Category Archives: World
North Korea conducts ballistic missile test days before US and South Korea begin drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, its neighbors said, resuming weapons tests days before its rivals the U.S. and South Korea be...
Aug 06, 2026
2 soldiers killed in Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since June truce with Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) - Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon, Israel's military said Thursday, the first Israeli deaths since a shaky truce between Israel and the Lebanese milita...
Aug 05, 2026
Prime Minister Carney says he has no confidence in FIFA president Infantino
TORONTO (AP) - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he no longer has confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, adding to growing pressure on the soccer leader after his abandoned plan to sel...
Aug 05, 2026
4 men stabbed in central London and woman arrested in what police believe was mental health incident
LONDON (AP) - London police said Wednesday that a woman has been arrested after four people were stabbed in Covent Garden, a bustling area in the center of the capital that is full of attractions and ...
Aug 05, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats’ progressive wing
DETROIT (AP) - Abdul El-Sayed, an insurgent former public health official who harnessed Democratic frustration with the party establishment, narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's U.S. Sen...
Aug 05, 2026
Takeaways from Tuesday's elections: El-Sayed pulls off narrow victory over Democratic establishment
Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary is the latest and perhaps most significant evidence that the party's voters are looking to turn the page on establishment-backed politi...
Aug 04, 2026
US Rep. Wesley Bell wins a rematch in a Democratic primary against former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell won a rematch Tuesday in a Democratic primary against former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, and Missouri voters rejected a pair of ballot measures that could hav...
Aug 04, 2026
Virginia Democrats pick establishment nominees for 2 US House seats they hope to flip in November
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia voters on Tuesday picked establishment Democrats - a prosecutor and a former congresswoman - as their nominees to take on Republican incumbents in two congressional distr...
Aug 04, 2026
A man carrying ammo was monitoring security at Trump golf course near Los Angeles, authorities say
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his vehicle was arrested Sunday at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to monitor security preparations...
Aug 04, 2026
Maryland lawmakers ask voters to clear the way for a congressional map designed to boost Democrats
Maryland voters will decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state's U.S. House districts for the 2028 elections. Both ch...
Aug 04, 2026