EXPLAINER: Dirty bombs sow fear and panic, cause few deaths
By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dirty bombs have long been feared as a potential weapon of terrorists because their main objective is…
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EXPLAINER: Dirty bombs sow fear and panic, cause few deaths
By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dirty bombs have long been feared as a potential weapon of terrorists because their main objective is…
Continue ReadingFires in Nebraska, Iowa spur evacuations, destroy homes
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Prairie fires pushed by winds topping 60 mph led to evacuations in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa and destroyed homes and…
Continue ReadingFamily of missing 17-year-old confirms his remains were found in Georgia
By Miles Montgomery and Bridget Spencer Click here for updates on this story DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia (WANF) — The family…
Continue ReadingAbortion ruling means more and riskier births in Mississippi
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — In Mississippi, where health officials expect 5,000 more births…
Continue ReadingPrison deaths mount in El Salvador’s gang crackdown
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — On March 26, El Salvador’s street gangs had killed 62 people across the…
Continue ReadingOath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes tests positive for Covid-19, delaying trial at least a day
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The seditious conspiracy trial against members of the right-wing militia group Oath Keepers has been…
Continue ReadingRishi Sunak will be Britain’s next prime minister after seeing off rivals in race to replace Truss
By Ivana Kottasová and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after seeing…
Continue ReadingSpanish man trekking to World Cup reported missing in Iran
By RAQUEL REDONDO and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish man trekking from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not…
Continue ReadingRishi Sunak: The super-rich former banker who will be the first person of color to lead Britain
By Ivana Kottasová and Luke McGee, CNN Just seven short weeks ago, it looked as if it might be all over for Rishi Sunak. The former chancellor of…
Continue ReadingTropical storm quickly approaching Bangladesh’s coast
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh are evacuating hundreds of thousands of people across its vast coastal region as a tropical…
Continue ReadingBrazil election: What to know about the high-stakes race
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is days from a presidential election featuring two political titans and bitter…
Continue ReadingMichigan teen pleads guilty to killing 4 in school shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager has pleaded guilty to terrorism, first-degree murder and…
Continue Reading‘Paris is booming’: New art fair attracts multi-million-dollar sales
Oscar Holland, CNN While it is an indisputable cultural capital, Paris has long been overlooked as a place to buy and sell contemporary art. With…
Continue ReadingPrison deaths mount in El Salvador’s gang crackdown
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — On March 26, El Salvador’s street gangs had killed 62 people across the…
Continue ReadingRishi Sunak will be Britain’s next prime minister after seeing off rivals in race to replace Truss
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after his lone remaining…
Continue ReadingEl organismo de prevención de la tortura de la ONU suspende la gira por Australia debido a la falta de cooperación
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — El subcomité de las Naciones Unidas para la Prevención de la Tortura (SPT, por sus…
Continue Reading‘Nation’s Report Card’ shows new evidence of Covid-19’s devastating impact on US children’s education
CNN, WPLG, WJHG, NETTV By Ray Sanchez, CNN Fourth- and eighth-graders fell behind in reading and had the largest ever decline in math, according to a…
Continue ReadingJapan Cabinet minister resigns over Unification Church ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy minister submitted his resignation Monday over ties to the Unification Church…
Continue ReadingEthnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Ethnic Kachin rebels say air strikes by Myanmar’s military have killed as many as 80 people,…
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