Today: September 20, 2024
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Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide

A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide

Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide
Crime|Europe

Italian teen confesses to stabbing younger brother, parents. Prosecutors say no apparent motive.

Italian prosecutors say a 17-year-old high school student, who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents, had been suffering a general sense of “malaise,” but has been unable to provide a motive for a triple homicide that has shocked Italy

Italian teen confesses to stabbing younger brother, parents. Prosecutors say no apparent motive.
Crime|News

Suspect, 15, arrested in shooting near Ohio high school that killed 1 teen, wounded 4

Authorities say a 15-year-old suspect has been arrested in a shooting that killed another teenager and wounded four others near an Ohio high school campus about an hour after a football game

Sports|Travel

Swimmer known as the The Shark is trying again to cross Lake Michigan

An extreme swimmer is back in Lake Michigan trying to cross one of the Great Lakes from Michigan to Wisconsin

Swimmer known as the The Shark is trying again to cross Lake Michigan
Africa|Americas|Crime

A Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts for allegedly killing his girlfriend has been extradited

Authorities say a Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges has been extradited nearly a year after he fled the United States

A Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts for allegedly killing his girlfriend has been extradited
Europe|News|World

Poland holds a state burial for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany's World War II massacres

Poland has held a state burial of the remains of more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II mass executions that were recently uncovered in the so-called Valley of Death in the country’s north

Poland holds a state burial for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany's World War II massacres
News|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker

An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, and a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker also came under fire, allegedly by the group

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker
Europe|News|World

Thousands of Turks protest controversial law to remove stray dogs

Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Istanbul to protest recent legislation that critics say is leading to the killing of stray dogs across Turkey

Thousands of Turks protest controversial law to remove stray dogs
Europe|News|World

Ukraine's children return to school as Russia launches drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv

Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv as children prepared to return to school on Monday after summer vacation

Ukraine's children return to school as Russia launches drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv
Sports

Haeran Ryu rebounds from 3rd-round meltdown to win the FM Championship

Haeran Ryu rebounded from a third-round meltdown to win the FM Championship on a rainy Sunday at the TPC Boston

Haeran Ryu rebounds from 3rd-round meltdown to win the FM Championship
Sports

Angel Reese becomes WNBA's single-season rebounding leader in Sky's 79-74 loss to Lynx

Angel Reese became the WNBA’s single-season rebounding leader with eight games left in the Chicago Sky’s 79-74 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, who got 22 points from Courtney Williams

Angel Reese becomes WNBA's single-season rebounding leader in Sky's 79-74 loss to Lynx
Crime

Man fatally shoots 3 in Hawaii after ramming cars at neighbor's home before being killed, police say

Police say three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting at a home stemming from a dispute between neighbors in Hawaii on Saturday night

Sports

Coco Gauff loses at the U.S. Open to Emma Navarro, ending her title defense with 19 double-faults

Defending champion Coco Gauff has lost in the U.S. Open's fourth round to Emma Navarro 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in an all-American matchup

Coco Gauff loses at the U.S. Open to Emma Navarro, ending her title defense with 19 double-faults
Sports

Alinghi fails to make race start because of mainsail issue in America's Cup

Switzerland’s Alinghi Red Bull Racing couldn’t make the start of one of its races because of a mainsail issue

Alinghi fails to make race start because of mainsail issue in America's Cup
News

Judge blocks Ohio law banning foreign nationals from donating to ballot campaigns

A federal judge has blocked a new law banning foreign nationals and green card holders from contributing to state ballot campaigns in Ohio

Crime

4 people fatally shot in Albuquerque in apparent triple murder-suicide

Authorities say four people have been fatally shot outside a northwest Albuquerque apartment building in an apparent triple murder-suicide

Asia|News|World

Helicopter crash that killed Iran's president was caused by climatic conditions, report finds

Iranian state TV says an official investigation into the helicopter crash in May that killed Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and seven other people found it was caused by challenging climatic and atmospheric conditions

Helicopter crash that killed Iran's president was caused by climatic conditions, report finds
Sports

Great Britain & Ireland holds off American rally to win Curtis Cup for first time in 8 years

Great Britain & Ireland has won the Curtis Cup for the first time in eight years

Crime|News

Investigators gather evidence at scene of Mississippi bus crash that killed 7, injured dozens more

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are collecting evidence at the scene of a commercial bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others

Investigators gather evidence at scene of Mississippi bus crash that killed 7, injured dozens more
Americas|Crime

A truck plowed into a bar in the Dominican Republic killing 11 and injuring 40

Authorities in the Dominican Republic say at least 11 people were killed and more than 40 injured when a truck plowed into a bar

Crime|Europe

Man arrested in Poland on suspicion of holding a woman captive and abusing her for over 5 years

Prosecutors in southwest Poland say a man has been arrested on allegations of imprisoning and physically and mentally abusing a woman for more than five years with “special cruelty.”

News|World

Palestinian militants kill 3 Israeli police in the West Bank

Palestinian militants have killed three Israeli police officers when they opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, where Israel has carried out large-scale raids in recent days

Health|News

Large-scale polio vaccinations begin in war-ravaged Gaza after first case in 25 years

Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies have begun a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip

Large-scale polio vaccinations begin in war-ravaged Gaza after first case in 25 years
Europe|News|Technology|World

Russia launches a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine's military says

Russia has launched a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv and possibly other cities

Russia launches a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine's military says
Europe|News|Sports

Paralympic triathlon events are postponed for a day because of poor water quality in the Seine River

Paralympics organizers say triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed for a day because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River after heavy rainfall

Paralympic triathlon events are postponed for a day because of poor water quality in the Seine River

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