EDMONTON, Alberta — Thousands of Indigenous persons are expected to converge Monday on the small Alberta prairie community of Maskwacis to hear a long-awaited apology from Pope Francis for generations of abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada. Francis is scheduled to arrive in mid-morning at the […]
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North Korea pushes traditional medicine to fight COVID-19
PAJU, South Korea — As a medical student in North Korea, Lee Gwang-jin said he treated his fevers and other minor ailments with traditional herbal medicine. But bad illness could mean trouble because hospitals in his rural hometown lacked the ambulances, beds, even the electricity at times needed to treat […]
Alaska experiencing wildfires it’s never seen before
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska is burning this year in ways rarely or ever seen, from the largest wildfire in a typically mainly fireproof southwest region to a pair of blazes that ripped through forests and produced smoke that blew hundreds of miles to the the Bering Sea community of Nome, […]
2 dead, 5 injured in shooting at Southern California park: Police
Two people are dead and five others are injured after a shooting at Peck Park Sunday in San Pedro, California, Los Angeles police said. The shooting possibly started as a dispute between two groups and there were likely multiple shooters, according to the LAPD. No suspects are in custody at […]
About 2,500 Boeing workers to strike after rejecting deal
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Roughly 2,500 Boeing workers are expected to go on strike next month at three plants in the St. Louis area after they voted Sunday to reject a contract offer from the plane maker. The strike is planned to begin Aug. 1 at Boeing manufacturing facilities in […]
Bus falls off a bridge in Kenya, leaves 21 dead
Police in Kenya say at least 21 people have died after a bus fell off a bridge and plunged into a river along the highway from the capital, Nairobi, to the central town of Meru NAIROBI, Kenya — A bus fell off a bridge Sunday in Kenya and plunged into […]
Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour de France for 1st time
PARIS — King of the mountains. Champion on the Champs-Elysees. Jonas Vingegaard blossomed from a talented rookie to a dominant leader in his own right over three weeks of epic racing to win his first Tour de France title on Sunday. The former fish factory worker from Denmark dethroned defending […]
Murder suspect shoots US Marshal during arrest: Officials
A U.S. Marshal and a murder suspect were shot on Sunday while law enforcement officials attempted to arrest the suspect in Peachtree City, Georgia, according to the Pike County Sheriff’s Office. Officials from Pike County, about one hour south of Atlanta, said that while U.S. Marshals were arresting 19-year-old suspect […]
At least 17 migrants killed when boat capsizes in the Bahamas: Officials
At least 17 people believed to be Haitian migrants were killed early Sunday when an alleged human-smuggling speedboat they were on capsized in the Bahamas, authorities said. Another 25 aboard the vessel were rescued and a search was continuing Sunday afternoon for others still unaccounted for, Bahamian Prime Minister Philip […]
Cheney knows Jan. 6 work could cost her seat; says panel may subpoena Ginni Thomas
Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday that she is working hard to win reelection this year and beat back a Trump-endorsed primary challenger — but if her time investigating the former president for the House Jan. 6 committee leads to her defeat, “there’s no question” it will have been worth it. […]