Category Archives: World
Tropical Storm Elida forms in the Pacific Ocean and poses no threat to land as it strengthens
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Elida has formed in the Pacific Ocean and is posing no threat to land, forecasters said. The center of the cyclone was at sea, located about 565 miles (909 kilometers) sout...
Jul 15, 2026
More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data released overnight in what authorities say is the fastest-grow...
Jul 15, 2026
The band playing when a Bangkok bar caught fire mourns its members among the 33 dead
BANGKOK (AP) - Victims of this week's flash fire at a Bangkok music bar that took more than 30 lives included four of the six core members of the band playing when the blaze broke out. The fate of the...
Jul 14, 2026
Iranian attacks target Bahrain and Kuwait as US launches more airstrikes on Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian attacks targeted Bahrain and Kuwait early Thursday after the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign in retaliation fo...
Jul 14, 2026
1 dead and 2 missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - One person died, two people were missing and 16 others were rescued from the waters off San Francisco after a pontoon boat carrying 19 people sank Tuesday afternoon, authorities s...
Jul 14, 2026
Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state's 10th lethal injection this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a 74-year-old convicted murderer who was one of three older inmates scheduled for execution within the s...
Jul 14, 2026
Tropical depression forms far offshore of Mexico and is forecast to strengthen
MIAMI (AP) - A tropical depression has formed far offshore of Mexico and could strengthen into a hurricane this week, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. The tropical depression is about 560 m...
Jul 14, 2026
Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say
A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Tuesday, authorities said. It was the third death in a week involving...
Jul 14, 2026
Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents at a gas station in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Tuesday, authorities said...
Jul 14, 2026
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) - Trump administration officials told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings within a week, people familiar with th...
Jul 14, 2026