By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country. The deaths of two Australian teenagers, a British woman, an American man
Continue Reading WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — A woman who joined Namibia’s independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country votes in a presidential election. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the current vice president and the ruling SWAPO party’s candidate for president. She already leads after the results of special
Continue Reading AP Business Writers Technology stocks helped pull stocks lower on Wall Street Wednesday, handing the market its first loss in more than a week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, even though more stocks in the index notched gains than ended lower. The loss snapped a seven-day winning streak for the benchmark index. The Dow Jones
Continue Reading Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Authorities in Sri Lanka say at least five people have died, including three children, after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides. Five others others are missing as heavy downpours and strong winds over the past two days flooded homes, fields and roads and forced authorities to suspend train
Continue Reading Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Wayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media because his son took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scam. Mac Holdsworth died last year at his Melbourne family home after a man who purported to be an 18-year-old
Continue Reading Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — One person is dead and 13 others were rushed to New Zealand hospitals after a bus carrying international tourists collided with two other vehicles on a rural highway on Wednesday, emergency services said. The ambulance service said two people were in a critical condition and four others seriously
Continue Reading Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The biggest November snowstorm to hit South Korea’s capital in more than a half century blanketed the capital on Wednesday, grounding hundreds of flights, disrupting commuter traffic and leaving at least two dead. South Korea’s weather agency said 20 to 26 centimeters (7.8 to 10 inches) of snow
Continue Reading Long-displaced residents of south Lebanon have started returning to their homes after a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group took effect early Wednesday morning. The ceasefire has brought relief across the Mediterranean nation, coming after days of some of the most intense airstrikes and clashes since the war began, though many wondered if
Continue Reading Associated Press LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in Oregon have just celebrated newly lifted restrictions on their rights to hunt, fish and gather. The celebration came as the tribe marked 47 years of regaining federal recognition. The tribe was among the dozens that lost federal recognition in the 1950s
Continue Reading AP Education Writer Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that immigration agents were going to try to enter schools. There was no truth to it, but school staff members had to find students who were avoiding school and
Continue Reading Associated Press FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he claims that he didn’t commit has been awarded $13 million by a jury. Michael Sullivan was convicted of murder and armed robbery in 1987 over the killing of Wilfred McGrath. But the 64-year-old was released in
Continue Reading Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The drubbing Democrats took in Pennsylvania has prompted vows to rebound. But there are also lingering doubts about whether it might be leaving the ranks of swing states for a right-leaning existence more like Ohio’s. Democrats in Pennsylvania lost its 19 presidential electoral votes, a U.S. Senate seat, three
Continue Reading Associated Press MIDDLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Weeks before Thanksgiving, some of the cranberries that will be on dinner plates Thursday were floating on the Rocky Meadow bog in southeastern Massachusetts. The cranberries have turned this pond pinkish crimson. Several workers, up to their waist in water, gently corral the berries toward a pump that vacuums
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with stinking garbage straight onto the sidewalk. When the bags inevitably leak or break open, they spill litter into the street, providing smorgasbords for rats. In the winter, the trash mounds
Continue Reading Associated Press NORTHEAST HARBOR, Maine (AP) — When Donald Trump was elected president earlier this month, Caroline Pryor’s mind turned immediately to the man who lives down the road — Leonard Leo. Few people in America have done more to advance conservative causes than Leo. Years ago, the then-unknown conservative lawyer began executing a plan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Powerhouse Community Development Corporation’s CEO Charles Stephenson anticipates 1,600 people will be served free meals on Thanksgiving Day. For the fourth year in a row, the nonprofit is working to carry on the tradition of serving free meals to people on Thanksgiving Day since taking over the event. However, the organization will
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — Police in northern Thailand say they’re searching for a man who is believed to have shot and killed two men and a woman early Wednesday. Nong Bua Lamphu provincial police said the shooting took place in the town of Sri Boonrueang. The suspect is believed to have been involved in a financial
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The Maldives, with its sprawling white sand beaches and dazzling coral reefs, is one of the world’s most expensive holiday destinations. Now, though, this Indian Ocean archipelago nation has just increased the price it costs to leave. From December 1, exit fees for those flying out of the country
Continue Reading LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Callin Hake scored 10 of 16 of her points in the first half when No. 25 Nebraska took early control, Alexis Markowski added a double-double and the Cornhuskers went on to beat Kansas City 84-38. Hake finished with 16 points, hitting 5 of 9 3-point attempts. Markowski had 10 points and
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — A police officer who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser was found guilty of manslaughter in an Australian court. A jury found Kristian James Samuel White guilty Wednesday after 20 hours of deliberation. Clare Nowland, a great-grandmother who had dementia, was refusing to put down the steak knife she
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