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Gunmen riding on a motorcycle open fire, killing worker for the World Food Program in Yemen

Gunmen riding on a motorcycle open fire, killing worker for the World Food Program in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed the head of one of the World Food Program's offices in southwestern Yemen on Friday, the humanitarian organization said. No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Biden picks female admiral to lead Navy. She'd be 1st woman to be a military service chief

Biden picks female admiral to lead Navy. She'd be 1st woman to be a military service chief

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, a senior administration official said Friday. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to be a U.S. military service chief.
Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump's classified documents case in Florida

Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump's classified documents case in Florida

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents. The May 20, 2024, trial date , set Friday by U.S.
He killed his ailing wife. A Cyprus court ruled it was manslaughter, not murder

He killed his ailing wife. A Cyprus court ruled it was manslaughter, not murder

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court on Friday found a British man who killed his ailing wife in their home guilty of manslaughter, saying that the prosecution didn’t prove beyond reasonable doubt that the 76-year-old man committed premeditated murde
Alabama executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review

Alabama executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after two failed executions prompted the governor to order an internal review of procedures.
Snyder fined $60 million by NFL for sexually harassing employee, financial improprieties

Snyder fined $60 million by NFL for sexually harassing employee, financial improprieties

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw team executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs, and he has agreed to pay a $60 million fine, the league announced Thursday
Crowd favourite Tommy Fleetwood shares British Open lead, McIlroy is among the survivors

Crowd favourite Tommy Fleetwood shares British Open lead, McIlroy is among the survivors

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The British Open showed again Thursday that even after 163 years, golf's oldest championship can still deliver a few surprises.
Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad after man threatens to burn Quran in Stockholm

Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad after man threatens to burn Quran in Stockholm

BAGHDAD (AP) — Protesters angered by an Iraqi man in Sweden who threatened to burn a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, overrunning the diplomatic compound and starting a fire.
A woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic pleads guilty to arson

A woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic pleads guilty to arson

CHEYENNE, Wyo.
Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says

Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian prosecutors asked a court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 20 years in prison on extremism charges, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said Thursday.
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