Category Archives: World

Utah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah officials denied clemency Friday to a man who is set to be executed for the stabbing death of his girlfriend's mother in 1998. The decision regarding the fate of Taberon Dav...
Jul 26, 2024

Damages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement
Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power c...
Jul 26, 2024

Wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day. A 42-year-old man is arrested
Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one in which a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tu...
Jul 26, 2024

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring ...
Jul 26, 2024

UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office said Friday that the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal Court's request for an arrest warrant against Israel's Prime Min...
Jul 26, 2024

95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on Friday and authorities said they were investigating whether there were m...
Jul 26, 2024

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing o...
Jul 26, 2024

‘El Mayo’ Zambada, historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and son of 'El Chapo' arrested in US
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, and Joaqun Guzmn Lpez, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on ...
Jul 25, 2024

Dylan Cease throws second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, 3-0 win over Washington Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease received some help from the man who threw the first. Cease was at 94 p...
Jul 25, 2024

Texas deaths from Hurricane Beryl climb to at least 36, including more who lost power in heat
HOUSTON (AP) - The number of Texas deaths after Hurricane Beryl came ashore and knocked out power to millions of residents climbed to at least 36 on Thursday as officials confirmed more people who die...
Jul 25, 2024