Category Archives: World

Hungary: Lawmakers pass law barring LGBT content for minors
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Lawmakers in Hungary approved legislation Tuesday that prohibits sharing with minors any content portraying homosexuality or sex reassignment, something supporters said would ...
Jun 15, 2021

NY lifts more COVID-19 rules as it hits vaccination mark
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining so...
Jun 15, 2021

US COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to yearly cancer toll
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and ...
Jun 15, 2021

Slovakia court tosses acquittals in reporter's slaying
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - An appeals court in Slovakia has dismissed a lower court's acquittal of a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fian...
Jun 15, 2021

UK's Johnson delays lockdown easing for England by 4 weeks
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks, until July 19, as a result of...
Jun 14, 2021

NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO leaders on Monday declared that China poses a constant security challenge and is working to undermine global order, and they said they're worried about how fast the Chinese are de...
Jun 14, 2021

As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist
Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from COVID-19, his 3-year-old daughter in his thoughts. "I have to be here to watch...
Jun 14, 2021

After G-7, Biden says he's reestablishing US credibility
NEWQUAY, England (AP) - President Joe Biden on Sunday said the United States had restored its presence on the world stage as he used his first overseas trip since taking office to connect with a new g...
Jun 13, 2021

Israel's designated PM vows to fight Iran nuclear deal
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's designated prime minister, Naftali Bennett, says that renewing the international nuclear deal with Iran will be a mistake. In a speech to parliament, Bennett said that Israel...
Jun 13, 2021

Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago bus driver looking for a way to relieve stress during the coronavirus pandemic jumped into Lake Michigan for a 365th straight day on Saturday. Dan O'Conor said he started jump...
Jun 12, 2021