World

Republican David Valadao, Democrat George Whitesides win US House races in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Republican Rep. David Valadao has won reelection in California's 22nd Congressional District, defeating Democrat Rudy Salas for the second time. Valadao is an anomaly - an elected R...

Nov 12, 2024

Republican Dan Newhouse wins reelection to US House in Washington

SEATTLE (AP) - U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, won reelection Tuesday in Washington state's 4th Congressional Distric...

Nov 12, 2024

Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge

BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war...

Nov 12, 2024

FAA prohibits US airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after plane was shot by gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it will prohibit U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot a Spirit Airlines flight. The b...

Nov 12, 2024

Judge extends the time to indict the driver accused of killing Johnny Gaudreau and his brother

SALEM, N.J. (AP) - The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they were cycling on a rural New Jersey road briefly appeared in court Tuesday, where ...

Nov 12, 2024

Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Trump announced Tuesday. Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel an...

Nov 12, 2024

Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Trump announced Tuesday. Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel an...

Nov 12, 2024

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) - A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge who said the law is "u...

Nov 12, 2024

Judge extends the time to indict the driver accused of killing Johnny Gaudreau and his brother

SALEM, N.J. (AP) - The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they were cycling on a rural New Jersey road briefly appeared in court Tuesday, where ...

Nov 12, 2024

Man waives jury trial in killing of Georgia nursing student

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A man on Tuesday waived his right to a jury trial in the killing of a Georgia nursing student, a case that became a flashpoint in the national immigration debate. Jose Ibarra was ch...

Nov 12, 2024