Category Archives: World

Private jets collide at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing at least 1 person, authorities say
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - At least one person was killed and others were injured when private jets collided Monday afternoon at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, authorities said. A midsize business j...
Feb 10, 2025

Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK (AP) - A top official at the U.S. Department of Justice has ordered federal prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has cultivated a warm relationship wi...
Feb 10, 2025

USAID watchdog warns of lack of oversight of $8.2 billion in unspent aid after Trump moves
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Agency for International Development has lost almost all ability to track $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid after the Trump administration's foreign funding freeze an...
Feb 10, 2025

Trump is expected to pardon ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday will pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with his plans who was not authorized to speak publicly. Trump alrea...
Feb 10, 2025

Trump is expected to pardon ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday will pardon Democratic former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with his plans. Trump commuted Blagojevich's 14-year sent...
Feb 10, 2025

Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn't fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White House to release all the money. U.S. Distri...
Feb 10, 2025

Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn't fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and ordered the White House to release all money. U.S. Distric...
Feb 10, 2025

Head of agency that protects whistleblowers sues Trump over firing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Office of Special Counsel, a federal agency that seeks to protect whistleblowers, sued President Donald Trump on Monday, saying he was illegally fired as part of the ...
Feb 10, 2025

At least 40 are dead after a bus plunged off a bridge in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - At least 40 people are dead after their bus plunged off a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital. Firefighting spokesman Edwin Villagran said a multi-vehicle crash...
Feb 10, 2025

Former Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel nominated as Ohio's lieutenant governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday nominated former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel to be the state's next lieutenant governor. Tressel retired a year and a half ago ...
Feb 10, 2025