By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and DAWOOD SALMAN Associated Press BASRA, Iraq (AP) — For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of Basra in southern Iraq. But in recent days, bulldozers razed the historic minaret to the ground on orders from the local
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — Lost at sea for months on a disabled catamaran, with no way to cook and no source of fresh water but the rain, Australian Timothy Shaddock said he expected to die. But there was a lot he liked about the experience, he said, like swims in
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has agreed to suspend Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, a candidate to become prime minister, from his duties as a member of Parliament pending its ruling on whether he violated election law. The court’s announcement Wednesday came ahead of a
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — China will follow its own path to cut carbon emissions, leader Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday, as US climate envoy John Kerry called for faster action to confront the climate crisis in a high-profile visit to Beijing. Xi told a national conference on environmental protection that China’s commitment to its
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — China will follow its own path to cut carbon emissions, leader Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday, as US climate envoy John Kerry called for faster action to confront the climate crisis in a high-profile visit to Beijing. Xi told a national conference on environmental protection that China’s commitment to its
Continue ReadingBy Robert Shackelford and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Calvin was bringing heavy rain to Hawaii’s Big Island on Wednesday. Packing winds of 45 mph, Calvin was about 205 miles southwest of Hilo on Wednesday morning, according to an update from the National Hurricane Center. The storm is delivering strong winds and heavy
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un cuarto autobús llegó este martes por la noche a Los Ángeles con 41 migrantes de Brownsville, Texas, dijo la Coalición por los Derechos Humanos de los Inmigrantes de Los Ángeles (CHIRLA, por sus siglas en inglés) en un comunicado. El autobús salió de Texas alrededor de las 4:25 p.m. hora
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s parliament blocked the prime ministerial nomination of the winner of May’s nationwide elections, Pita Limjaroenrat, on Wednesday, a blow to his progressive opposition party after nearly a decade of military-backed rule. Out of the 715 members of parliament present, 395 voted to block the second
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s parliament blocked the prime ministerial nomination of the winner of May’s nationwide elections, Pita Limjaroenrat, on Wednesday, a blow to his progressive opposition party after nearly a decade of military-backed rule. Out of the 715 members of parliament present, 395 voted to block the second
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — For the first time in decades a US soldier is believed to be in North Korean custody. That is a scenario that could cause a diplomatic headache for the United States while it, alongside ally South Korea, tries to keep pressure on Pyongyang as the isolated
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Three games ended 11-10 on the same day for the first time. Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most with double-digit runs in one day, trailing only 13 on July
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — The movie about a man who changed the course of the world’s history by shepherding the development of the first atomic bomb is expected to be a blockbuster, dramatic and full of suspense. On the sidelines will be a community downwind from the testing
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $720 million after no winning ticket was sold — again. It’s now one of two national lotteries with enormous jackpots but equally enormous odds against winning them. No ticket for Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing matched the white balls 19, 22, 31, 37,
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Bend Fire and Oregon Department of Forestry crews quickly tackled a wind-fanned brush fire along the Bend Parkway in northern Bend early Tuesday evening, stopping the human-caused blaze at about a third of an acre.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The announcement that authorities are holding a person of interest in the case of four women found dead this year in northwest Oregon has their mothers hoping they may finally get answers about what happened to their daughters. Melissa Smith, the mother of
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Cinco personas recibieron resultaron heridas por disparos este martes por la noche en el norte de Filadelfia y fueron trasladadas al hospital para recibir tratamiento, dice la policía. Tres hombres y dos mujeres fueron llevados al Hospital de la Universidad de Temple y la policía dijo que no tenía información sobre
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — For the first time in decades a US soldier is believed to be in North Korean custody. That is a scenario that could cause a diplomatic headache for the United States while it, alongside ally South Korea, tries to keep pressure on Pyongyang as the isolated
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An investigation conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board into the explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania candy factory that left seven people dead in March revealed that natural gas was leaking from two service lines, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday. The report found that
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Spain holds a pivotal election, misleading claims about mail ballots and election fraud are spreading on social media and casting doubts about the results even before the votes have been counted. The allegations, amplified by supporters of the center-right Popular Party and the far-right Vox
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America TURBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prison unit where older men with lengthier sentences mentor young adults preparing to reenter society is giving officials hope that a different approach to living conditions will reduce violence behind bars. The special housing facility emphasizes an unorthodox method of prisoner
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