Edouard, now a tropical depression, drenches Texas with flash flooding and downed trees
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression but dumped heavy rain, flooded roads and…
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US extends ban on flights to Haiti’s capital as gang violence surges
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has extended a ban on U.S. flights to Haiti’s capital until March…
After fleeing Afghanistan to continue educating girls, SOLA opens a permanent school in Rwanda
Shabana Basij-Rasikh smiles as she points to the sign in the middle of campus: School of Leadership of Afghanistan, SOLA,…
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to conspiracy to endanger national security
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to conspiracy to endanger national security Source link
Man put to death for girl’s killing, Florida’s 14th execution of the year
STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of killing a teenage girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of…
Arizona police investigate gay bar shooting as possible hate crime; 3 dead
Police in Arizona say a shooting at a Tucson gay bar that left three people dead, including the shooter, is…
UN food agency halves West Bank aid because of funding shortages, warns new cuts may be needed
ROME — The United Nations’ food agency said Tuesday it is halving food assistance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank because…
California Legislature to vote on wildfire reforms after blocking key parts of Newsom’s plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday on a bill aimed at supporting wildfire survivors after rejecting…
Researchers catch sharks off NY’s Hamptons, attach trackers to toothy predators
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Just off one of New York’s famed Hamptons beaches, shark researcher Greg Metzger reels in one of…
California lawmakers pass bill allowing people to identify their Jewish ancestry on state forms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California would allow Jews to voluntarily identify their Jewish heritage on state forms under a bill the…