Death toll rises to 6 in explosion and fire at tequila factory in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescue teams have found another body at a tequila distillery in Mexico a day after an explosion and fire, bringing the death…
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Two North Carolina public universities may see academic degree cuts soon after board vote
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted to authorize chancellors at two public universities…
Continue Reading Authorities say 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities say that nearly 600 Mexicans have fled across the border into Guatemala seeking…
Continue Reading Snoop Dogg aims to inspire global audience at Paris Olympics as torch bearer before opening ceremony
AP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — When Snoop Dogg agreed to become an Olympic torch bearer, the hip-hop star recalled an emotional, iconic…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s museum era is on full display at London’s V&A
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Taylor Swift fans who missed her world tour or those who can’t get enough of her can catch her at the museum this…
Continue Reading Cause of crash that killed NY couple at Niagara Falls border crossing still a mystery 8 months later
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara…
Continue Reading Olympic soccer gets off to violent and chaotic start as Morocco fans rush the field vs Argentina
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — The Olympic men’s soccer tournament got off to a violent and chaotic start Wednesday with Morocco’s…
Continue Reading Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for…
Continue Reading BMW recalls over 291,000 SUVs because interior cargo rails can detach in crash, raising injury risk
DETROIT (AP) — BMW is recalling more than 291,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the interior cargo rails can detach in a crash, increasing the risk of…
Continue Reading Authorities identify victims of fatal plane crash near the site of an air show in Wisconsin
NEKIMI, Wis. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man and a man from New York have been preliminarily identified as the victims of a fatal plane crash near the…
Continue Reading A prominent Myanmar Christian leader is released from prison for a second time in 4 months
BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was released from prison…
Continue Reading Turkish authorities detain Russian suspected in bombing that wounded 2 people in Moscow
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says authorities have detained a Russian man who allegedly fled to Turkey shortly after…
Continue Reading Strike at plant that makes truck seats forces production stoppage for Missouri General Motors
Associated Press Production has halted at a Missouri General Motors plant that manufactures trucks and vans, the result of a strike at the company…
Continue Reading Eluned Morgan will be Wales’ first female leader as she takes over a troubled governing party
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Wales is set to get its first female leader. Eluned Morgan was chosen Wednesday to lead the governing Welsh Labour…
Continue Reading Mistrial declared in case of Indiana man accused of fatally shooting 5, including pregnant woman
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of an Indianapolis man accused of fatally shooting five people, including a…
Continue Reading New evidence means freedom for a Michigan man who spent 37 years in prison for a murder conviction
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A man who served nearly 40 years in prison for a Detroit-area murder won’t face another trial after a judge…
Continue Reading French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla says she’s barred from the Olympic opening ceremony due to her hijab
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla says she has been barred from Friday’s opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics…
Continue Reading Spain’s Supreme Court challenges constitutionality of amnesty for Catalan separatists
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Supreme Court has challenged the constitutionality of an amnesty law pushed through by the…
Continue Reading EU executive criticizes rule of law issues in Hungary, Slovakia, Italy; lauds reforms elsewhere
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission has criticized rule of law developments in Hungary, Italy and…
Continue Reading A former candidate for governor is disbarred over possessing images of child sexual abuse
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A wealthy attorney who came close to being elected governor of Maine has been disbarred following the completion of his…
Continue Reading Prosecutor says the New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated…
Continue Reading Japan’s population falls for a 15th year with record low births and record high deaths
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s total population has declined for the 15th straight year. That’s according to government data…
Continue Reading Disney reaches tentative agreement with California theme park workers
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney has reached a tentative agreement with four unions representing thousands of workers at its California theme parks…
Continue Reading French air force mission makes stopover in Indonesia to boost security ties
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — France’s air force has made a stopover in Indonesia’s capital, part of a visit to Southeast Asia…
Continue Reading Comic-Con 2024: What to expect as the convention returns to San Diego
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Comic-Con International, the comic book and pop culture extravaganza, is kicking off in San Diego. The…
Continue Reading Floods and climate change blamed for surge in dengue in the Emirates as WHO warns of global spike
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Since the United Arab Emirates witnessed its heaviest recorded rainfall ever three months ago,…
Continue Reading Puerto Rican police investigate theft of $10,000 crown belonging to a Dominican beauty queen
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police say a $10,000 crown studded with multi-colored Swarovski crystals that belongs to a beauty queen from the…
Continue Reading Winter Olympians will compete at these 13 venues when the Games return to Salt Lake City in 2034
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Winter Olympics will make its grand return to Salt Lake City in 2034. The decision Wednesday by the…
Continue Reading ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is here to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe
AP Film Writer After years of trying and many months of feverish speculation “Deadpool & Wolverine” is here at least. The movie opens in…
Continue Reading Russian man is among those arrested in plots targeting Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics, including arresting a Russian man in one…
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