Taiwan’s President thanks voters after winning reelection
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen thanked the island’s electorate Saturday for putting “democratic values into practice” after…
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People feared dead after fire at chemical plant near Mumbai
People are feared dead after a large fire at a chemical plant in Palghar, India, near Mumbai, a fire brigade spokesman said Saturday. A call about a…
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Donald Trump is currently a bigger headache for Europe than Iran is
This week’s escalation in tensions between Iran and the US has exposed an uncomfortable reality for many of America’s friends in Europe.…
Continue Reading A man re-animated ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to create an unforgettable wedding proposal
An illustrator, a self-described hopeless romantic and a room full of Redditors made one man’s proposal to his high school sweetheart quite…
Continue Reading Oman names a new leader after the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said
Oman named a new ruler Saturday, hours after it announced the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, state media reported. Qaboos was 79, and ruled Oman…
Continue Reading North Korea says US ‘deceived’ Pyongyang on nuclear talks after Trump sends Kim birthday letter
A top adviser to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that Pyongyang will not engage in the type of talks seen last year, when Kim met with US…
Continue Reading Doctor pleads guilty to producing child pornography after secretly recording children’s medical exams
A Denver doctor accused of secretly recording nude images of children during medical examinations pleaded guilty to child pornography charges on…
Continue Reading The Ravens look to extend their winning streak against the Titans in the NFL’s Divisional Round
With one round of the postseason in the books, NFL fans have another weekend of playoff football to look forward to. For the second straight week,…
Continue Reading Voters in Taiwan go to the polls amid fears of Beijing’s influence and fake news
Taiwan goes to the polls Saturday for elections dominated more than ever by relations with Beijing, which has been accused of trying to bully voters…
Continue Reading Bushfire heroes, a double twin story and an entertaining cuttlefish
Do you know why sunsets are different colors? The answer is in the air! As the sun sinks lower on the horizon, its light is filtered through more of…
Continue Reading Iran admits to shooting down Ukrainian passenger plane unintentionally
Iran unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian plane that crashed near Tehran this week, killing 176 people, the nation’s state media reported.…
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Iran admits to unintentional shooting down of Ukrainian jetliner
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Saturday that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week,…
Continue Reading A 103-year-old World War II veteran finally gets his combat medals, 75 years later
A 103-year-old World War II veteran is finally being honored for his time in the military — 75 years later. Peter Fantasia, of Somerville,…
Continue Reading A man in Seattle killed himself thinking that he’d hurt someone in a hit-and-run. A cop’s lie ‘contributed’ to his suicide, police watchdog says
When a man allegedly drove away from the scene of a 2018 fender-bender, a Seattle police officer told one of the man’s friends that the crash…
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Mexico’s president admits Chihuahua has ‘homicide problem’ during Juarez visit
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obador visited Juarez on Friday, holding a press conference at a military garrison,…
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Administration touts 100th mile of border wall under Trump
YUMA, Arizona — Trump administration officials on Friday touted the 100th mile (161st kilometer) of border wall to be built since the president…
Continue Reading MIT professor accepted money from Jeffrey Epstein and didn’t tell the school, report says
A tenured Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been placed on administrative leave because he accepted two research donations and a…
Continue Reading 5.2 aftershock hits Puerto Rico days after earthquake
A 5.2 magnitude aftershock hit Puerto Rico’s southern coast on Friday afternoon, days after an earthquake shook the island and left much of it…
Continue Reading An Oregon man faces hate crimes charges after allegedly beating a woman from India
An Oregon man faces hate crimes and attempted murder charges after prosecutors say he attacked a 70-year-old woman from India. Bond for James Lamb…
Continue Reading Connecticut police wore purple in support of domestic violence victims on the day a man suspected of killing his wife was arrested
Connecticut State Police officers wore purple in support of domestic violence victims on the day Fotis Dulos was arrested in the suspected killing of…
Continue Reading Women staged a flash protest outside the courthouse where Harvey Weinstein is being tried
“It’s not my fault — not where I was, not how I dress,” a female flash mob chanted outside a Manhattan criminal court on Friday.…
Continue Reading Victims of Iran plane crash hailed from around the world
The 176 victims onboard the Boeing 737 plane that crashed after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday hailed from various countries. They included 82…
Continue Reading Charles Barkley is donating another $1 million to a historically black college
Retired NBA superstar Charles Barkley is donating another $1 million to a historically black college. Founded in 1898, Miles College is a…
Continue Reading Hundreds of unwelcome vultures are perched on US Border Patrol’s Texas radio towers
Hundreds of vultures have made a perch out of a US Customs and Border Protection radio tower, and the government has had enough. Approximately 300…
Continue Reading Thanks to a new DNA analysis, a Georgia man is exonerated of rape and freed from prison after 17 years
A Georgia man who served 17 years of a 20-year sentence has been exonerated from his rape conviction and released from prison, after a judge agreed…
Continue Reading Polish state TV ordered to apologize for migrants comments
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A court in Poland has found state TV station guilty of insulting city authorities in Gdansk, including its slain mayor, and…
Continue Reading This exoplanet is in a death dance with its star
Planets tend to suffer the consequences as the stars they orbit go through different phases. And in about three million years, the exoplanet known as…
Continue Reading College staffer out of a job over post suggesting Iran list Mall of America and Kardashian home as targets
A staff member at a Massachusetts college is out of a job after a controversial Facebook post suggesting Iran put a Kardashian’s home and the…
Continue Reading Speaker Pelosi prepares to send Trump articles of impeachment to U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she’s preparing to send the impeachment articles to the Senate next week to…
Continue Reading Mars, already largely desert, is losing water quicker than expected, study says
Once, Mars was a warm planet that could potentially support life and water on its surface. But something changed about 3.5 billion years ago and it…
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