Updated (2): Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 07:10 Last update: about 16 days ago Associated Press Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and causing the deaths of ...
World Central Kitchen charity halts Gaza operations after apparent Israeli strike kills 7 workers Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 13:42 Last update: about 17 days ago Associated Press An apparent Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen, leading the charity to suspend delivery Tuesday of vital food aid to Gaza, where Israel’s offensive has pushed...
Updated (2): 12-year-old student opens fire at a school in Finland, killing 1 and wounding 2 others Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 09:55 Last update: about 17 days ago Associated Press A number of people were wounded in a shooting at a school in Helsinki on Tuesday and a suspect was detained, Finnish police said in a statement. The shooting took place at Viertola school in the...
Gaza medical officials say Israeli strike kills 4 foreign aid workers, driver after delivering food Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 07:23 Last update: about 17 days ago Associated Press An apparent Israeli airstrike killed four international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver late Monday, hours after the group brought in a new shipload of...
A channel has opened for vessels clearing wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 07:20 Last update: about 17 days ago Associated Press The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for vessels involved in clearing debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, part of a phased approach to opening...
Israeli troops withdraw from Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest, after 2-week raid Monday, 1 April 2024, 14:58 Last update: about 18 days ago Associated Press Israel's military withdrew from Gaza’s largest hospital early Monday after a two-week raid, in which it said it killed some 200 militants and detained hundreds more. Palestinian residents...
Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu Monday, 1 April 2024, 07:43 Last update: about 18 days ago Associated Press Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October. Protesters urged the government to reach a...
Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over a blustery Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square Sunday, 31 March 2024, 13:16 Last update: about 19 days ago Associated Press Rallying from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems, Pope Francis led some 30,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday and made a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap...
The roots of the Easter story: Where did Christian beliefs about Jesus' resurrection come from? Sunday, 31 March 2024, 07:30 Last update: about 19 days ago Associated Press As Easter is celebrated today, Christians focus on two of the central tenets of their faith: the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Other charismatic Jewish teachers or miracle...
Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight Sunday, 31 March 2024, 07:00 Last update: about 19 days ago Associated Press Once again, we moved our clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. Where did this all...