Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 

Associated Press 01/09/2024

FORT WORTH, Texas — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows, littered downtown streets with large sections of debris from the building and injured 21 people, including one who…

Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of plastic bits — study

Agence France Presse 01/09/2024

Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny plastic bits it contains, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences said…

iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall from Alaska Airlines flight

Agence France Presse 01/09/2024

Now that’s what you call airplane mode — an iPhone that plummeted 16,000 feet (5,000 meters) from an Alaska Airlines flight landed without a single crack in the screen and even a battery still half-charged. The phone…

Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate motherhood

01/09/2024

ROME — Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on what he called the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and…

Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners grounded after Alaska Airlines plane suffers blowout

01/07/2024

Federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the…

Japan quake update: Woman in her 90s rescued alive 5 days under collapsed house

01/07/2024

WAJIMA, Japan — A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and…

Teen robber holds up Spanish gas station — but pays for soda

01/06/2024

Madrid, Spain — A teen robber held up a gas station in Spain, making off with around 2,000 euros but paying for a soda before fleeing, Spanish police said Friday.  The teenager is suspected of having burst…

Japan quake update: Under rubble, hopes fade for survivors

Agence France Presse 01/05/2024

Thousands of Japanese rescuers, some with sniffer dogs, on Thursday battled rubble and blocked roads as hopes faded for dozens listed as missing three days after a devastating earthquake that killed at least 84. Hundreds of people…

Iran: Islamic State group claims responsibility for suicide bombings, killing 84 people

Associated Press 01/05/2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike…

Pope recalls Benedict XVI’s love and wisdom on anniversary of death

Associated Press 01/01/2024

VATICAN CITY — Tributes were paid Sunday on the first anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict XVI, with Pope Francis praising his love and wisdom and Benedict’s private secretary expressing hope he might one day be…

World rings in 2024 after war, bots and Barbie

Agence France Presse 01/01/2024

Jubilant crowds bid farewell on Sunday to the hottest year on record, closing a turbulent 12 months marked by clever chatbots, climate crises and devastating wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Much of the world’s population — now…

Ukraine: 30 dead across country after ‘massive’ Russian strikes

Agence France Presse 12/30/2023

Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were among the buildings hit in the barrage, said Ukrainian officials. The attacks — during which a Russian missile passed through Polish airspace — triggered international condemnation…

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