SAN SALVADOR, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the full force of the federal government is ready to help Puerto Rico recover from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona even as Bermuda and Canada's Atlantic provinces were...
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A judge sentenced former Honduran First Lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo to 14 years in prison Wednesday on corruption charges, the second time Bonilla had been sentenced. Bonilla will be allowed to appeal the...
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona left hundreds of people stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach them four days after the storm smacked the United States territory,...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck Mexico early Thursday, causing buildings to sway and leaving at least one person dead in the nation's capital. The earthquake struck shortly after 1 a.m...
Published:Wednesday | September 21, 2022 | 2:04 PM
LONDON (AP) — Britain's government said Wednesday it will cap wholesale energy bills for businesses this winter to ensure companies don't go bust amid soaring energy prices. Authorities said the government will pick up nearly half of...
Published:Wednesday | September 21, 2022 | 2:00 PM
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Large numbers of Russians rushed to book one-way tickets out of the country while they still could Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of military reservists for...
Published:Wednesday | September 21, 2022 | 12:40 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company for fraud on Wednesday, alleging they padded his net worth by billions of dollars by manipulating the value of prized assets including golf...
Published:Wednesday | September 21, 2022 | 8:39 AM
BOSTON (AP) — Venezuelan migrants flown to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard sued Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his transportation secretary Tuesday for engaging in a “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme...
TORONTO (AP) — Canada will likely drop the vaccine requirement for people who enter the country by the end of September, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Canada, like the United States, requires all...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector employers on November 1, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday in another sign of the city's gradual return to pre-pandemic norms. The city began requiring...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In an alarming assessment, the head of the United Nations warned world leaders Tuesday that nations are “gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction” and aren't ready or willing to tackle the challenges...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's anti-drug agency seized a record 1.8 tonnes of cocaine valued at $278 million at a Lagos warehouse in what it described Monday as likely the country's largest bust ever. Five people – the...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police said Tuesday they have arrested a man who paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II near the city's British Consulate for alleged sedition. Police said the 43-year-old man was detained late Monday near the...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans Tuesday to start voting this week to become integral parts of Russia. The concerted and quickening Kremlin-backed efforts to swallow up four...
LONDON (AP): The United Kingdom and the world bade farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday with a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers – and crowds in the streets of London and at Windsor Castle – to honour a...
UNITED NATIONS (CMC): Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is urging the children of the world to “lead the revolution” as well as hold their leaders responsible as the annual spotlight on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) got under way here...
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — After months of defiance, Montana's health department said today it will follow a judge's ruling and temporarily allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates. The judge issued a...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast on Monday, setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes. There were no immediate reports of...
BEIJING (AP) — A bus reportedly taking 47 people to COVID-19 quarantine in southwest China crashed before dawn Sunday morning, killing 27 and injuring 20 others, media said. The bus overturned on an expressway in Guizhou province, a brief...
LONDON (AP) — Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to...
LONDON (AP) — Royal fans have poured into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled processions and, above all, brave a mileslong line for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to bid adieu to Queen Elizabeth...
WASHINGTON (AP): President Joe Biden is finding it’s easier to call out attacks on democracy than it is to stop them. His fundamental rationale for running for president was that America’s democratic traditions were in jeopardy. Now, 20 months...
LONDON (AP): Thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials made final preparations for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II – a spectacular display of national mourning that will also be the biggest gathering of world...
Published:Saturday | September 17, 2022 | 12:07 AM
CANTIANO (AP): Flash floods swept through several towns on Friday in hilly central Italy after hours of exceptionally heavy rain, leaving 10 people dead and at least four missing. Dozens of survivors scrambled on to rooftops or up into trees to...
Published:Saturday | September 17, 2022 | 12:07 AM
SAN JUAN (AP): Tropical Storm Fiona was forecast to move across the Caribbean’s easternmost islands on Friday night before slowing to a spot just south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico late Saturday and Sunday, the US National Hurricane...
