World Aug 11 5 UN staff members reportedly walk free after Yemen kidnapping 18 months ago The United Nations says five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have walked free. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, said all “available information suggests that all five colleagues are in…
World Aug 11 Severe floods in China killed 29 and caused tens of billions of economic losses Last week, Hebei was hit by serious flooding as the remnants of the typhoon battered the region and brought the heaviest rainfall in neighboring Beijing in at least 140 years.
Politics Aug 10 Texas judge says not to expect a quick ruling over GOP efforts to toss 2022 election losses near Houston Following closing arguments in the first of multiple legal challenges to local election results in Harris County, Texas, a visiting judge said the decision on whether to overturn the outcome based on alleged irregularities is weeks away.
Politics Aug 10 WATCH: Blinken holds news conference with Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena Ibarra Last week, Mexican authorities found two bodies in the Rio Grande including one that was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had installed recently in the river, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.
World Aug 09 A presidential candidate in Ecuador has been shot and killed at campaign event The politician, 59, was the candidate for the Build Ecuador Movement. He was one of the most critical voices against corruption, especially during the government of former President Rafael Correa from 2007 to 2017.
Nation Aug 09 Hundreds flee, building destroyed as wildfire spreads to trees near Texas apartments Cedar Park Fire Chief James Mallinger said that two people suffered minor injuries in the fire that began Tuesday and resulted in about 300 apartments, 95 townhomes and several businesses being evacuated.
Politics Aug 09 Sen. Dianne Feinstein, oldest member of Congress, briefly hospitalized after fall at home, her office says A spokesman for the 90-year-old Democrat says she "briefly went to the hospital" on Tuesday afternoon as a precaution after "a minor fall."…
World Aug 09 At least 9 dead after fire tore through French vacation home for people with disabilities The local administration of the Haut-Rhin region said 17 people were evacuated from the home and one person was sent to a hospital with serious injuries.
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Science Aug 08 Astronauts get first look at the Artemis II spacecraft that will fly them around the moon The U.S.-Canadian crew inspected the capsule during a visit to Kennedy Space Center late Monday and Tuesday. NASA plans to send the four around the moon and back late next year.