At least 23 people missing off Tunisia coast, authorities say
At least 23 people are missing off the Tunisian coast , local authorities have said, as search and rescue operations are under way. Tunisia’s National Guard said in a statement on Saturday that it
Georgia’s president vetoes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed the “foreign influence” bill that has sparked unprecedented protests in the country and warnings from Brussels that the measure would undermine Tb
ATV vs UTV: What’s the difference?
Erie, Pa. ( WJET/WFXP ) — Warmer weather means more people are beginning to head outside, and one popular way to travel off-road is by using ATVs and UTVs. But what is the difference between an ATV
Topics
Israel-Hamas war protesters temporarily take over building on University of Chicago campus
CHICAGO (AP) — A group protesting the war in Gaza and demanding that the University of Chicago divest from companies doing business with Israel temporarily took over a building on the school’s campus.
Jury finds Chicago police officer not guilty in girlfriend's 2021 shooting death
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer has been acquitted in the 2021 fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of his child. A Cook County jury on Friday found Pierre Tyler, 32, not guilty o
What are 'zombie' fires, and why are they becoming more common?
(NEXSTAR) – “Zombie fires,” much like the persistent reanimated corpses for which they’re nicknamed, are known for coming back to haunt the same regions from year to year. These fires, also called h
Widespread power outages from deadly Houston storm raise new risk: hot weather
HOUSTON (AP) — As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms that left at least seven people dead, it will do so Saturday under a smog warning and as all
Dow Jones stock index crosses 40,000: Good or bad for California?
The stock market’s venerable yardstick, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, just made history – crossing 40,000 for the first time. Yes, this milestone set Thursday, May 16, is only a brief emotional v
Sean 'Diddy' Combs abuse allegations: A timeline of key events
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newly released video appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. The video was aired by CNN
People who had an iPhone 7 may qualify for piece of $35 million Apple settlement
(NEXSTAR) – If you were once an owner of the iPhone 7, or its larger sibling the iPhone 7 Plus, you could qualify for a piece of the $35 million settlement Apple has agreed to pay out. The class acti
Vietnam nominates public security minister to be new president
Vietnam’s governing Communist Party has nominated the public security minister to be the next president, state media reported, months after his predecessor stepped down as part of a anticorruption cra
Is COVID-19 still a 'pandemic?'
(NEXSTAR) – On March 11, 2020, the director-general of the World Health Organization told the world that COVID-19 “can be characterized as a pandemic.” At the time, fewer than 4,500 people were tho
Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and
Three Afghans, three Spanish tourists killed in Bamyan shooting
Three Afghan nationals and three Spanish tourists were killed in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, the Taliban government has said, as it raised the death toll from the attack in a market. On Sa
Donald Trump will address the NRA in Texas. He's called himself the best president for gun owners
DALLAS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to address thousands of members of the National Rifle Association in Texas a day after campaigning in Minnesota in the midst of his hush m
Photos: Violent protests rage in New Caledonia amid growing civil unrest
Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for 10 years or more to vote in provincial el
Are seed-sowing drones the answer to global deforestation?
Santa Cruz Cabralia, Bahia, Brazil – With a loud whir, the drone takes flight. Minutes later, the humming sound gives way to a distinctive rattling as the machine, hovering about 20 metres above the
Slovak PM Fico in ‘serious condition’ as shooting suspect appears in court
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico remained in hospital in “serious condition” as the man accused of attempted murder faced his first court appearance near the capital. On Saturday, Minister of Hea
Sri Lanka’s killing fields cast a long shadow
Today we mark the 15th anniversary of the bloody end of Sri Lanka’s three-decades-long civil war. This anniversary comes around at a critical historical juncture, amid the humanitarian catastrophe unl
Israel’s PR battle is getting harder
As Israel’s bombing of Gaza intensifies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a rift in his war cabinet and growing international pressure. And yet, this is a war that the vast majority of Israelis
In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach
TORONTO, May 18 (Reuters) - Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones
A mother’s loss launches a global effort to fight antibiotic resistance
By Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — In November 2017, days after her daughter Mallory Smith died from a drug-resistant infection at the age of 25, Diane Shader Smith typed a password
Doctors saw younger men seeking vasectomies after Roe v. Wade was overturned
By Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times Kori Thompson had long wrestled with the idea of having a child. The 24-year-old worried about the world a kid would face as climate change overtook the
Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care and suffer avoidable harm
By Judith Graham, KFF Health News Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and women lie on gurneys in emergency room corridors moaning or suffering silently as harried m
Death toll rises to six in New Caledonia riots as unrest spreads
One more person has been killed in France’s Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia as security personnel tried to restore order, taking the death toll from nearly a week of unrest and looting to s
At least 50 killed in heavy rains, floods in Afghanistan’s Ghor province
At least 50 people have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed following a new bout of heavy rains and flooding in central Afghanistan, the authorities confirmed. Flash floods caused by torrent
Zelenskyy warns Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be ‘first wave’
Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern border region of Kharkiv may just be the “first wave” in a wider assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned as he appealed to allies to se
German soccer champion Bayer Leverkusen becomes the first team to finish a Bundesliga season unbeaten
LEVERKUSEN, Germany -- German soccer champion Bayer Leverkusen becomes the first team to finish a Bundesliga season unbeaten.
Cologne relegated from Bundesliga after defeat at Heidenheim
HEIDENHEIM, Germany -- Cologne relegated from Bundesliga after defeat at Heidenheim.