Skip to content

World News

Veto of Kansas bill on trans athletes sets up override fight

Veto of Kansas bill on trans athletes sets up override fight

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas bill banning transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports was vetoed by Democratic Gov.
Officials discussing security in case of Trump indictment

Officials discussing security in case of Trump indictment

NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement officials in New York are making security preparations for the possibility that Donald Trump could be indicted in the coming weeks by a Manhattan grand jury and appear in a courtroom in an investigation examining hush
Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State La Follette resigns

Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State La Follette resigns

MADISON, Wis.
Turkey's president says he will back Finland's NATO bid

Turkey's president says he will back Finland's NATO bid

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application , paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden.
China's Xi to meet Putin as Beijing seeks bolder global role

China's Xi to meet Putin as Beijing seeks bolder global role

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Moscow next week, a major diplomatic boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid sharpening East-West tensions over the war in Ukraine and the latest sign of Beijing’s emboldened di
Officer who killed George Floyd pleads guilty in tax case

Officer who killed George Floyd pleads guilty in tax case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer serving time for the 2020 murder of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion.
Slovakia agrees to give Ukraine fleet of Soviet warplanes

Slovakia agrees to give Ukraine fleet of Soviet warplanes

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government on Friday approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets, becoming the second NATO member country to heed the Ukrainian government's pleas for warplanes to help defend
California to overhaul San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab

California to overhaul San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
10 charged in Irvo Otieno’s death at mental hospital

10 charged in Irvo Otieno’s death at mental hospital

DINWIDDIE, Va.
Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets

Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said Thursday it plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to fulfill Kyiv's increasingly urgent requests for warplanes to defend itself against the Russian invasio