Category Archives: World
Iran coach says team ordered out of US right after 2-2 draw with New Zealand in World Cup opener
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - The coach of Iran's World Cup team said it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tourn...
Jun 15, 2026
World Cup official says twitch caused gesture resembling supremacist sign; FIFA says no breach
GENEVA (AP) - A World Cup video review official said his hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign was caused by an involuntary twitch, and a FIFA committee concluded the Australian didn't brea...
Jun 15, 2026
US Senate candidate with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan ineligible for ballot, official rules
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A top Alaska election official on Monday ruled that a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear ...
Jun 15, 2026
8 people died in B-52 bomber crash at US Air Force base in Southern California, officials say
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California's Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military o...
Jun 15, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's Justice Department is investigating him and his wife
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused the Justice Department of launching a politically-motivated investigation into him and his wife, saying the Trump adm...
Jun 15, 2026
Owners of Dominican club where 236 died in a collapse to stand trial
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The sibling owners of the Santo Domingo nightclub where a roof collapse killed 236 people and injured more than 100 last year will stand trial for involuntary ...
Jun 15, 2026
At least 31 dead after bus crashes in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Police in Ethiopia say at least 31 people are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in the conflict-hit northern Amhara region. The overcrowded bus was traveling ...
Jun 15, 2026
Drone strikes kill over 1,000 civilians in Sudan in the first 5 months of 2026, UN rights chief says
CAIRO (AP) - Drone strikes killed more than 1,000 civilians in war-torn Sudan in the first five months of 2026, a senior United Nations official said Monday as the unmanned aerial vehicles turn the co...
Jun 15, 2026
London court convicts 2 men of plot to torch property linked to UK prime minister
LONDON (AP) - Two men were convicted Monday of a plot orchestrated by a mysterious Russian-speaking figure to set fire to property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The fires in May 2025 ...
Jun 15, 2026
UK’s ban on Palestine Action under terror legislation was lawful, Court of Appeal says
LONDON (AP) - The British government acted lawfully when it banned the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, the Court of Appeal in London ruled on Monday. Chief Justice Sue Carr...
Jun 15, 2026