KATHMANDU, Nepal — A Nepali official said Sunday it wasn’t possible to search for a British climber and his Sherpa guide who went missing after reaching the top of Mount Everest six days ago because both fell on their way down from “a very high altitude” on the Chinese side […]
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Ahead of another donor conference for Syria, humanitarian workers fear more aid cuts
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Living in a tent in rebel-held northwestern Syria, Rudaina al-Salim and her family struggle to find enough water for drinking and other basic needs such as cooking and washing. Their encampment north of the city of Idlib hasn’t seen any aid in six months. “We used to […]
4 stabbed in Massachusetts movie theater, suspect arrested, police say
A man is in custody after allegedly stabbing four girls inside a movie theater in Braintree, Massachusetts, Braintree Police said. At 6 p.m. Saturday evening, a man entered the AMC Braintree 10 and entered one of the theaters, authorities said. Once inside the theater, the suspect stabbed four females between […]
Israeli police fight with protesters demanding return of hostages held in Gaza
JERUSALEM — Scuffles between Israeli police and protesters erupted in Tel Aviv on Saturday after thousands gathered to demonstrate against the government and demand that it bring back the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. Meanwhile, a small U.S. military vessel and what appeared to be a strip of […]
Trump met with boos asking Libertarians for nomination, votes at chaotic convention
Former President Donald Trump made a heavy-handed appeal to Libertarian members at their party’s frenzied nominating convention on Saturday in Washington, D.C., telling the hostile voting bloc that he would support a number of their key issues and put a Libertarian in his cabinet and more in senior posts. “I […]
Trump repeatedly booed during Libertarian convention speech
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults and decrying him for things like his COVID-19 policies, running up towering federal deficits and lying about his political record. When he took […]
Chiefs’ Butker has no regrets about expressing his beliefs during recent commencement speech
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has no regrets about expressing his beliefs in a recent commencement speech and he said he has received support as well as “a shocking level of hate” from others. Butker spoke Friday night at the Regina Caeli Academy Courage Under Fire Gala in Nashville, […]
Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON — A top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was arrested by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges, the Justice Department said Saturday. Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as “El Nini,” is a leader and […]
Richard M. Sherman ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘It’s a Small World’ songwriter dies at 95
Disney songwriting legend Richard M. Sherman, remembered for “Mary Poppins” and “It’s a Small World,” among many others, has died at 95 years old, the Walt Disney Company announced Saturday. Sherman died Saturday due to an age-related illness at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, the company said. One half […]
3 falcon chicks hatch atop the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City
NEW YORK — Three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in a nest built at the top of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, officials said. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bridges and Tunnels said Friday that the chicks hatched in a nesting box set up by the agency atop a […]