Category Archives: World
Denis Sassou N’Guesso reelected president of Congo with 94.8% of the vote, extending 42-year rule
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) - The Republic of Congo 's President Denis Sassou N'Guesso, who has ruled for 42 years, was reelected for a fifth consecutive term, according to provisional results...
Mar 17, 2026
Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis
HAVANA (AP) - The Trump administration made clear Tuesday that it sees Cuba as the next country where the U.S. can play out its desires on the world stage. "Cuba right now is in very bad shape," Presi...
Mar 17, 2026
Trump delays China trip until next month to focus on the war in Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is delaying a diplomatic trip to China that had been planned for months but began to unravel as he pressured Beijing and other world powers to use military mig...
Mar 17, 2026
WADA is weighing a rule to bar Trump and US officials from major events. Can it really do that?
The idea sounds outlandish, if not downright impossible. Leaders at the World Anti-Doping Agency are considering adopting a rule that could bar President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials...
Mar 17, 2026
Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the 'trial of the century' against a cardinal
ROME (AP) - The Vatican appeals tribunal declared a mistrial Tuesday in the Holy See's big "trial of the century," a stunning blow to both Pope Francis' legacy and Vatican prosecutors who had put a ca...
Mar 17, 2026
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and say...
Mar 17, 2026
Another marathon WNBA CBA negotiation drags past 3:30 a.m. with no deal done
NEW YORK (AP) - Another marathon negotiating session between the WNBA and its players union didn't end with a new collective bargaining agreement. The two sides met for the eighth consecutive day on T...
Mar 17, 2026
Police in Nigeria suspect suicide bombers in deaths of at least 23 people in Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - At least 23 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in suspected suicide bombings Monday night that targeted Maiduguri city in northeastern Nigeria, police said Tuesday....
Mar 17, 2026
A Utah woman who wrote a book on grief after husband's death found guilty of murdering him
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - A Utah woman was convicted Monday of aggravated murder after poisoning her husband with fentanyl and self-publishing a children's book about coping with grief. Prosecutors said ...
Mar 16, 2026
A heat wave with triple-digit temps is altering the MLB Cactus League schedule
PHOENIX (AP) - Bringing the heat in spring training is supposed to be about hard-throwing pitchers, not triple-digit temperatures like those that will impact Major League Baseball spring training game...
Mar 16, 2026