Category Archives: World
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child -- leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to ch...
Jan 05, 2026
Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) - A defiant Nicols Maduro declared himself "the president of my country" as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Tru...
Jan 05, 2026
Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker's participation in a video that c...
Jan 05, 2026
Walz, Democrats' 2024 VP pick, drops bid for third term as Minnesota governor; Klobuchar considers
ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats' 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term as governor amid President Donald Trump's relentless focus on a fraud in...
Jan 05, 2026
Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US operation in Venezuela
HAVANA (AP) - An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official death count provided of the American strikes...
Jan 04, 2026
Trump says that Ukraine didn't target Putin residence in a drone strike as Kremlin claims
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Donald Trump on Sunday told reporters that U.S. national security officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President...
Jan 04, 2026
Rubio says US will press change in Venezuela with oil embargo, while Trump insists 'we're in charge'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing "oil quarantine" on the country, even as...
Jan 04, 2026
Boat capsizes in Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving 25 dead and 14 missing
YOBE, Nigeria (AP) - A passenger boat capsized in northern Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving at least 25 people dead while 14 others remained missing, emergency services said Sunday. The boat was carrying...
Jan 04, 2026
Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 30 villagers have been killed and several others are missing after gunmen raided a village in northern Nigeria's Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle o...
Jan 04, 2026
North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea ahead of South Korean leader's visit to China
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea's president leaves for China for talks expected to c...
Jan 03, 2026