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Tallest Galapagos volcano erupts, spewing lava and ash
Saturday, January 08, 2022
Ecuador's Emergency Operations Committee said the eruption on Isabela Island didn't represent a risk to humans or to native local species.
Officer blames bad information for 2020 sinking that killed 9 Marines
Saturday, January 08, 2022
A three-officer panel will issue a recommendation as to whether a decorated officer should be considered for discharge just shy of his 20-year mark and be denied retirement benefits.
Pacific Northwest storm causes flooding and landslides and shuts roads
Friday, January 07, 2022
Transportation officials say all mountain passes that connect Western and Eastern Washington likely would remain closed until Sunday because of dangerous conditions.
Chinese anti-virus lockdowns add to concerns over economy
Friday, January 07, 2022
China's lockdowns of big cities to fight coronavirus outbreaks are prompting concern about more disruptions to global industries after two makers of processor chips said their factories were affected.
To quell unrest, Kazakhstan's president authorizes forces to shoot to kill
Friday, January 07, 2022
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev opened the door for a dramatic escalation in a crackdown on anti-government protests that have turned violent.
Rare Toni Morrison short story to be published this month
Friday, January 07, 2022
"Recitatif," written by Morrison in the early 1980s, follows the lives of two women from childhood to their contrasting fortunes as adults.
Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID
Friday, January 07, 2022
Japan has undergone periods of similar restrictions over the past two years. This time, the spread of the omicron variant appears to be first hitting prefectures that house the U.S. military.
Watch Live: House Of Representatives Marks A Year Since The Violent Insurrection At The Capitol
Thursday, January 06, 2022
The House will hold a moment of silence, followed by a moderated discussion with historians and a session featuring testimonials from members who were there that day.
China lashes out at U.S. for supporting Lithuania in feud with Beijing over Taiwan
Thursday, January 06, 2022
China lashed out at the United States over its support for the Baltic nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over relations with Taiwan.
Russia-led alliance troops have arrived in Kazakhstan after mass protests
Thursday, January 06, 2022
Russia-led alliance troops arrived in Kazakhstan on Thursday after increasingly chaotic and violent protests rocked the nation for days and resulted in dozens of people killed and hundreds injured.
North Korea claims second successful test of hypersonic missile
Thursday, January 06, 2022
North Korea claimed Thursday to have conducted the second successful test flight of a hypersonic missile. Wednesday's launch was the North's first known weapons test in about two months.
Unionized Starbucks workers walk out in Buffalo, citing safety worries over COVID
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
Employees of a Starbucks store in upstate New York who voted to unionize last month walked off the job, saying they lacked the staff and resources to work safely amid surging COVID-19 cases.
126 years after the 'separate but equal' ruling, Homer Plessy is pardoned
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
Plessy was arrested trying to board a "whites-only" train car. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson ushered in an era of laws that kept schools, housing and other venues segregated.
A Philadelphia house fire killed 13 people, including 7 children
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
"Losing so many kids is just devastating," Mayor Jim Kenney said. The four smoke alarms in the building did not appear to have been working, fire officials said.
A Philadelphia man is free after serving 37 years because of a false witness
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
Willie Stokes, 61, was freed in a murder case marred by detectives who allegedly offered a witness sex and drugs at police headquarters in 1983 in exchange for false testimony.
Hong Kong bans flights from U.S. and 7 other countries as omicron surges
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from eight countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing as the city attempted to stem an omicron outbreak.
Israel sets COVID-19 record as rule changes create whiplash
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
The omicron variant is outpacing the government's ability to make and execute clear pandemic public policy.
Virginia officials defend response to snowy gridlock on I-95
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
There was plenty of outrage from motorists, some of whom were stranded overnight Monday into Tuesday, posting pleas for help on social media.
Chicago public school classes are canceled after teachers union backs remote learning
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
The announcement by district officials follows the teachers union voting to switch to remote learning due to the latest COVID-19 surge. The status of classes for the rest of the week remains in limbo.
The U.S. charges a former Colombian soldier in Haitian president's assassination
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
The U.S. government announced that it charged Mario Antonio Palacios, a 43-year-old former Colombian soldier who is one of the main suspects in the July killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse.