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Historic rainfall turns Seoul's roads into rivers and leaves 8 dead
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea's capital region, turning Seoul's streets into car-clogged rivers and leaving at least eight people dead and seven others missing.
Motown stars celebrate a museum expansion that honors Hitsville
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Motown-era buildings near the museum have been transformed into Hitsville NEXT, which will be home to camps, workshops, master classes and community events.
A watch that belonged to Adolf Hitler sells for $1.1 million
Monday, August 08, 2022
Jewish leaders and others objected to the sale at a Maryland auction house, saying it had little to no historical value.
Father and son sentenced to life for a hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery's death
Monday, August 08, 2022
Arbery's killing on Feb. 23, 2020, became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice and killings of unarmed Black people.
Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals
Monday, August 08, 2022
Hong Kong's COVID lockdown measures have devastated the city's tourism industry and disrupted business travel in a city known for being an international financial center and a business hub.
The killings of 4 Muslim men in Albuquerque may be linked, police say
Sunday, August 07, 2022
Four Muslim men have been shot and killed over a period of nine months in Albuquerque, N.M. Police are asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle that may be connected to the killings.
A suspect wanted in Ohio for the deaths of four people has been arrested
Sunday, August 07, 2022
Authorities say 39-year-old Stephen Marlow was taken into custody by local police in Lawrence, Kansas. Chief John Porter said Marlow will be extradited to Ohio to face charges in the slayings.
After a police officer sent a racist text, a town dissolved its police department
Sunday, August 07, 2022
After officials in Vincent, Ala., fired the police chief and assistant chief, the city council voted to end the department entirely. But the mayor says it's only a temporary measure.
A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants has taken effect in Gaza
Sunday, August 07, 2022
Egyptian officials said both sides agreed to a truce to end a flare-up of violence that has killed dozens of Palestinians.
Ex-rebel sworn in as Colombia's president in historic shift
Sunday, August 07, 2022
Colombia's first leftist president will be sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of the country.
17 missing, 121 hurt, 1 dead in fire at Cuban oil facility
Sunday, August 07, 2022
A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing.
Flash floods turn Death Valley muddy, stranding hundreds of visitors
Saturday, August 06, 2022
Record rainfall trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers.
A blaze kills a firefighter's 10 relatives, 3 of them children
Saturday, August 06, 2022
Fire tore quickly through a house in northeastern Pennsylvania, horrifying a volunteer firefighter who arrived to battle the blaze only to discover the victims were his own family.
Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes
Saturday, August 06, 2022
Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of an escalation in a conflict that has killed at least 24 people in Gaza.
Large employers express opposition after Indiana approves abortion ban
Saturday, August 06, 2022
Indiana became the first state in the U.S. to pass a new abortion law after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Eli Lilly, which employs thousands in Indiana, said it would look elsewhere to expand.
Amazon is buying Roomba vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
Friday, August 05, 2022
iRobot is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum, which would join voice assistant Alexa and Ring security cameras among smart home features offered by Amazon.
China halts climate and military dialogue with the U.S. over Pelosi's Taiwan visit
Friday, August 05, 2022
Tensions are rising rapidly as China retaliates against Nancy Pelosi's visit. The White House summoned China's ambassador to protest what it called China's "irresponsible" actions since the visit.
A Banksy painting that was sprayed in the West Bank resurfaces in Tel Aviv
Friday, August 05, 2022
The relocation of the painting — a slingshot-toting rat and likely intended to protest the Israel occupation — raises ethical questions about the removal of artwork from occupied territory.
A fire at a music pub in eastern Thailand kills at least 13
Friday, August 05, 2022
Video circulating on social media showed people fleeing the pub while thick black smoke billowed from the door and then the entrance through which people were escaping was suddenly engulfed in flames.
The Bank of England predicts a lengthy recession at the end of the year
Friday, August 05, 2022
Soaring natural gas prices are likely to drive consumer price inflation to 13.3% in October, the bank said. That will push Britain into recession later this year, bank forecasts show.