Jimmy Carter lauded for humility and service in Washington before being laid to rest in Georgia Friday, 10 January 2025, 07:46 Last update: about 6 months ago Associated Press immy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency in a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry...
Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold Friday, 10 January 2025, 07:42 Last update: about 6 months ago Associated Press Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year's...
Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House Friday, 10 January 2025, 07:41 Last update: about 6 months ago Associated Press In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation's highest court refused to...
LA area's 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations Friday, 10 January 2025, 07:36 Last update: about 6 months ago Associated Press The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders...
More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, officials say Thursday, 9 January 2025, 14:14 Last update: about 6 months ago Associated Press More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict. The ministry said a total of...
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96 Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 14:22 Last update: about 6 months ago Associated Press Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread...
Dozens rescued as rain leads to flooding and travel is disrupted in parts of the UK Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 08:27 Last update: about 6 months ago Associated Press Dozens of people were rescued Monday from flooded homes and stranded cars as a soggy and cold spell continued to disrupt life across parts of the U.K. and more wintry weather was...
Canada's Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, spelling end to time in power Monday, 6 January 2025, 17:49 Last update: about 6 months ago Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday in the face of rising discontent over his leadership, and after the abrupt departure of his finance minister signaled growing...
Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead a government for the first time since World War II Monday, 6 January 2025, 15:43 Last update: about 6 months ago Associated Press The leader of Austria's Freedom Party received a mandate Monday to form a new government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II if he succeeds. The...
France's former President Sarkozy stands trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya's Gaddafi Monday, 6 January 2025, 07:14 Last update: about 6 months ago Associated Press France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of late Libyan leader Moammar...