Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Environment|News|World

Alberto, season's first named tropical storm, dumps rain on Texas and Mexico, which reports 3 deaths

Tropical Storm Alberto has formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season

Alberto, season's first named tropical storm, dumps rain on Texas and Mexico, which reports 3 deaths
News|World

Italy's coast guard searches for dozens of migrants missing after their ship capsized

Italy's coast guard is searching by sea and from the air for dozens of people missing when a boat capsized and partially sank in the perilous central Mediterranean off the Calabrian coast

Italy's coast guard searches for dozens of migrants missing after their ship capsized
Sports

Grand Slam champions Osaka, Raducanu, Wozniacki and Kerber receive wild cards for Wimbledon

Former Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and Emma Raducanu have all been awarded wild cards for Wimbledon

Grand Slam champions Osaka, Raducanu, Wozniacki and Kerber receive wild cards for Wimbledon
Economy|Political

EU criticizes France for excessive debt, putting pressure on Macron during election campaign

The European Union’s executive arm is criticizing France for running up excessive debt, a stinging rebuke at the height of the election campaign where President Emmanuel Macron is fighting off challenges of the extreme right and the left

EU criticizes France for excessive debt, putting pressure on Macron during election campaign
News|Political

New Caledonia police detain independence leader and 10 others in wake of revolt against French rule

Police in the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have rounded up 11 people, including an independence leader

New Caledonia police detain independence leader and 10 others in wake of revolt against French rule
News|World

US soldier convicted of theft in Russia and sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison

A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok has convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, and it sentenced him to three years and nine months in prison

US soldier convicted of theft in Russia and sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison
Business|Economy|News

Fresh Malaysian durians will make their way to China as trade deals signed during Premier Li's visit

Fresh Malaysian durians will soon make their way to China as the two countries signed a slew of trade and economic deals during a visit by Premier Li Qiang to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations

Fresh Malaysian durians will make their way to China as trade deals signed during Premier Li's visit
News|Political

US approves new $360 million arms sale to Taiwan for drones, related equipment

The Biden administration has approved a new $360 million weapons sale to Taiwan, sending the island hundreds of armed drones, missile equipment and related support material

US approves new $360 million arms sale to Taiwan for drones, related equipment
Sports

Yankees star Aaron Judge says scans negative for breaks after he was hit on hand by 94 mph pitch

Yankees star Aaron Judge says X-rays and a CT scan were negative after he was hit on the left hand by a 94 mph fastball from Albert Suárez, forcing the slugger out of New York’s 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles

Yankees star Aaron Judge says scans negative for breaks after he was hit on hand by 94 mph pitch
News|World

Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in their second sinking

A bulk carrier has sunk in the Red Sea, days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels who are believed to have killed one mariner on board

Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in their second sinking
Political

Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly pouring water in her colleague's bag

A Republican state lawmaker from Vermont has apologized for repeatedly pouring water into a Democratic colleague’s bag, after he caught her doing it on video

Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly pouring water in her colleague's bag
Business|News

Adidas is investigating allegations of embezzlement and bribery in China, according to news reports

Adidas has launched an investigation into allegations of “compliance violations” in China after receiving an anonymous letter earlier this month accusing local executives of embezzling millions of euros

Adidas is investigating allegations of embezzlement and bribery in China, according to news reports
Economy|Environment|Health|News

Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspections

Two employees of the U.S. Agriculture Department were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan, prompting the U.S. government to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipments

Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspections
Health|News|Opinion

Texas doctor charged with taking private patient information on transgender care

A Texas doctor who calls himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors is accused of illegally obtaining information on patients who were not under his care

Texas doctor charged with taking private patient information on transgender care
News|Opinion

Georgia father freed from prison 10 years after his toddler died in hot car, booked into county jail

Jail and prison records show that a father has been released from prison 10 years after his toddler died in a hot car, a case that made global headlines after prosecutors accused him of murder

Georgia father freed from prison 10 years after his toddler died in hot car, booked into county jail
Entertainment|News

Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons

Pop star Justin Timberlake has been charged with drunken driving in a village in New York's Hamptons

Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
Sports

McLaughlin-Levrone to focus on her best event, the 400 hurdles, at Olympic trials

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone plans on defending her title in the 400-meter hurdles at the Paris Olympics, and has scratched from the 200 and 400-meter flat races that she had originally signed up for

McLaughlin-Levrone to focus on her best event, the 400 hurdles, at Olympic trials
Arts|Entertainment

Anouk Aimée, the radiant French star of 'A Man and a Woman' and 'La Dolce Vita,' dies at 92

Anouk Aimée, the radiant French star and dark-eyed beauty of classic films including Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” and Claude Lelouch’s “A Man and a Woman,” has died

Anouk Aimée, the radiant French star of 'A Man and a Woman' and 'La Dolce Vita,' dies at 92
Environment|News

New wildfires grow in Northern California as firefighters gain ground against big blaze in the south

Big new wildfires are challenging California firefighters even as they increase containment of earlier blazes that erupted as dry winds arrived last weekend

New wildfires grow in Northern California as firefighters gain ground against big blaze in the south
Lifestyle|News|Political

Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages

Thailand’s Senate has voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law

Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages
Political|Technology

India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi's election win

India and the U.S. have pledged to boost defense and technology cooperation and remove long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, following a meeting between the national security advisers of both countries

India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi's election win
News|Political|World

South Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops cross border, apparently in error

South Korea's military says its troops have fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the rivals’ heavily fortified land border for the second time this month

South Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops cross border, apparently in error
Arts|Entertainment

Actor Ian McKellen, 85, is looking forward to returning to work after his fall off a London stage

Veteran actor Ian McKellen says he is looking forward to returning to work after toppling off a London stage during a play and being hospitalized

Actor Ian McKellen, 85, is looking forward to returning to work after his fall off a London stage
Health|News

An Oregon nurse faces assault charges that she stole fentanyl and replaced IV drips with tap water

A former nurse at an Oregon hospital is facing criminal charges that she harmed nearly four dozen patients by stealing fentanyl and replacing it with non-sterile tap water in intravenous drips

An Oregon nurse faces assault charges that she stole fentanyl and replaced IV drips with tap water
Business|Economy

Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Express Inc to group led by WHP Global

A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of the majority of Express Inc.’s operations to a consortium led by brand acquisition and management firm WHP Global — providing a lifeline to the struggling retailer and its hundreds of remaining stores

Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Express Inc to group led by WHP Global

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