Category Archives: World

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump's historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers released Thursday that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Cour...
Jul 25, 2024

Harris says she wants original plan for debate with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Thursday that she's "ready to debate Donald Trump." She accused him of "backpedaling" away from a previous agreement for a debate hoste...
Jul 25, 2024

A man is under arrest on suspicion of starting a California wildfire, prosecutor says
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A prosecutor says a 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a wildfire that has become California's largest this year. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey...
Jul 25, 2024

Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after reporting by The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption, failures and...
Jul 25, 2024

Uvalde school police officer pleads not guilty to charges stemming from actions during 2022 shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School pleaded not guilty during a cou...
Jul 25, 2024

NORAD says it tracked Chinese and Russian long-range bombers off Alaska
BEIJING (AP) - Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and U.S. and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response, their joint aerospa...
Jul 25, 2024

Biden to use Oval Office address to explain his decision to quit 2024 race, begin to shape legacy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Insisting that "the defense of democracy is more important than any title," President Joe Biden on Wednesday will explain in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for r...
Jul 24, 2024

Judge orders release of Missouri man whose murder conviction was reversed over AG’s objections
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri judge on Wednesday ordered the release of Christopher Dunn, who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn't commit. St. Louis Circuit Ju...
Jul 24, 2024

Police deploy pepper spray as crowd protesting Israel's war in Gaza marches to the U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police deployed pepper spray Wednesday as a large crowd protesting Israel's war in Gaza marched toward the U.S. Capitol, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's was speakin...
Jul 24, 2024

Cause of crash that killed NY couple at Niagara Falls border crossing still a mystery 8 months later
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the c...
Jul 24, 2024