Category Archives: World

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assa...
Feb 17, 2026

Iran temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held latest round of indirect talks with US
GENEVA (AP) - Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire military drills in a rare show of force as its negotiators held another round of indirect talks with...
Feb 17, 2026
Suicide bomber and gunmen kill 11 soldiers and a child in northwestern Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A suicide bomber backed by a group of gunmen rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the wall of a security post after troops signaled for it to stop in a former Pakistani Taliban str...
Feb 17, 2026

3 killed, including suspect, in shooting during Rhode Island youth hockey game
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Three people, including the suspect, were fatally shot during a Rhode Island youth hockey game Monday, authorities said. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters tha...
Feb 16, 2026
US troops arrive in Nigeria to help train its military, Nigerian military says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - About 100 U.S. troops plus equipment have arrived in Nigeria to help train soldiers in the West African country as the government fights against Islamic militants and other armed...
Feb 16, 2026

FBI: DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home that appears to match glove worn by suspect
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The FBI says a glove containing DNA was found about two miles from "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother and appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front...
Feb 15, 2026

Iran’s top diplomat to attend 'indirect' talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat was traveling Sunday from Tehran to Geneva, where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will take place, Iranian state media rep...
Feb 15, 2026

5 European nations say Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin
LONDON (AP) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday. The foreign mi...
Feb 14, 2026

Rubio reassures somewhat on trans-Atlantic ties after a year of deepening differences with Europe
MUNICH (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America's allies on Saturday, striking a far less aggressive but still firm tone about the Trump administra...
Feb 14, 2026

Mistrial declared in the case of Stanford students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case of five current and former Stanford University students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024, when they barricaded themsel...
Feb 13, 2026