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Hunger reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of capital

Published:Tuesday | October 1, 2024 | 12:07 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP): Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse as gang violence smothers life in the capital of Port-au-...

More than 90,000 residents taking shelter after chemical fire

Published:Tuesday | October 1, 2024 | 12:07 AM

CONYERS, Georgia, USA (AP): A weekend fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze several miles away across metro Atlanta, where some schools cancelled outdoor...

Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border

Published:Monday | September 30, 2024 | 2:57 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as it's increasingly eager to show voters uneasy over immigration that it is taking a hard stance on...

Attorneys for NYC Mayor Eric Adams seek dismissal of bribery charge brought by ‘zealous prosecutors’

Published:Monday | September 30, 2024 | 8:46 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged a federal judge Monday to dismiss the bribery charge brought last week, accusing “zealous prosecutors” of levelling an “extraordinarily vague allegation...

New gov’t pledges hard-line stance on migration as it cosies up to far right

Published:Monday | September 30, 2024 | 12:06 AM

PARIS (AP): France’s new government is set to take a hard-line approach to migration issues as key officials have pledged to significantly reduce the number of people entering and staying illegally in the country. After calling for snap...

Why vice-presidential debate could matter more than history suggests

Published:Monday | September 30, 2024 | 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): Tim Walz and JD Vance might have the chance to reshape the political landscape tomorrow (Tuesday, October 1) in their first and only debate. Vice-presidential picks have traditionally taken on the role of political attack dog,...

Close-up look at the smouldering site of Nasrallah’s assassination

Published:Monday | September 30, 2024 | 12:05 AM

BEIRUT (AP): More than two days after a massive Israeli airstrike that killed the leader of the Hezbollah militant group, smoke is still rising from the smouldering wreckage. Israel said the Friday night strike targeted a meeting at an underground...

Interstate closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire

Published:Sunday | September 29, 2024 | 3:31 PM

CONYERS, Georgia (AP) — Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to avoid contaminants from a chemical plant fire that sent dark, billowing grey smoke into the air. Interstate 20 was...

At least 148 are dead in floods and landslides in Nepal

Published:Sunday | September 29, 2024 | 10:39 AM

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides near the capital Kathmandu, as the death toll from flooding rose to at least 148 with dozens missing, officials...

At least 52 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across southeastern US

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 1:30 PM

PERRY, Florida (AP) — Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday — as the cleanup began from the tempest that killed at least 52 people, caused widespread destruction...

Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 10:52 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day. A statement said Nasrallah "has joined his...

Helene weakens into tropical depression as rescue efforts persist

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 12:09 AM

AP: Hurricane Helene weakened into a tropical depression on Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a category-4 storm. At least 30 people in four states have died. Authorities continue to rescue people trapped by...

Bahamas calls for more action to deal with Loss and Damage Fund

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 12:09 AM

UNITED NATIONS (CMC ) The Bahamas government Friday told the international community that it must do more than just roll the die, as it appealed for countries to honour their commitments in helping small islands developing states (SIDS) deal with...

Gonsalves critical of international support towards SIDS

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 12:08 AM

UNITED NATIONS (CMC): St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Friday said while small island developing states (SIDS) have made incremental advances, they have nonetheless been a situation akin to going up a down escalator...

Two boys jailed for killing man with machete at age 12

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 12:06 AM

LONDON (AP): Two boys in Britain who were 12 years old when they stabbed a stranger to death with a machete were sentenced on Friday to at least eight and a half years in prison. They are the youngest people convicted of murder in the UK for more...

Prosecutors file sealed brief detailing allegations against Trump in election interference case

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday filed, under seal, a legal brief that prosecutors have said would contain sensitive and previously unseen evidence in the case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn...

How to watch the vice-presidential debate between Walz and Vance

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 12:06 AM

AP: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice-presidential debate. Walz, who is Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, and Vance, who is on the Republican...

Jews, Catholics warn against Trump’s latest loyalty test for religious voters

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 12:06 AM

AP: Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming members of certain faiths should he lose the presidential election in November...

New British leader vows his nation will re-engage on global leadership

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 12:06 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP): New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer took the international stage at the UN General Assembly on Thursday for the first time with a message: His nation is returning to “responsible global leadership”. The Labour Party leader...

Hurricane Helene kills at least 44 and cuts swath of destruction

Published:Friday | September 27, 2024 | 10:26 PM

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the southeastern United States on Friday, killing at least 44 people, snapping towering oaks like twigs and tearing apart homes as rescue...

Man trying to cremate his dog sparked wildfire in Colorado, authorities say

Published:Friday | September 27, 2024 | 9:20 PM

NUCLA, Colo. (AP) — Wildfire investigators looking for the cause of blaze in western Colorado last month discovered the partially burned remains of a dog — leading to the conclusion that a man's attempted cremation of his pet...

Dozens of children drown while bathing during 3-day Hindu festival in India

Published:Friday | September 27, 2024 | 3:03 PM

PATNA, India (AP) — Dozens of children drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds in rituals that were part of a three-day Hindu festival in eastern India's Bihar state, officials said. Heavy monsoon rains recently had raised the levels of...

Earth will have a temporary 'mini moon' for two months

Published:Friday | September 27, 2024 | 2:34 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's moon will soon have some company — a 'mini moon'. The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet.  When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will be temporarily...

Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 21 in 4 states

Published:Friday | September 27, 2024 | 12:28 PM

CRAWFORDVILLE, Florida (AP) — Emergency crews rushed Friday to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane in Florida, generating a massive storm surge and knocking out power to...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions

Published:Friday | September 27, 2024 | 12:17 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted luxury travel, campaign cash and other perks from foreign interests who then sought to harness...

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