Building collapse in Beirut suburb kills 4 and rescuers are searching for others
BEIRUT (AP) — A building collapsed in a southern suburb of Beirut late Monday, killing four people and injuring three others as rescuers searched…
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Argentina’s poverty levels hit 57% of population, a 20-year high in January, study finds
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A study has found more than 57% of Argentina’s people are considered…
Continue ReadingIndiana freelance reporter charged after threatening to kill pro-Israel U.S. officials
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A freelance reporter based in Fort Wayne, Indiana is facing up to five years in federal prison after allegedly threatening…
Continue ReadingCanada sending more than 800 drones to Ukraine to support its fight against Russia
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government will dispatch more than 800 drones to Ukraine starting as early as this spring. The Department of…
Continue ReadingOn the eve of Athens tractor protest, Greek prime minister rules out more concessions to farmers
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister has ruled out any further concessions to protesting farmers, on the eve of their planned rally that…
Continue ReadingA ship carrying 19,000 cattle caused a big stink in the South African city of Cape Town
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — What stinks? Authorities in Cape Town launched an investigation Monday after a foul…
Continue ReadingTunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi joins group of imprisoned hunger strikers
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has begun a hunger strike in prison, joining other government critics striking…
Continue ReadingStudent arrested on murder charges after 2 found dead in a Colorado college dorm
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Police have arrested a student on murder charges in connection with the shootings…
Continue ReadingUnruly high school asks Massachusetts National Guard to restore order
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — Officials have asked Gov. Maura Healey to send in the Massachusetts National Guard to quell violence and address security…
Continue ReadingBody camera captures dramatic rescue of infant by deputy at scene of car crash in Florida
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy says he was just doing his job when he quickly came to the aid of a mom and two children in a…
Continue ReadingIn post about dead Russian opposition leader Navalny, Trump talks of his own legal problems
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has mentioned Alexei Navalny’s death in a social media post more…
Continue ReadingUS circulates rival UN resolution for temporary Gaza cease-fire after rejecting Arab proposal
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has circulated a rival U.N. Security Council resolution that would…
Continue ReadingProbe of illegal drugs delivered by drone at West Virginia prison nets 11 arrests
WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Eleven suspects have been arrested in an investigation into illegal drugs allegedly delivered by drones into a federal prison…
Continue ReadingIsrael says Brazil’s president unwelcome until he apologizes for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust
By MELANIE LIDMAN and ELEONORE HUGHES Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister said Monday that Brazil’s president would not…
Continue ReadingDriver in Milwaukee crash that killed 5 people gets 25 years in prison
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A drunken driver who sped through a red light in Wisconsin and smashed into another vehicle, killing five of her passengers…
Continue ReadingGuatemalan accused of importing fentanyl precursors for Mexican cartel arrested
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have detained a Guatemalan man wanted by the United States for…
Continue Reading5 Argentines, 1 Mexican died in a highway accident near a beach resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five Argentines and one Mexican are dead following an accident on a highway that links beach resorts on Mexico’s Caribbean…
Continue ReadingVirginia bank delays plans to auction land at resort owned by West Virginia governor’s family
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia bank says it will delay plans to auction off land at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s posh resort in an…
Continue ReadingWhat’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Minnesota shooting that killed 2 police officers and a firefighter
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Investigators are still piecing together what happened when two police officers and a…
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