Category Archives: World
How views on Trump’s handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump's approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month, according to a new AP-NORC ...
Jul 30, 2026
As France tames wildfire and lets 84,000 evacuees go home, blazes flare across Europe
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) - France gave the go-ahead Thursday for 84,000 evacuees forced out by a monster wildfire to return home, the strongest sign yet that firefighters are turning the corner in...
Jul 30, 2026
US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict
CAIRO (AP) - The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict. F...
Jul 29, 2026
Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) - Residents in southwestern Japan camped in classrooms and vehicles Thursday, stocked up on water and tried to get back to normal, two days after a powerful quake set off an explo...
Jul 29, 2026
Senate panel delays vote on Todd Blanche's attorney general as key Republicans withhold support
WASHINGTON (AP) - Todd Blanche's nomination to become attorney general stalled Wednesday as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote after key Republicans demanded more assurances about the settlem...
Jul 29, 2026
Police: Bullets that killed 2 bystanders at Seattle festival weren't from teen shooter's gun
SEATTLE (AP) - Preliminary testing showed the bullets that killed two bystanders during a shootout at a crowded Seattle food festival last weekend didn't come from the gun a 15-year-old arrested at th...
Jul 29, 2026
Bullets that killed 2 at Seattle festival weren't recovered from teen shooter's gun, police say
SEATTLE (AP) - Bullets recovered from two bystanders killed during a shootout at a Seattle festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was fi...
Jul 29, 2026
Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the state's primary are not allowed to void those and request a new one, a judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling ...
Jul 29, 2026
FIFA's Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer to members in World Cup investor plan
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino set a Sept. 19 deadline on Wednesday for the 211 member federations to accept one-off $20 million offers as part of a project to sell stakes in the World ...
Jul 29, 2026
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pan...
Jul 29, 2026