Category Archives: World
Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting with him at the White House on Thursday, "a...
Jan 15, 2026
Venezuela’s acting president adapts to post-Maduro reality and signals a new era of US ties
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodrguez used her first state of the union message on Thursday to advocate for opening the crucial state-run oil industry to more foreign i...
Jan 15, 2026
Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it wo...
Jan 15, 2026
Court ruling jeopardizes freedom for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
A federal appeals panel on Thursday reversed a lower court decision that released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step ...
Jan 15, 2026
US seizes in Caribbean Sea another sanctioned oil tanker it says has ties to Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, coming as part of a broader U.S. effort to take contro...
Jan 15, 2026
What Americans think about Trump's first year back in office, according to AP-NORC polling
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's second term has been eventful. You wouldn't know it from his approval numbers. An AP-NORC poll from January found that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults approve of T...
Jan 15, 2026
Uganda’s presidential election experiences hours of delays at some polling stations
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda's presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a ...
Jan 14, 2026
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his ad...
Jan 14, 2026
Federal officer shoots person in leg after being attacked during Minneapolis arrest, officials say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, officials said. Smoke filled the...
Jan 14, 2026
FIFA says it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for 2026 World Cup
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year's World Cup. Soccer's organizing body said outside the host United States, Mexico and ...
Jan 14, 2026