Bird strike sparks plane engine fire shortly after takeoff
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bird strike sparked an engine fire on a plane shortly after it took off Sunday from an Ohio airport, and the airliner…
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Gunfire took their son at 20. Now it takes his daughter, 12
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press Janet Rice headed to the hospital Thursday night, as she routinely does when tragedy befalls her community. A…
Continue ReadingRussia ‘will not forgive’ US denial of journalist visas
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says that the United States has denied visas to journalists who wanted to cover Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s trip to New…
Continue ReadingTexas authorities investigate cases of dead, mutilated cows
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say six cows were found dead and mutilated on different properties along a Texas highway spanning three counties.…
Continue ReadingGuyana birdsong competitions flourish amid oil boom
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press METEN-MEER-ZORG, Guyana (AP) — The judges leaned in, hands clasped behind their backs. Everyone grew quiet as they…
Continue ReadingCanada suspends consular services in Sudan amid crisis
OTTAWA, Canada (AP) — Canada has suspended its consular services in Sudan, saying a rapidly deteriorating situation has made it impossible to…
Continue ReadingTachlowini Gabriyesos runs for refugees at Belgrade Marathon
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tachlowini Gabriyesos fled his native Eritrea and walked the desert to reach Israel when he…
Continue Reading3,000 migrants begin walk north from southern Mexico
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Around 3,000 migrants set out Sunday on what they call a mass protest procession…
Continue ReadingJordan: Israel arrested lawmaker on arms-smuggling charges
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s Foreign Ministry says a Jordanian lawmaker has been arrested by Israel on suspicion of smuggling weapons and gold…
Continue ReadingWahoo! ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is No. 1 for third week
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” continued to rack up coins at the box office, leading ticket sales…
Continue ReadingScholz party paves way for new center-right mayor in Berlin
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Members of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party have narrowly approved a local coalition deal in Berlin…
Continue ReadingArmenia says soldier killed, but Azerbaijan rejects claim
The Associated Press Armenia’s defense ministry says that one of its soldiers was killed by an Azerbaijani sniper near the border. But Azerbaijan…
Continue ReadingPollution lawsuit could curb use of aerial fire retardant
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial…
Continue ReadingGerman soccer match abandoned after referee doused in beer
ZWICKAU, Germany (AP) — A third-tier soccer game in Germany has been abandoned after the referee was doused in beer by an angry fan at halftime.…
Continue ReadingUkrainian troop positions spark counteroffensive speculation
By DAVID RISING and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian military forces have successfully established positions on the…
Continue ReadingPeru’s ex-president returned home to face corruption charges
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Former President Alejandro Toledo has arrived in Lima after being extradited from the…
Continue ReadingEx-Disney employee allegedly shot videos up women’s skirts
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Walt Disney World employee is facing a charge that he surreptitiously took a video up the skirt of a female customer,…
Continue ReadingIndian climber pulled from crevasse in Nepal improving
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An Indian climber who was rescued after spending three days in a 980-foot-deep…
Continue Reading‘People are suffering’: Food stamp woes worsen Alaska hunger
By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmakers push for state control of St. Louis police
By DAVID A. LIEB and JIM SALTER Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ten years after gaining local control of its police for the first time…
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