Month: July 2023

PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — Officials say a fire at a Louisiana chemical plant triggered explosions that shook homes several miles away and sent flames and smoke billowing into the air. Iberville Parish Sheriff Bret Stassi said no one was injured in the blaze late Friday at Dow Chemical’s plant on the Mississippi River near Plaquemine,

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The candidate who led his party to first place in Thailand’s general election in May says he’s open to bowing out of contention for new prime minister if he can’t win in a second round of voting in Parliament. Lawmakers failed to confirm Pita Limjaroenrat, the 42-year-old

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Ons Jabeur and Marketa Vondrousova have started play in the Wimbledon women’s final at Centre Court on Saturday. The main stadium’s retractable roof was shut at the beginning of the match. The winner will become a first-time Grand Slam champion. They went into Saturday’s title match with a combined record of

By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America PHILADELPHIA (AP) — By pursuing funding equity in court, financially challenged Pennsylvania districts are following a well-traveled school reform path. For decades, school districts around the country that found themselves on the short end of a resource imbalance have gone to court to force states to give them

By JACK DURA and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — One police officer was killed and two others were critically wounded in a shooting on a busy street in Fargo, North Dakota, that also left the suspect dead, police said. A witness told The Associated Press that she saw a car crash and

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish authorities say that they have preemptively evacuated some 500 people to avoid a wildfire that has broken out on the Canary island of La Palma. The regional president of the Canary Islands Fernando Clavijo says that the number of evacuees could easily rise and that

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has given in to China’s unilateral appointment of a new bishop in Shanghai and formally recognized Beijing’s installation of Bishop Shen Bin three months after the fact. The Vatican said on Saturday that Francis had appointed Shen as bishop of Shanghai. The Vatican spokesman said

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet for the Wimbledon championship. Sunday’s matchup at Centre is quite tantalizing. Alcaraz is ranked No. 1. Djokovic is ranked No. 2. Alcaraz is still just 20 and is seeking his first title at the All England Club and

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Days of heavy rain in South Korea have left at least 22 people dead and 14 others missing in landslides, floods and other incidents. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety says the 22 fatalities were reported on Friday and Saturday, all in the central

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has made a surprise visit to Ukraine. Yoon’s office says he traveled there with his wife, Kim Keon Hee, following trips to Lithuania for a NATO summit and to Poland. It’s his first visit since Russia invaded Ukraine. Yoon toured Bucha and Irpin, a pair

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two days of heavy rain in South Korea have killed at least seven people and left two others missing in landslides and floods. Additionally, landslides left eight people trapped in central areas earlier Saturday. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety says that three people were killed Saturday after landslides