Trains collide in northern Polish city, injuring 5 people
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two trains have collided head-on in the northern Polish city of Gdynia, injuring five people. The collision occurred at 7…
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Icy floodwaters kill at least 31 in India’s Himalayan northeast after lake bursts through major dam
By ASHOK SHARMA and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Ice-cold floodwaters swept through mountain towns in India’s Himalayan…
Continue ReadingIn this city, the right to own a car starts at $76,000. And that doesn’t include the car
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Owning a car in Singapore, one of the world’s most expensive countries, has always been something of a luxury.…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot soars to an estimated $1.4 billion for Saturday’s drawing
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $1.4 billion for Saturday – which would be the third largest…
Continue ReadingElite pilots prepare for ‘camping out in the sky’ as they compete in prestigious ballooning race
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A radio, batteries and a trap door on the side for stretching are some of the…
Continue ReadingGeorgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of the troubled Fulton County jail in Atlanta
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the…
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Bend Endurance Academy opens enrollment for 2024 Nordic skiing programs
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Endurance Academy, a Bend-based youth sports and outdoor organization, is thrilled to announce the opening of enrollment…
Continue ReadingBedbugs are making France anxious ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — They creep, they crawl, they feast on your blood as you sleep. They may travel in your clothes or…
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Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley weighs in on House speaker’s dramatic ouster
NewsChannel 21 spoke Wednesday with Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley about the dramatic vote to remove House Speaker Kevin…
Continue Reading1 dead, more than 300 injured as Typhoon Koinu sweeps parts of Taiwan
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Koinu is sweeping southern Taiwan. One person has died and more than 300 have…
Continue ReadingIsraeli arms quietly helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the dismay of region’s Armenians
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has quietly helped fuel Azerbaijan’s campaign to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh,…
Continue ReadingAn atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against the others worsened
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press When the megaphone called out for the daily Islamic prayers, the nonbeliever grabbed his prayer beads and ambled…
Continue ReadingFearing ostracism or worse, many nonbelievers hide their views in the Middle East and North Africa
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press There’s the Tunisian woman who fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, though not for God. The Iraqi woman…
Continue ReadingIn the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and NATACHA PISARENKO Associated Press CAPILLA DEL MONTE, Argentina (AP) — In the pope’s homeland, there’s a woman who…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don’t like organized religion
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving…
Continue ReadingIn secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Momo Nomura, a graphic artist and entrepreneur, visits a shrine near her business meetings or trips…
Continue ReadingNonreligious struggle to find their voice and place in Indian society and politics
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press CHENNAI, India (AP) — Despite India’s millennia-old history of nonreligious movements, most atheists and…
Continue ReadingIsrael is perennially swept up in religious conflict. Yet many of its citizens are secular
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press MEVASSERET ZION, Israel (AP) — Israel is a nation perennially swept up in religious fervor and conflict. And yet,…
Continue ReadingFearing ostracism or worse, many nonbelievers hide their views in the Middle East and North Africa
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press There’s the Tunisian woman who fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, though not for God. The Iraqi woman…
Continue ReadingMaryland Supreme Court weighs victims’ rights in case of Adnan Syed from ‘Serial’ podcast
By BRIAN WITTE and LEA SKENE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Supreme Court is scrutinizing the outcome of a hearing that…
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