Category Archives: World
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of wha...
Feb 25, 2026
Cuba says 4 killed in speedboat shooting were attempting to infiltrate the country
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and ...
Feb 25, 2026
FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent’s home
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FBI served search warrants Wednesday at the Los Angeles Unified School District's headquarters and the home of its leader, a former Superintendent of the Year who was knighted b...
Feb 25, 2026
Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University as the campus reviews his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced...
Feb 25, 2026
Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University amid a campus review of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Wednesday. Summers, who has b...
Feb 25, 2026
Japan demands the swift release of a Japanese national detained in Iran
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's government said Wednesday that a Japanese national has been detained in Tehran since January and demanded the Iranian authorities release them swiftly. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secret...
Feb 24, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger rebuts Trump’s claims of a thriving nation, says costs remain high
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump's depiction of the nation as being in a "golden age" during his State of the Union, arguing in her...
Feb 24, 2026
Man put to death for killing a grocery store owner in Florida's second execution this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner was put to death Tuesday in Florida, becoming the second person executed by the state this year after a record 19 execu...
Feb 24, 2026
Federal workplace safety regulators penalize businesses over 6 deaths at Colorado dairy
Federal workplace safety regulators have issued citations and fines against three businesses for violations in the deaths of six people last year at a Colorado dairy. The U.S. Occupational Safety and ...
Feb 24, 2026
Suspect and 4 others are dead after stabbing near Tacoma, Washington, authorities say
SEATTLE (AP) - A man fatally stabbed four people before being shot by a sheriff's deputy outside a home northwest of Tacoma, Washington, on Tuesday, authorities said. The Pierce County Sheriff's Offic...
Feb 24, 2026