Florida floods: Businesses, residents begin cleaning … FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Workers at one of Fort Lauderdale’s landmark restaurants spent Friday tearing out carpeting and original hardwood floors, both ruined when 8 inches (0.25 meters) of water poured inside two days earlier. Old Heidelberg was among numerous businesses and residences affected by historic rainfall in South Florida this week that caused […]
Putting Mongolia on the digital map: Bolor-Erdene … Bolor-Erdene Battsengel wants to transform Mongolia into a “digital first” country — and help young people, especially girls in this sparsely populated nation of 3.3 million, to learn how to code. During her time with Mongolia’s digital development and communications authority, including a year as vice minister, Battsengel, 30, worked on digitizing the country’s government […]
WATCH: Turkish teen filmed ‘last moments’ buried … “I think this is the last video I will ever shoot for you,” he said from the tight space, his phone shaking in his hand as tremors rocked the collapsed building.
Veteran-led volunteer group returns to Otis for ongoing … A group of volunteer veterans returned to the small town of Otis for a second time in 2023 to help the community continue to recover from the devastation caused by a destructive wildfire.
Kids inspired ‘The Dream,’ Paul Knauls made it real “I’m so proud of the statue,” Paul Knauls told KOIN 6 News. “I think the fact that, you know, the whitest city in America, for them to come and see the statue I think that means the city’s very special.”
Pope slams ‘insinuations’ against John Paul II as … ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday publicly defended St. John Paul II, condemning as “offensive and baseless” insinuations that recently surfaced about the late pontiff. In remarks to tourists and pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said he was aiming to interpret the feelings of the faithful worldwide by expressing gratitude to the Polish […]
How Oklahoma rapist got out of prison early, then … Questions mounted Thursday about why an Oklahoma sex offender who authorities say shot to death his wife, her three children and their two friends and then killed himself was freed from prison early, despite facing new sex charges in a separate case. Those questions include how he was released on good behavior when the new […]
AP source: Lakers trading Westbrook to Utah in 3-team … LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D’Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced the major deal […]
Marches in Europe support Iran protests, assail government LYON, France (AP) — Hundreds of people marched Sunday in France to honor an Iranian Kurdish man who took his own life in a desperate act of anguish over the nationwide protests in Iran. French police estimated the size of the crowd that gathered for Mohammad Moradi at about 1,000 people. They marched in the […]
Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark … WARREN, R.I. (AP) — A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament scenes has stirred up questions about race, Rhode Island’s role in the slave trade and the place of women in 19th century New England society. The window installed at the long-closed St. Mark’s […]