Category Archives: World
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
Lithuania declares national emergency over security risks posed by balloons from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Lithuania's government on Tuesday declared a national emergency over security risks posed by balloons from Russia-allied Belarus that have violated its airspace in recent wee...
Dec 09, 2025
Indiana Senate committee advance redistricting legislation backed by Trump toward final floor vote
State senators in Indiana advanced a proposal to redraw the state's congressional boundaries Monday, although it is not clear if it has the support to become law in a final vote expected later this we...
Dec 08, 2025
Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejected her bid for freedom
DENVER (AP) - A federal magistrate judge on Monday rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction for orchestrating a data breach sc...
Dec 08, 2025
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for the US Senate in Texas. Allred to seek House seat
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, bringing a national profile to a race that may be critical to Democrats' long-shot hopes of reclaiming a Senat...
Dec 08, 2025
Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey
President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Alina Habba, resigned Monday as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, leaving the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the po...
Dec 08, 2025
Settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved Monday by a federal judge that follows years of ...
Dec 08, 2025
Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a tsunami
TOKYO (AP) - A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) in Pacific coast commu...
Dec 08, 2025
Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official - a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit b...
Dec 08, 2025
100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) - A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month have been released, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Monday, adding that more th...
Dec 08, 2025