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Five trapped in a cave after heavy rainfall causes water levels to rise

Published:Monday | January 8, 2024 | 12:06 AM

LJUBLJANA (AP): Five people are trapped in a cave in southwestern Slovenia, unable to leave because of high water levels caused by heavy rainfall, the authorities said on Sunday. The group — a Slovenian family group of three adults and two...

Federal officials order grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners

Published:Monday | January 8, 2024 | 12:06 AM

Federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage. The required...

A year after pro-Bolsonaro riots, country is still recovering

Published:Monday | January 8, 2024 | 12:06 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Brazil’s Congress has everything ready to open an exhibit on Monday featuring pieces including a tapestry crafted by renowned artist Burle Marx and a replica of the country’s constitution dated 1988. The display is notable...

Survivors struggle to rebuild their lives three months after Afghanistan’s devastating earthquake

Published:Sunday | January 7, 2024 | 5:10 PM

ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan (AP) — A 6.3 magnitude quake on October 7 killed and injured thousands of people in Afghanistan's west. Three months on, survivors are struggling to rebuild their lives. Some families are living in canvas-...

Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners for maintenance after blowout

Published:Sunday | January 7, 2024 | 3:49 PM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alaska Airlines again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners on Sunday after federal officials indicated further maintenance might be required to ensure that another inflight blowout like the one that...

US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges extradited from Scotland

Published:Sunday | January 7, 2024 | 1:27 PM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An elusive United States fugitive accused of faking his death and travelling the globe to avoid rape charges has been extradited to Utah from Scotland. The Utah County prosecutor's office said Friday the man known in...

Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says

Published:Sunday | January 7, 2024 | 10:34 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The flu season in the United States is getting worse but it's too soon to tell how much holiday gatherings contributed to a likely spike in illnesses. New government data posted Friday for last week — the...

Global food prices declined from record highs in 2022, UN says

Published:Saturday | January 6, 2024 | 6:18 PM

ROME (AP) — Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oil fell last year from record highs in 2022, when Russia's war in Ukraine, drought and other factors helped worsen hunger worldwide, the UN Food and Agriculture...

Woman in her 90s rescued alive 5 days after Japan’s deadly earthquake

Published:Saturday | January 6, 2024 | 12:19 PM

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off...

Alaska Airlines 737 lands safely after window blows out 3 miles over Oregon

Published:Saturday | January 6, 2024 | 10:20 AM

An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff three miles above Oregon, creating a gaping hole that sucked clothing off a child and forced the pilots to make an emergency landing as its 174...

Visa requirements for US, Canada, Australia citizens, postponed until April

Published:Saturday | January 6, 2024 | 12:08 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Brazil postponed, for the second time, the reintroduction of requirements to obtain tourist visas for citizens of the US, Australia and Canada, officials said. Former president, Jair Bolsonaro, scrapped the visa requirements in...

New York City subway train derails in collision, more than 20 people injured

Published:Saturday | January 6, 2024 | 12:08 AM

NEW YORK (AP): A New York City subway train derailed Thursday after colliding with another train at low speed, leaving more than 20 people with minor injuries and causing major service disruptions across Manhattan during the afternoon rush hour,...

Neo-Nazi podcasters imprisoned on terror charges for targetting Prince Harry and young son

Published:Saturday | January 6, 2024 | 12:07 AM

LONDON (AP): A neo-Nazi podcaster who called for the deaths of Prince Harry and his young son received a prison sentence Thursday along with his co-host. The sentencing judge in London called the duo “dedicated and unapologetic white supremacists...

Media workers boycott PM press conference

Published:Saturday | January 6, 2024 | 12:07 AM

ST GEORGE’S (CMC): Media workers in the main Friday adhered to a request from the Media Workers Association of Grenada (MWAG) and boycotted a news conference called by Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell to introduce members of his new Cabinet...

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes a wide area of Southern California, no injuries reported

Published:Friday | January 5, 2024 | 4:29 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A light but widely felt earthquake shook Southern California on Friday. There were no immediate reports of damage to buildings, other infrastructure or injuries. The US Geological Survey said the 10:55 a.m. quake, after...

Brazil postpones visa requirements for US, Canada and Australia citizens to April

Published:Friday | January 5, 2024 | 12:18 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil postponed for the second time the reintroduction of requirements to obtain tourist visas for citizens of the United States, Australia and Canada, officials said. Former president Jair Bolsonaro scrapped...

UN issues sombre global economic forecast for 2024

Published:Friday | January 5, 2024 | 9:52 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations issued a sombre global economic forecast for 2024 on Thursday, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high interest rates, and increasing climate...

Trains collide in Indonesia, killing at least 4 people

Published:Friday | January 5, 2024 | 8:51 AM

BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Two trains collided on Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday, causing carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least four people, officials said. The accident happened about 500 metres (yards) from...

Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off job in their longest-ever strike

Published:Friday | January 5, 2024 | 12:06 AM

LONDON (AP): Patients faced cancelled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike over pay that was set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Health Service....

Myanmar’s military government pardons 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day

Published:Friday | January 5, 2024 | 12:06 AM

BANGKOK (AP): Myanmar’s military government on Thursday pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but they apparently included just a small proportion of the thousands of political...

New York City subway train derails in collision with another train, injuring more than 20 people

Published:Thursday | January 4, 2024 | 6:46 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City subway train derailed Thursday after colliding with another train at low speed, leaving more than 20 people with minor injuries and causing major service disruptions across Manhattan during the afternoon rush...

Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegally

Published:Thursday | January 4, 2024 | 4:10 PM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the United States illegally, taking Republican Governor Greg Abbott to court again over his...

Vatican says no heresy in allowing blessings for same-sex couples after pushback by some bishops

Published:Thursday | January 4, 2024 | 11:49 AM

ROME (AP) — After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the recent move by Pope Francis to allow blessings for same-sex couples, insisting there is nothing “heretical” involved...

Nevada judge attacked by defendant during sentencing in Vegas courtroom

Published:Thursday | January 4, 2024 | 8:42 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge was attacked Wednesday by a defendant in a felony battery case who leaped over a defence table and the judge's bench, landing atop her and sparking a bloody brawl involving court officials and attorneys,...

Former president charged with treason for involvement in failed coup attempt

Published:Thursday | January 4, 2024 | 12:11 AM

FREETOWN (AP): Former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason for his alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in November, Sierra Leone’s government said Wednesday. Koroma has also been charged with misprision of treason,...

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