Category Archives: World

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

Netanyahu seeks support for Gaza war in address to Congress that sparks large protests and boycotts
WASHINGTON (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups in a speech to Congress Wednesday th...
Jul 24, 2024

Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Wednesday that a laptop tied to the Trump rally gunman included a Google search of "How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?" That is a r...
Jul 24, 2024

Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. An indictment unsealed in U...
Jul 24, 2024

UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
NEW DELHI (AP) - The United Nations' cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain's plans to build a ...
Jul 24, 2024

Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh was crawling back to normalcy with limited internet and office hours Wednesday after more than a week of chaos over student protests involving government job quotas...
Jul 24, 2024

Man arrested after British soldier was stabbed and seriously hurt in attack near barracks
LONDON (AP) - A 24-year-old man was arrested after a soldier was stabbed and seriously injured in a street near a barracks in southeast England, police said Wednesday. The British Army said the victim...
Jul 24, 2024

Monday is the hottest day recorded on Earth, beating Sunday's record, European climate agency says
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever, beating a record set the day before, as countries across the globe from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the E...
Jul 24, 2024

North Korea again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has again flown balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the balloons are flying north of Seou...
Jul 23, 2024

France's Macron says he'll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid "disorder," brushing aside an 11th-hour prime minister nominati...
Jul 23, 2024