Battleship on the Delaware River: USS New Jersey traveling to Philadelphia for repairs
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Residents in the Philadelphia area are about to see a rare site — a battleship floating…
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E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn’t keeping pace, UN says
By MOSES NDUNGU and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up…
Continue ReadingIdaho police search for escaped inmate and accomplice after ambush at Boise hospital
By GENE JOHNSON and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A white supremacist Idaho prison gang member and an accomplice remained on the loose Wednesday…
Continue ReadingBlinken adds Israel stop to latest Mideast tour as tensions rise over Gaza war
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of…
Continue ReadingNatural wonders. Napoleon’s exile. A remote island in the South Atlantic is now easier to reach
By NICOLE EVATT Associated Press JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — St. Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, is one of the most…
Continue ReadingEU leaders to drum up more support for Ukraine amid appeals for a new sense of urgency
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are set Thursday to underscore their support for war-torn Ukraine. The aim is…
Continue ReadingElectronic waste has grown to record levels. Here’s why that’s a huge problem
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — From old cellphones to broken refrigerators and discarded e-cigarettes, global electronic waste has reached…
Continue ReadingWilliam & Mary will name building after former defense secretary Robert Gates
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will have an academic building named after him at William & Mary. The…
Continue ReadingThe four Grand Slams, the two tours and Saudi Arabia are all hoping to revamp tennis
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Tennis could be on the verge of massive structural change if one of two separate proposals formulated by the four…
Continue ReadingDutch court says the government must do more to rein in noise pollution at Amsterdam’s busy airport
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court says the government has systematically put the interests of the…
Continue Reading‘Britain’s Pompeii’ reveals Bronze Age village frozen in time
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — It’s late summer 2,850 years ago. A fire engulfs a stilt village perched above a boggy, slow-moving river that…
Continue ReadingBritish foreign secretary visits Thailand to pursue stronger defense and economic ties
BANGKOK (AP) — Britain’s foreign secretary has met with Thailand’s prime minister on his first visit to the Indo-Pacific region. Britain’s…
Continue ReadingAn Ohio toddler died after her mom left her home alone while she took a 10-day vacation. A judge called it the ‘ultimate act of betrayal’
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Jailyn’s cries echoed through the quiet streets of Cleveland in the dead of the night. The toddler whimpered and…
Continue ReadingA 3-year-old left in a running truck was behind the wheel when it hit and killed a 2-year-old
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old died after being struck by a truck with a 3-year-old behind the wheel, police in California said.…
Continue ReadingA Greek F-16 crashes during a training mission, but the pilot is rescued
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say an F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Aegean Sea during a training flight. The pilot ejected from the…
Continue ReadingIrish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he’s quitting for personal and political reasons
By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country’s first gay and first biracial leader,…
Continue ReadingFrench bulldogs remain the most popular US breed in new rankings. Many fans aren’t happy
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — French bulldogs. U.S. dog owners. C’est l’amour. Frenchies remained the United…
Continue ReadingIrish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announces surprise resignation
By Niamh Kennedy and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his resignation, citing “personal and…
Continue ReadingThe grandmother who wants to lead Israelis back to a Gaza without Palestinians
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Scott McWhinnie and Benjamin Brown, CNN Karnai Shomron, West Bank (CNN) — The message went out the day before…
Continue ReadingGerman woman loses appeal of 14-year sentence for letting enslaved Yazidi girl die in Iraq
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court has rejected a woman’s appeal of her 14-year sentence for allowing a Yazidi girl she and her husband…
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