German parliament approves a memorial to Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted by the Nazis
BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament has approved the construction of a memorial in Berlin to the Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted under the Nazis.…
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Tropical Storm Cindy forms behind Bret in an early and aggressive start to Atlantic hurricane season
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret. Forecasters say…
Continue ReadingTransportation Safety Board of Canada and US Coast Guard will investigate fatal implosion of Titanic-bound submersible
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Canada and the US each announced the launch of investigations Friday into the…
Continue ReadingExperts are searching for answers among debris of Titanic-bound submersible implosion that killed all onboard
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are continuing to scour the ocean floor for any insight into how a “catastrophic…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drops again as oil prices and stocks worldwide slide
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Another drop for stocks on Friday has Wall Street on track to close out its first losing week in…
Continue ReadingThe Titanic disaster led to a rethink of international regulations. Titan may have a similar legacy
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — After RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in 1912, governments on both sides of the ocean…
Continue ReadingFlooding displaces tens of thousands and kills 1 as heavy monsoon rains batter Indian villages
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have taken shelter in government-run relief camps as heavy…
Continue ReadingGlobal markets slide as recession fears grip investors
By Laura He and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Hong Kong/London (CNN) — Stock markets in Europe and Asia fell Friday as investors became increasingly…
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Planned Redmond road closures and delays update: June 25-July 1
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays update for June 25-July 1. City of Redmond road closures…
Continue ReadingExploding fire extinguisher kills a student and injures 5 during a high school fire drill in Bangkok
BANGKOK (AP) — A fire extinguisher exploded and killed a student during a fire drill held outdoors in sweltering heat at a high school in…
Continue ReadingWhat is a catastrophic implosion? Here’s what we know about the Titan submersible disaster
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a 10-hour journey to the Titanic shipwreck ended in tragedy, with all five passengers…
Continue ReadingEstos pueblos fueron liberados en la contraofensiva ucraniana. Son poco más que ruinas
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Los estruendos de los bombardeos entrantes y salientes son la banda sonora del frente ucraniano. Pero su…
Continue ReadingMalaysia charges 4 Thais over the mass graves and human trafficking camps found in 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Four Thai nationals have been charged with human trafficking in a Malaysian court over the 2015 discovery of mass…
Continue ReadingStorms and heavy rain flood roads, block railway lines in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Storms and heavy rain across a large swath of Germany have flooded roads and forced the closure of some major railway routes, but…
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Blazers take guard Scoot Henderson with the No. 3 pick in the NBA draft
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers selected point guard Scoot Henderson of the NBA G League with…
Continue ReadingGermany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust to open in Berlin
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — When Berlin Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal first talked about his dream of building Germany’s biggest…
Continue ReadingChina’s economic planner woos European giants Airbus, BMW despite unresolved tensions over Ukraine
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has signed letters of intent to cooperate with many European corporate giants, as it attempts to mend…
Continue ReadingGreek elections a one-horse race after conservatives topple left-wing strongholds
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks heading to the polls Sunday for a second general election in five weeks, with…
Continue ReadingNBA-champion Nuggets try to run it back in a Northwest Division that added a wealth of young talent
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The parade is just a memory for the NBA-champion Denver Nuggets and the party is beginning to simmer…
Continue ReadingHumans approaching limits of ‘survivability’ as sweltering heatwaves engulf parts of Asia
CNN By Rhea Mogul, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Heavy showers blanketed northern India over the weekend, offering some much needed respite from a…
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