Journalist Evan Gershkovich has spent more than three months in Russian detention, but his parents say they remain confident the U.S. government will do all it can to bring their son home. “President [Joe] Biden spoke to us and gave us a promise to do whatever it takes,” Ella Milman, […]
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Passenger plane veers off runway after landing in Somalia’s capital
State media in Somalia say a small passenger plane veered off the runway on arrival at the international airport in Mogadishu ByOMAR FARUK Associated Press July 11, 2023, 6:37 AM MOGADISHU, Somalia — A small passenger plane veered off the runway on arrival Tuesday at the international airport in Mogadishu, […]
6 dead in helicopter crash near Mount Everest
The five helicopter passengers were Mexican nationals, officials said. July 11, 2023, 5:00 AM Six people, including a pilot, were killed in a helicopter crash near Mount Everest in Nepal on Tuesday, local officials said. Five tourists — all Mexican nationals — were onboard a sightseeing aircraft when it crashed […]
UK wage growth remains strong amid inflation; unemployment unexpectedly increases
LONDON — Wages in the U.K. are rising at a record high rate amid stubbornly high inflation, official figures showed Tuesday, bolstering expectations that interest rates will increase again — to the worry of homeowners who are seeing their mortgage payments spike. The Office for National Statistics said wages, excluding […]
Husband arrested for alleged hit-and-run murder of his own wife
Police have been working the case for more than two weeks before the arrest. July 11, 2023, 4:48 AM The husband of a woman who was found dead by the side of a road last month has been arrested for the alleged hit-and-run murder of his wife, police say. The […]
Trump seeks lengthy delay of classified docs trial, citing upcoming election
He faces 37 criminal counts related to his handling of classified materials. July 11, 2023, 12:18 AM In a court filing late Monday night, lawyers for former President Donald Trump called for a lengthy delay of his federal trial on charges related to his handling of classified documents, suggesting it […]
Prosecutor alleges tourists were not warned before deadly volcano eruption
Tourists received no health and safety warnings before they landed on New Zealand’s most active volcano ahead of a 2019 eruption that killed 22 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday. There were 47 people on White Island, the tip of an undersea volcano also known by its Indigenous Maori name Whakaari, […]
Pilot escapes with minor injuries when small plane crashes into hangar roof
Authorities say a pilot escaped with only minor injuries after a single-engine plane crashed nose-first into the roof of a hangar at a Southern California airport ByThe Associated Press July 10, 2023, 8:09 PM LONG BEACH, Calif. — A pilot escaped with only minor injuries after a single-engine plane crashed […]
Masked men burn a market in a Mexican city plagued by gang violence, killing 9
TOLUCA, Mexico — Masked gunmen set fire to a public market in the central Mexican city of Toluca on Monday, killing nine people, authorities said. Prosecutors said the attackers arrived, opened fire, and then doused part of the market with a flammable substance before setting it on fire and fleeing. […]
12 homes at risk of falling into canyon after landslide in Southern California
A dozen homes in a Southern California community were evacuated over the weekend after the ground beneath them shifted, putting them at risk of a collision course into a nearby canyon, according to Los Angeles County officials. Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) officials red-tagged and evacuated homes in the […]