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The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Russia's unmanned robot lander crashed after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country's space agency Roscosmos reported.
A wildfire in eastern Washington has killed one and destroyed 185 structures
Sunday, August 20, 2023
A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, authorities said Saturday.
Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys' advice
Friday, August 18, 2023
No compelling evidence of the wide-scale fraud Trump alleges has emerged in the two-and-a-half years since the election in Georgia or elsewhere, despite Trump's baseless claims.
Mississippi judge declares mistrial in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who was making a delivery.
Trump lawyers ask to push back federal election subversion trial to April 2026
Thursday, August 17, 2023
The suggested April 2026 date is a counterproposal to the Justice Department's recommendation last week that the trial should begin Jan. 2, 2024.
Hillsong Church founder found not guilty of concealing his father's child sex crimes
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian charge of concealing his father's child sex crimes. He resigned from his church roles after being charged two years ago.
Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88
Thursday, August 17, 2023
With Herb Alpert, Moss presided over one of the industry's most successful independent labels with hits by the Carpenters, the Police, Janet Jackson, Carole King, Janet Jackson and hundreds of others.
Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged Maui rebuilds
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he had instructed the state attorney general to work toward a moratorium on land transactions in Lahaina. He acknowledged the move will likely face legal challenges.
Aldi says it will buy 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys groceries across the southern U.S.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Under a proposed merger agreement, Aldi will acquire all outstanding shares of Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harveys.
Wildfires prompt evacuations of capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Residents in the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate Wednesday night as wildfires neared the city of 20,000 people.
A mob in Pakistan burned a church and Christian homes after blasphemy accusations
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
A Pakistani Christian leader appealed for help on social media, asking authorities to "assure us that our lives are valuable in our own homeland that has just celebrated independence and freedom."
Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
Monday, August 14, 2023
The ruling follows a first-of-its-kind trial in the U.S., adding to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.
Niger's coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazou
Monday, August 14, 2023
Niger's mutinous soldiers say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for "high treason" and undermining state security, hours after they said they were open to resolving the crisis.
5 people are dead and multiple homes destroyed after a house exploded in Pennsylvania
Sunday, August 13, 2023
An explosion at a house in western Pennsylvania destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others Saturday morning, authorities said.
Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared
Saturday, August 12, 2023
As one of the worst heat waves on record set in across much of the southern United States, barrels of life-saving water for wayward migrants traveling on foot have vanished.
Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate
Friday, August 11, 2023
Ecuador's evolution into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing surge of violence weighs on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life's work was to fight crime.
Pakistan's parliament is dissolved to pave way for elections
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Pakistan's president on Wednesday dissolved the lower house of parliament as the country's top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction.
A presidential candidate in Ecuador has been shot and killed at a campaign event
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country's capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso said.
Biden orders restrictions on U.S. investments in Chinese technology
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
The executive order covers advanced computer chips, micro electronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. Officials cited national security, rather than economic interests.
An American nurse and her young daughter are freed in Haiti after being held 2 weeks
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Armed men had seized Alix Dorsainvil and her child from the El Roi Haiti clinic she worked at in a gang-controled part of Port-au-Prince.