Category Archives: World
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
San Diego officials approve $30M settlement for family of teen killed by police
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego City Council on Tuesday approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old youth killed by police in one of the largest such settlements in the U.S. The settl...
Dec 09, 2025
Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public vote
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by Preside...
Dec 09, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader's news conference called off a day before Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
OSLO, Norway (AP) - A planned news conference Tuesday by Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mara Corina Machado was canceled after a several-hour delay, a day before the award c...
Dec 09, 2025
Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says
NEW YORK (AP) - The Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge sa...
Dec 09, 2025
Dominican court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco in sexual abuse case
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - An appeals court in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was convicted earlier this year of sex...
Dec 09, 2025
Long Island's Bruce Blakeman is running for governor, will challenge Stefanik in Republican primary
Bruce Blakeman, a Republican county official in New York's City's suburbs, announced Tuesday that he's running for governor, setting up a primary clash with fellow Trump ally U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik....
Dec 09, 2025
Shohei Ohtani is the AP's Male Athlete of the Year for record-tying 4th time
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends. The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying him with La...
Dec 09, 2025
International court sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Judges at the International Criminal Court sentenced a leader of the feared Sudanese Janjaweed militia to 20 years imprisonment Tuesday for war crimes and crimes against ...
Dec 09, 2025
A fire in an office building in Indonesia's capital kills at least 22 people
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A fire ripped through an office building in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people, including a pregnant woman, police said. Flames engulfed the...
Dec 09, 2025