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Ford pauses construction of Michigan battery plant amid contract talks with UAW union
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
The move comes as the company is in the midst of national contract talks with the United Auto Workers union, which wants to represent workers at battery factories and win them top wages.
First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
In the days after the Aug. 8 wildfire, some people were able to return to their properties to evaluate the damage. But since then, the burned area has been off-limits to all but authorized workers.
A blast in Nagorno-Karabakh injures more than 200, while thousands flee to Armenia
Monday, September 25, 2023
The explosion at fuel storage facility wounded more than 200 people, the Nagorno-Karabakh human rights ombudsman said. Meanwhile, thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents have fled to Armenia.
David McCallum, star of TV series 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' and 'NCIS,' dies at 90
Monday, September 25, 2023
The Scottish-born actor's career included roles on stage and in movies, but the 1960s spy series made him a household name and his role as a quirky pathologist 40 years later brought him fame again.
Biden tells Pacific islands leaders he'll act on their warnings about climate change
Monday, September 25, 2023
Biden said his administration is requesting Congress approve $200 million in new assistance for the region, including financing to help the islands prepare for climate and natural hazards.
A Mafia boss on the run for decades dies in hospital months after his capture
Monday, September 25, 2023
Matteo Messina Denaro died on Monday in a hospital prison ward several months after being captured following decades on the run, Italian state radio said.
Manila vows to remove barrier placed by China's coast guard at a disputed site
Monday, September 25, 2023
Philippine officials vowed Monday to remove a floating barrier placed by China's coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea.
Young climate activists challenging 32 governments will get their day in court
Monday, September 25, 2023
Six young activists are due Wednesday at the European Court of Human Rights, where they're accusing 32 governments of violating their human rights for failing to adequately address climate change.
France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador, Macron says
Sunday, September 24, 2023
The change comes after Niger's democratically elected president was deposed in a coup. French troops pulled out of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso in recent years after coups there.
Usher will headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas
Sunday, September 24, 2023
"It's an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list," the music megastar said of his appearance at the Feb. 11, 2024 game.
One Kosovo police officer killed and one wounded, raising tensions with Serbia
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Kosovo's prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes.
Israel strikes Gaza for the third straight day as West Bank violence escalates
Sunday, September 24, 2023
A series of violent escalations on the border between Israel and Gaza over the past week during a sensitive Jewish holiday period raised the specter of an escalation for the first time since May.
FBI investigates alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police building called the 'Brave Cave'
Saturday, September 23, 2023
The FBI said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations in recent lawsuits that police in Baton Rouge, La., assaulted drug suspects they detained in the obscure warehouse.
'Euphoria' star Angus Cloud accidentally overdosed on meth, cocaine and fentanyl
Friday, September 22, 2023
Cloud, 25, who starred as a drug dealer on the HBO series, died of "acute intoxication," a California coroner's office said. His family has said he'd been struggling with the death of his father.
Zelenskyy arrives in Canada to speak before Parliament and boost support for Ukraine
Friday, September 22, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will speak to the Canadian Parliament on Friday as part of his campaign to bolster support from Western allies for Ukraine's war against the Russian invasion.
Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 adults
Thursday, September 21, 2023
A bus carrying high school students to a band camp veered off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said.
Bags of fentanyl found beneath trap floor of day care center where 1-year-old died
Thursday, September 21, 2023
New York City police said detectives executed a search warrant on a Bronx apartment when they found the narcotics and other paraphernalia concealed by plywood and tile flooring.
'Not sure where the airplane is,' pilot told 911 dispatcher after F-35 ejection
Thursday, September 21, 2023
4-minute recording captures bizarre circumstances for the resident explaining that a pilot parachuted into his backyard, the pilot who doesn't know what became of his jet, and a puzzled dispatcher.
A record number of Australians enroll to vote in referendum on Indigenous Voice
Thursday, September 21, 2023
The referendum would enshrine in Australia's constitution an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The Voice would advise on policies that impact the nation's most disadvantaged ethnic minority.
Kraft is recalling some American cheese slices over potential choking hazard
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
The company said one of its wrapping machines developed a temporary issue that makes it possible for a thin strip of film to remain on the slice even after it's been removed from the wrapper.