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Sarah, the Duchess of York, undergoes surgery following breast cancer diagnosis
Sunday, June 25, 2023
The 63-year-old was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer following a routine mammogram. The surgery was a success and Sarah's prognosis is good, the duchess's spokesperson said.
The conservative New Democracy party wins a landslide victory in Greek elections
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Greece's conservative New Democracy party won a landslide victory in the country's second election in five weeks, with partial results showing it gaining a comfortable parliamentary majority.
Human remains have been found in the area where actor Julian Sands disappeared
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Authorities in California said hikers discovered the remains in a mountain area where the British-born actor best known for his role in the film "A Room With a View" went missing five months ago.
A train carrying hazardous materials plunges into Yellowstone River after bridge fails
Saturday, June 24, 2023
A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur into the rushing water below.
Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling to oust the defense minister
Friday, June 23, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the Wagner private military contractor, made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet on Friday, calling for a rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's defense minister.
FDA warns stores to stop selling Elf Bar, the top disposable e-cigarette in the U.S.
Friday, June 23, 2023
The warning from the Food and Drug Administration is the latest attempt by regulators to crack down on illegal disposable vapes that have poured into U.S. stores in recent years.
Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming's 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban
Friday, June 23, 2023
Attorneys for Wyoming failed to show that the ban wouldn't harm the plaintiffs before their lawsuit is resolved, Teton County Judge Melissa Owens ruled after hearing arguments from both sides.
3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems
Thursday, June 22, 2023
The deal would compensate water providers for pollution with substances known collectively as PFAS, described as "forever chemicals" because they don't degrade naturally in the environment.
Kesha and Dr. Luke reach a settlement over rape and defamation claims
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke said they settled nearly a decade of suits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim that she made it up and defamed him.
While sub disappearance transfixes some, many say their focus is on other calamities
Thursday, June 22, 2023
The wealth of the submersible Titan's passengers contrasted with the desperation that pushed hundreds of migrants to leave their homes and try to reach Italy by boat last week.
Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China
Thursday, June 22, 2023
The blast tore through the restaurant Wednesday night on a busy street in Yinchuan, the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Paris police look for the cause of an explosion and fire that injured 24 people
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
The explosion rocked a building, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over monuments and prompting an evacuation. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast.
Greek court orders smuggling suspects held pending trial over migrant ship disaster
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
The Egyptian suspects face charges that include participation in a criminal organization, manslaughter and causing a shipwreck.
Summer solstice brings druids, pagans and thousands of curious people to Stonehenge
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
A seemingly curious alliance of druids, pagans, hippies, local residents and tourists gathered around Stonehenge and greeted sunrise on Wednesday, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
Dozens of women die in a grisly riot in Honduran prison the president blames on gangs
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Twenty-six of the 41 known victims were burned to death and the remainder shot or stabbed at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles northwest of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, police said.
A Palestinian attacker kills at least 4 people at a West Bank gas station
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
A surge in violence this year has killed 128 Palestinians and 24 people on the Israeli side so far, according to a tally by The Associated Press.
Power outages continue across the southern U.S. as a heat wave grips Texas
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday as the bulk of outages were in Oklahoma, where heavy weekend storms carried winds as strong as 80 mph around Tulsa.
Antony Blinken meets China's Xi in a bid to ease soaring U.S.-China tensions
Monday, June 19, 2023
In footage released by China's state broadcaster, Xi is heard to say "The two sides have agreed to follow through on the common understandings President Biden and I have reached in Bali."
Deadly West Bank firefight leaves at least 3 Palestinians dead, dozens more injured
Monday, June 19, 2023
The violence marked a rare use of Israeli airpower in the territory. During the clashes, Palestinian militants detonated a roadside bomb next to an Israeli military vehicle.
Multiple mass shootings across the U.S. leave at least 6 dead on holiday weekend
Monday, June 19, 2023
The shootings stretching from coast to coast follow a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that experts say accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic.