MANILA, Philippines — Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left at least 50 people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where as many as 60 villagers are feared missing and buried in a huge mudslide laden with rocks, trees and debris, officials said Saturday. At […]
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Gunman who attacked holy shrine in Iran dies from injuries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The gunman who killed 15 people at a major Shiite holy site in southern Iran earlier this week has died, Iranian media said on Saturday. The report came as Tehran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a new warning to Iranians joining the protests that have roiled […]
Peat produces profit for businesses flooding Scotland’s wetlands
STRATHSPEY, Scotland — As BrewDog co-founder Martin Dickie trudged through his newly-acquired 9,000 acres of muted amber and jade moss, the Aberdeenshire native explained what makes Scotland’s peat special — and why global corporations are investing in peat in the first place. “It’s a hundred-year project,” Dickie told ABC News […]
Poland chooses US to build its first nuclear power plant
WARSAW, Poland — Poland says it has chosen the U.S. government and Westinghouse to build its first nuclear power plant, announcing an important step in its efforts to burn less coal and gain greater energy independence. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said late Friday that Poland’s nuclear energy project will use […]
‘Vicious, biased’: Trump assails judge in NY fraud lawsuit
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is lashing out at the judge handling the New York attorney general’s fraud lawsuit against him and his company, calling him “vicious, biased, and mean” in a social media post just days before the case’s first court hearing. The former president, who has been on […]
Cholera overwhelms Haiti as cases, deaths spike amid crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The sun shone down on Stanley Joliva as medical staff at an open-air clinic hovered around him, pumping air into his lungs and giving him chest compressions until he died. Nearby, his mother watched. “Only God knows my pain,” said Viliene Enfant. Less than an hour later, […]
Man charged after allegedly grabbing Black man by the neck
A Wisconsin man is facing a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge after a video circulated online that appeared to show him grabbing a Black man around his neck after a dispute about an alleged bicycle theft, according to a criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. The Milwaukee Police Department […]
School bus driver charged with drunken driving on field trip
CENTREVILLE, Va. — A bus driver for an elementary school in the nation’s capital has been charged with driving while intoxicated after his bus veered into a ditch while returning from a field trip to a farm in northern Virginia. Nine children were treated at the scene for minor injuries, […]
Police to announce update in mysterious Delphi double murder
Libby, 14, and Abby, 13, were killed in their hometown in 2017. Police will announce an update in the mysterious Delphi, Indiana, double murder case on Monday. The press conference is set for 10 a.m. Libby German, 14, and her best friend Abby Williams, 13, were on a hiking trail […]
Trans care ban backed by Florida medical board
The Florida medical board committee on Friday approved a prospective rule that will ban medical or surgical gender affirming care for trans youth under the age of 18. The committee’s recommendation will be passed to the board, who will make the official ruling next Friday. The meeting, open to the […]