Category Archives: World
Small plane crashes in rural area of Colombia, killing 15 people including congressman
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A small plane crashed Wednesday in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board including a member of congress, authorities...
Jan 28, 2026

Mississippi sending 135 snowplows to help clear ice and snow from traffic-clogged highways
Mississippi officials said they were sending 135 snowplows Wednesday to clear ice and snow from two interstate highways where frozen conditions caused huge traffic jams. Emergency officials said they ...
Jan 28, 2026

Search warrant FBI served at elections office near Atlanta seeks records tied to the 2020 elections
ATLANTA (AP) - The FBI on Wednesday searched the election office of a Georgia county that has been central to right-wing conspiracy theories over President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, acting ju...
Jan 28, 2026

Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England
LONDON (AP) - Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of mill...
Jan 28, 2026

Senior state official among 5 dead after private plane crash in western India
NEW DELHI (AP) - A private plane carrying a senior state official crashed in western India on Wednesday, killing all five people on board, aviation authorities said. The Learjet 45 was en route from I...
Jan 27, 2026

South Korea's former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The wife of South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 months in prison for corruption, as her husband awaits a verdict on a high-stakes re...
Jan 27, 2026

Man sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar and is tackled at Minneapolis town hall
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, where tensions over fe...
Jan 27, 2026

2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti over the weekend in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a n...
Jan 27, 2026

US sending ICE unit to Olympics for security, prompting concern, confusion in Italy
MILAN (AP) - News that a unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be present during the upcoming Winter Games has set off concern and confusion in Italy, where people have expressed outr...
Jan 27, 2026
Judge issues temporary order barring removal of boy, 5, and father who were detained in Minnesota
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly become another lightning rod for America's di...
Jan 27, 2026