Death toll from landslides and floods in Sri Lanka rises to 56
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from…
Pope Leo XIV receives enthusiastic welcome from Turkey’s Catholics as he opens key day in first trip
ISTANBUL, Turkey — ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s tiny Catholic community on Friday to…
Earthquake has some in Alaska calling the holiday ‘Shakesgiving’
SUSITNA, Alaska (AP) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Anchorage metropolitan area Thursday morning, according to the U.S.…
Firefighters make final search for survivors in Hong Kong tower
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters combed through a high-rise apartment complex apartment-by-apartment Friday in a final…
Canada plans Pacific pipeline to export oil beyond the US
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premier of Canada’s oil rich province of Alberta…
Hong Kong fire may end use of bamboo scaffolding
BANGKOK (AP) — While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment…
Israel investigating killing of Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank…
Rare Fabergé egg expected to sell for more than $26 million
LONDON (AP) — A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before it was…
Thanksgiving winter storm drops several inches of snow on Great Lakes Region
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Residents of the Great Lakes region are in for a snowy Thanksgiving, as a…
Fabergé egg crafted for Russian royalty expected to sell for more than $26 million
LONDON — A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before it was toppled…
National Guard shooting brings scrutiny to Afghan refugee program
The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington is one of about 76,000 Afghans brought…
Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row has been released on…