuesday that fresh pledges by governments to cut greenhouse gas emissions raise hopes but aren't strict enough to avoid catastrophic global warming. A report ...
Oct 26, 2021

Sudan general: Prime minister is being held at a home
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's top general says the deposed prime minister is being detained for own safety at the general's own house, not in a prison. The military took power in a coup on Monday. Gen. Abdel-F...
Oct 26, 2021