Category Archives: World
Venezuela approves amnesty that could release hundreds detained for political reasons
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's acting president on Thursday signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others, effectively acknow...
Feb 19, 2026
Trump warns of 'bad things' if Iran doesn't make a deal, as second US carrier nears Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran held annual military drills with Russia on Thursday as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East, with both the United States and Iran s...
Feb 19, 2026
Wisconsin passes expanded Medicaid for moms, would leave Arkansas as only state without it
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth following near-unanimous passage of a measure Thursday by the Wi...
Feb 19, 2026
Judge orders takeover of health care operations in Arizona prisons after years of poor care
PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge has ordered a take-over of health care operations in Arizona's prisons and will appoint an official to run the system after years of complaints about poor medical and me...
Feb 19, 2026
Virginia judge blocks Democrats' referendum, a blow to redistricting effort over 4 U.S. House seats
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia court on Thursday effectively blocked Democrats' planned April voter referendum to redraw the state's congressional maps, another potentially devastating blow to the pa...
Feb 19, 2026
New Mexico reopens investigation into alleged illegal activity at Epstein's former Zorro Ranch
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico's attorney general has reopened an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein 's former Zorro Ranch, as allegations swirl about what role the secluded spot played in sexual...
Feb 19, 2026
Jury convicts man in killings of 4 men as they slept on NYC streets, rejecting insanity defense
NEW YORK (AP) - A man who fatally beat four sleeping men on the streets of New York City's Chinatown was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday, with a jury rejecting his insanity defense in the 20...
Feb 19, 2026
Wisconsin GOP leader Robin Vos, who clashed with Trump, leaving office after reshaping the state
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Robin Vos, who has led the Republican charge in Wisconsin during his record-long stint as state Assembly speaker and blocked much of the Democratic governor's agenda, announced Th...
Feb 19, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to give Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next week, just months after resoundingly winning an offi...
Feb 19, 2026
Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An exhibit detailing the lives of nine people enslaved by President George Washington in Philadelphia is being reinstalled on Thursday, despite an ongoing legal fight between the c...
Feb 19, 2026