Category Archives: World
US isn't looking at imminent military action in Cuba despite Trump threats, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is not looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump's repeated threats that "Cuba is next" and that American warships deployed ...
May 07, 2026
A former Ohio deputy has been found guilty of reckless homicide in the shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A former sheriff's deputy was found guilty of reckless homicide on Thursday for shooting a Black man who was bringing sandwiches to his grandmother's house. The killing of Casey ...
May 07, 2026
US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support. The department told The Associated Pres...
May 07, 2026
Tennessee enacts new US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Amid raucous protests Thursday, Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP's advantage a...
May 07, 2026
Man who firebombed a demonstration in Colorado, killing 1, is sentenced to life in prison
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty Thursday to killing one person and injuring a dozen others in a 2025 firebombing att...
May 07, 2026
UK border official and former Hong Kong cop convicted of assisting Chinese spy agency in Britain
LONDON (AP) - A U.K. border official and former Hong Kong police officer were convicted Thursday of spying for China by carrying out what prosecutors called "shadow policing" operations in Britain. Pe...
May 07, 2026
Man with weapon arrested near home of the former Prince Andrew in England
LONDON (AP) - A man has been arrested for possessing an offensive weapon near the home of the former Prince Andrew, police said Thursday. Norfolk Constabulary said that the arrest came Wednesday eveni...
May 07, 2026
China gives suspended death sentences to 2 former defense ministers accused of bribery
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese military court gave suspended death sentences Thursday to former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, who were accused of bribery, according to the official Xinhua New...
May 07, 2026
Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio's fence-mending visit over Trump attacks
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican raised the "need to work tirelessly in favor of peace" in talks Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-mending visit after Presi...
May 07, 2026
Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality
MADRID (AP) - Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected,...
May 07, 2026