Category Archives: World
Universities of Wisconsin board votes to fire system president after he refused to quit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The board that runs the Universities of Wisconsin voted unanimously Tuesday to fire the system's president, drawing the ire of Republican lawmakers who called it a "partisan hatch...
Apr 07, 2026
Pope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is 'truly unacceptable'
ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization was "truly unacceptable" and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate interna...
Apr 07, 2026
American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released week after kidnapping in Iraq, Rubio says
BAGHDAD (AP) - American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, was released Tuesday, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. The development came after the powerf...
Apr 07, 2026
Over 80 migrants are missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya, UN says
CAIRO (AP) - More than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday. The bodies of at least t...
Apr 07, 2026
Iran has allowed two French former detainees to leave the country, Macron says
PARIS (AP) - Iran has allowed two French former detainees, Ccile Kohler and Jacques Paris, to leave the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday. They had been holed up in French diploma...
Apr 07, 2026
Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (AP) - Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said....
Apr 07, 2026
Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protect...
Apr 06, 2026
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse
HOUSTON (AP) - After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night, wrapping up a lunar cruise that revealed views of the...
Apr 06, 2026
Trump endorses Republican Steven Hilton for California governor, reordering wide-open race
LOS ANGELES (AP) - President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican Steve Hilton for California governor, reordering a crowded, wide-open race to lead the nation's most populous state. Trump posted late...
Apr 06, 2026
Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction
WASHINGTON (AP) - Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, on Monday won a Supreme Court order that is expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to test...
Apr 06, 2026