Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand and kills more than 150 people BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake has rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand, killing at least 150 people, mostly in Myanmar, where a bridge and a dam collapsed. Seven people in Bangkok died and dozens wer buried when a high-rise building under construction collapsed….
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza as Egypt offers new ceasefire proposal Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israeli strikes have killed more than 60 Palestinians including women and children. The strikes overnight and Monday came nearly a week after Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas with a surprise bombardment. Meanwhile, officials say Egypt…
Fire shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands LONDON (AP) — A large fire near London’s Heathrow Airport knocked out power to Europe’s busiest flight hub and forced it to shut all day. That is disrupting global travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers Friday. Heathrow said it didn’t know when…
Zelenskyy says Putin’s vow not to hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ‘at odds with reality’ KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says President Vladimir Putin’s vow not to attack energy infrastructure was “very much at odds with reality” following an overnight barrage of drone strikes. Russia strikes hit civilian areas and damaged a hospital…
Senate works to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats divide ahead of the midnight deadline WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare. Democrats confront two painful options Friday as a midnight deadline looms. They can allow passage of a…
Middle East latest: 1 killed and 4 wounded in stabbing attack in Haifa, Israeli officials say Israeli police say a man in his 60s was killed and four other people were wounded in a stabbing attack Monday in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Police say they’re treating the stabbing, which took place in a…
Biden Commutes Roughly 1,500 Sentences and Pardons 39 People in Biggest Single-Day Act of Clemency WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. The White House says…
Details Emerge About Suspect Charged With Murder in Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Court records show New York prosecutors have charged a man with murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. Luigi Nicholas Mangione is being held without bail Tuesday in Pennsylvania after he was arrested and arraigned on gun, forgery…
IAEA Chief: Iran Poised to ‘quite Dramatically’ Increase Stockpile of Near Weapons-Grade Uranium MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Iran is poised to “quite dramatically” increase its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium. That’s according to comments by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday. Rafael Mariano Grossi made the comment Friday on the sidelines…
‘Deny,’ ‘Defend’ and ‘Depose’: Ammunition Used in CEO’s Killing Had Writing on It, AP Source Says NEW YORK (AP) — A law enforcement official says a masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “defend”…