Category Archives: World
Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with its dismantling of the U.S. Institute of Peace, an organization taken over in March by Elon Musk's...
May 19, 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation. The court's order, with on...
May 19, 2025
Trump call with Putin underway as he hopes for ceasefire progress in Russia-Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has grown "frustrated" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the White House said Monday ahead of separate calls Trum...
May 19, 2025
The Latest: Trump urges GOP to approve his tax cut proposals
President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukr...
May 19, 2025
Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists
The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an "undesirable organization," a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. The decis...
May 19, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Monday that his decision to resume aid to Gaza came from pressure from allies. In a video statement posted to social m...
May 19, 2025
Great Scottie! Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship for 3rd major title
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler worked harder than he imagined and got the result everyone expected Sunday in the PGA Championship: A most pleasant walk to the 18th green with another major t...
May 18, 2025
Great Scottie! Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship for third major title
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler worked harder than he imagined and got the result everyone expected Sunday in the PGA Championship: A most pleasant walk to the 18th green with another major t...
May 18, 2025
Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lam
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - Officials have increased the reward for the capture of seven imnates who escaped from a New Orleans jail. FBI Special Agent Jonathan Trapp said Sunday seven of the 10 escapees ...
May 18, 2025
Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found...
May 18, 2025