Volcanic ash cloud closes La Palma airport; new vent emerges
MADRID (AP) — Flights to and from the Spanish island of La Palma have been canceled because of an ash cloud spewing out of a volcano that has been…
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Volcanic ash cloud closes La Palma airport; new vent emerges
MADRID (AP) — Flights to and from the Spanish island of La Palma have been canceled because of an ash cloud spewing out of a volcano that has been…
Continue ReadingTaliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have hanged a dead body from a crane in a main city square in Afghanistan. The gruesome display in the…
Continue ReadingMore than 190 fugitives arrested in New Jersey operation dubbed ‘Clean Sweep’
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A multi-agency law enforcement operation in New Jersey resulted in the arrest of more than 190 fugitives, according to the US…
Continue ReadingIcelanders vote with climate change on everyone’s mind
By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Icelanders are voting in a general election dominated by climate change, with an…
Continue ReadingUK looks abroad to ease trucker shortage amid run on gas
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a U-turn, Britain says it will issue thousands of emergency visas to foreign truck drivers to…
Continue ReadingHong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong group that had organized annual vigils in remembrance of victims of the Chinese military’s crushing of the…
Continue ReadingUK looks abroad to ease trucker shortage amid run on gas
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a U-turn, Britain says it will issue thousands of emergency visas to foreign truck drivers to…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s vaccine train takes doses to poor areas
By SEBABATSO MOSAMO Associated Press SWARTKOPS, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has sent a train carrying COVID-19 vaccines into one of its…
Continue ReadingSecurity troops kill 6 separatists in raid in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The military says Pakistani security forces have killed six militants of a separatist group in a raid at their hideout in…
Continue Reading3 children killed in Croatia; Suspect thought to be father
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Authorities in Croatia’s capital say a 56-year-old man is suspected of killing three young children. Local media…
Continue ReadingCaskets are still scattered around a Louisiana community as residents struggle to recover from Hurricane Ida
By David Williams, CNN Hurricane Ida devastated Ironton, Louisiana, as it made its deadly march inland, with powerful flood waters that knocked homes…
Continue ReadingHuawei executive returns as China releases 2 Canadians
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — An executive of Chinese global communications giant Huawei Technologies has returned from Canada following a legal…
Continue ReadingMajor hurricane expected with Sam; Teresa dwindling
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters expect Hurricane Sam to intensify into a major storm on Saturday. No coastal watches or warnings are in effect for the…
Continue Reading‘Marriage for all’? Swiss voters to decide same-sex marriage
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Voters in Switzerland are set to decide on Sunday whether to allow same-sex marriages. The wealthy…
Continue ReadingThe search for Brian Laundrie in a swampy Florida nature reserve enters its second week
By Travis Caldwell, CNN Since being informed a week ago by Brian Laundrie’s parents that they had not seen him for days, dozens of local and…
Continue Reading‘Then the killing started’: Witnesses accuse Tigray fighters
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One man said he counted 55 corpses as he escaped from his town in northern Ethiopia. Another asserted he was rounded up with…
Continue ReadingNewberg School Board ban on anti-racist, LGBT signs draws ire
By ANDREW SELSKYAssociated Press NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon school board has banned educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride…
Continue ReadingVan life looks idyllic on social media. But for couples, it can be challenging
By Faith Karimi, CNN It looks like a dreamy life of freedom on the open road: golden sunsets, cozy bunks and endless photo ops amidst stunning views…
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