Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A passenger of a small airplane took the controls and crash landed on a Massachusetts island on Saturday after the pilot suffered a medical emergency. The crash happened on Saturday afternoon near Martha’s Vineyard Airport in West Tisbury, Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police say the 79-year-old male pilot suffered the emergency
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Britain has officially joined an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations during a meeting in New Zealand. The trade bloc covers more than 500 million people and 15% of the world’s economy. For Britain, it represents the largest trade deal it
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press With six weeks until the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, some hopefuls are finding creative ways to boost their donor numbers and ensure they make it on stage. Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy rolled out a plan to let people who raise money for his campaign keep 10% of what they
Continue Reading By ELISE MORTON and FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that Moscow has a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster munitions, and warned that Russia “reserves the right to take reciprocal action” if Ukraine uses the controversial weapons. In his first comments on the delivery
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many college students who are struggling with hunger are facing the potential loss of food stamp benefits that were boosted in the pandemic. COVID-era rule changes made it easier for as many as 3 million students to enter the SNAP, or food stamps, program.
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests. The morality police had largely pulled back following the death of 22-year-old
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — A three-story apartment building has collapsed in a seaside suburb of Naples. Italian media are reporting that at least two people were pulled out alive from the rubble as rescuers searched for any others who might be trapped Sunday. Italian news agency ANSA said a woman was rescued from the debris of
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska, but the advisory was cancelled about an hour later. The United States Geological Survey says the earthquake occurred 65.8 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, at 10:48 p.m. Saturday. The U.S. National Weather Service says the quake occurred at
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests. The morality police had largely pulled back following the death of 22-year-old
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he was discharged after an overnight hospital stay for check-ups and monitoring following a dizzy spell. Netanyahu, 73, was discharged on Sunday after being rushed to the hospital the day before for feeling mild dizziness. His
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says he plans to resign at the next Cabinet reshuffle after four years in the job. Wallace has served as defense secretary under three prime ministers and played a key role in the U.K.’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He told The Sunday Times his departure
Continue Reading By ELISE MORTON ASSOCIATED PRESS KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that Russia has a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster munitions, and warned that Russia “reserves the right to take reciprocal action” if Ukraine uses the controversial weapons. In his first comments on the delivery of cluster munitions
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska, monitoring bodies reported late Saturday. The earthquake was felt widely throughout the Aleutian Islands, the Alaskan Peninsula and Cook Inlet regions, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. In Kodiak, Alaska, sirens warned of a possible tsunami and sent people
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has trigged a tsunami advisory for the southern Alaska. The United States Geological Survey says the earthquake occurred 65.8 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, at 10:48 p.m. Saturday. The U.S. National Weather service sent a tsunami advisory saying the quake occurred at a depth of 13
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and JANIE HAR AP Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Mogannam, manager of Sam’s Cable Car Lounge in downtown San Francisco, relishes the days when his bar stayed open past midnight every night, welcoming crowds that jostled on the streets, bar hopped, window browsed or just took in the night air. He’s
Continue Reading TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Palestinian gunman opened fire on a car in the occupied West Bank on Sunday wounding three Israelis, including two girls, before fleeing, Israeli authorities said. The bloodshed was the latest in a relentless cycle of violence that has gripped the region, driving up the death toll and sparking the
Continue Reading The Associated Press Another Powerball drawing ended with no winner Saturday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $900 million. No ticket for Saturday’s drawing matched the winning combination: white balls 2, 9, 43, 55, 57 and red Powerball 18. The jackpot was estimated at $875 million. Ticket buyers for Monday’s drawing have a
Continue Reading HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 25-year-old Alabama woman has returned home after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family members who reported her missing after she stopped to check on a child who was walking along a highway. AL.com reports police say Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell returned alone to the home
Continue Reading By AJIT SOLANKI and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press GANDHINAGAR, India (AP) — On the heels of a trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in India for the third time in nine months, this time to meet finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations about global economic challenges like the increased
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Jeremy Grisham, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama woman who went missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate has returned home, authorities said. Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, 25, had been missing since Thursday night, when she called 911 and told
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