Month: September 2021

DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say three firefighters are in critical condition after an explosion at an apartment complex in Dallas. Five other people, including another firefighter, were injured but have been released from the hospital following the Wednesday morning blast. The firefighters were responding to a reported natural gas leak when the explosion occurred. A

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Drawn-out talks to form a new Dutch ruling coalition have been given a boost. The leader of the country’s second-biggest party said Thursday she is prepared to begin negotiations to re-form the same four-party Cabinet whose resignation in January triggered a general election. The statement

MIAMI (AP) — Police say a passenger on an American Airlines flight that landed at Miami International Airport opened an emergency door and walked on the wing as the plane reached the terminal. Flight 920 from Cali, Colombia, had just landed in Miami Wednesday night when the incident happened. American Airlines said in a statement

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The regional director of the International Federation of the Red Cross says if money isn’t restored to pay for wages and services the coming of winter could spell a “major humanitarian crisis” for Afghanistan. Alexander Matheou says Afghanistan is set to enter an “extremely difficult few

By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet In the last two years, banks and companies of all sizes have pledged billions of dollars to support business owners of color. But that support typically isn’t in the form of grants or other money put directly in business owners’ pockets. Rather, many of those pledges have been investments in

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam was a powerful Category 4 storm again Thursday with forecasters predicting a glancing blow to Bermuda as it spins north in the Atlantic Ocean. A tropical storm watch was issued for the island. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sam was centered about 550 miles (885 kilometers) south-southeast of Bermuda

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp was being sought on an arrest warrant Thursday after skipping the planned start of her trial in Germany on more than 11,000 counts of accessory to murder, officials said. The 96-year-old woman left the home

BERLIN (AP) — A tornado in the German port city of Kiel has injured several people, four of them seriously, authorities said. The city’s fire service said dozens of first responders were involved in an operation to rescue a group of rowers who were surprised by the twister Wednesday as it swept along the Baltic

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British economy is no longer the worst performing Group of Seven economy after second quarter growth was revised higher to reflect a bigger than foreseen increase in consumer spending following the lifting of lockdown restrictions. The Office for National Statistics said Thursday that the U.K.’s economic