World Sep 07 Report blames poor welds for Mexico City subway collapse The Mexico City government hired Norwegian certification firm DNV to find the causes of the deadly accident. Tuesday's final report arrived at similar conclusions as the firm's preliminary report in June.
Nation Sep 07 WATCH: Louisiana Gov. Edwards says over 400,000 still without power With the help of tens of thousands of workers from power companies in numerous states, the state's biggest energy provider, Entergy, has been able to slowly bring electricity back, leaving only 19 percent of its customers in the region without…
Arts Sep 06 Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on 'The Wire,' dead at 54 The Brooklyn-born Williams was also a ubiquitous character actor in other shows and films for more than two decades, including roles on the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” and “Lovecraft Country,” and in the films “12 Years a Slave” and “Assassin’s…
Health Sep 06 More U.S. first responders are dying of COVID-19 Despite mandates with consequences that range from weekly testing to suspension to termination, the virus is now the leading cause of U.S. law enforcement line-of-duty deaths.
Nation Sep 06 Biden directs federal aid to New York and New Jersey after deadly flooding At least 50 people were killed in six Eastern states as record rainfall last Wednesday overwhelmed rivers and sewer systems.
Arts Sep 06 Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of 'Breathless,' dies at 88 Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film “Breathless,” whose crooked boxer’s nose and rakish grin went on to make him one of the country’s most recognizable leading men, has died. No cause of death was given.
World Sep 05 Soldiers detain Guinea's president, dissolve government Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sunday after hours of heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palace in the capital, then ann…
Nation Sep 04 Willard Scott, weatherman on NBC's 'Today' show, dies at 87 Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC’s “Today” show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful personality, has died. He was 87.
Politics Sep 04 It's a girl, and a boy: Buttigieg celebrates 2 babies Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, are celebrating the arrival of not one — but two — bundles of joy. The first openly gay person to be confirmed by the Senate for a Cabinet position had shared last month…
World Sep 03 EU leader 'deplores' Belarus behavior amid migrant standoff EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell spoke Friday hours after a state of emergency took effect in areas of eastern Poland following a surge in illegal migration.