Category Archives: World
Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicols Maduro. Usi...
Dec 10, 2025
Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate ...
Dec 10, 2025
Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles
The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Charles Br...
Dec 10, 2025
Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says
NEW YORK (AP) - Secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case can be made public, a judge ruled Wednesday, joining two other judges in granting the Justice Department'...
Dec 10, 2025
Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate ...
Dec 10, 2025
A'ja Wilson wins AP Female Athlete of the Year following historic 4th WNBA MVP
A'ja Wilson stood atop the WNBA again in 2025, winning an unprecedented fourth MVP as her Las Vegas Aces earned a third championship in four seasons. For that, she earned The Associated Press Female A...
Dec 10, 2025
After months in hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears as a Nobel laureate
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months Thursday after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel b...
Dec 09, 2025
Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years
MIAMI (AP) - Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak and give Demo...
Dec 09, 2025
Florida executes a man convicted of killing a woman during a 1989 home invasion
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of fatally stabbing and beating a woman during a home invasion decades ago was executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Mark Allen Geralds, 58, was pronounced dead at 6...
Dec 09, 2025
Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt and a suspect in custody, officials say
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - At least one student was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting near a residence hall at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect was in custody, offi...
Dec 09, 2025