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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says a sailboat carrying dozens of migrants that had sent a distress signal in rough weather off the southern tip of mainland Greece has been safely towed to port. There were no reports of any injuries or missing people. A broad search and rescue operation was launched after
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two stories beneath a modern steel production plant on Warsaw’s northern edge lies an untouched Cold War relic: a shelter containing gas masks, stretchers, first aid kits and other items meant to help civil defense leaders survive and guide rescue operations in case of nuclear attack
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Teacher shortages are a pressing problem, though they vary across the country, and COVID, salaries, and stress levels all seem to have played a part. eSpark took a closer look at the numbers.
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To find out which clans hold the most wealth, Stacker compiled a list of the 25 richest families in America using 2020 data from Forbes.
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Using National Highway Traffic Safety Association data, Elk and Elk Co. ranked the most deadly states for pedestrians involved in vehicle crashes in 2020.
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Why are American remakes so bad? Using IMDb user ratings, Stacker ranked 15 acclaimed international horror movies and the copycat films that failed to live up to the originals.
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ZeroDown examined the Census Bureau’s migration/geographic mobility data to uncover the reasons behind people who moved in 2020 and 2021.
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From “hold me closer Tony Danza” to “There’s a wino down the road,” Stacker clears up some of the biggest mondegreens in music.
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A man in Washington state has been charged with a federal hate crime in connection with a 2018 attack on a Jehovah’s Witnesses’ place of worship, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Mikey Diamond Starrett, 50, is accused of shooting at and damaging the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall of Yelm, Washington,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN The cheating scandal that has consumed the chess world has taken its latest twist as American grandmaster Hans Niemann filed a defamation lawsuit against world champion Magnus Carlsen amongst others in a Missouri court on Thursday. In the lawsuit, Niemann and his attorneys state that they are seeking at least $100
Continue Reading By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — A church bell sounds, the staccato thudding of mallet on plank summons monks to afternoon prayers, deep voices are raised in communal chant. And high in the great tower of Pantokrator Monastery, a metal library door swings open. There, deep inside the medieval fortified monastery
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders sought Friday to shore up their support for Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was trying to spark a refugee exodus by destroying his war-ravaged country’s energy infrastructure. Nearly eight months into the war, Russia has increasingly targeted Ukraine’s power stations, waterworks
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in muted trading, as investors kept an eye on inflation and awaited the outcome of a Communist Party congress in China. Benchmarks fell in most regional markets but rose in Mumbai. China’s ruling party congress is expected to wrap up
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in muted trading, as investors kept an eye on inflation and awaited the outcome of a Communist Party congress in China. Benchmarks fell in most regional markets but rose in Mumbai. China’s ruling party congress is expected to wrap up
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The general carrying out President Vladimir Putin’s new military strategy in Ukraine has a reputation for brutality — for bombing civilians in Russia’s campaign in Syria. He also played a role in the deaths of three protesters in Moscow during the failed coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 that hastened the
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A frenzied race for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat is shaping up to be one of the closest in the country and both candidates hope their messages on abortion, immigration, inflation or public safety will tip the balance in their favor. The stakes for Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and
Continue Reading By EMILY WANG and TIAN JI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is doubling down on its at times draconian “zero-COVID” policies, even as the population may have wished for a hint at the Communist Party’s congress that the rules would be eased. Many residents have resigned themselves to lining up several times a week
Continue ReadingSwati Gupta, CNN Business Google is facing the heat in India. The country’s antitrust regulator has imposed a penalty of approximately 13.4 billion rupees ($162 million) on Alphabet Inc’s Google for abusing its “dominant position in multiple markets in the Android mobile device ecosystem.” The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has asked Google to modify
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Desert Christian Academy volleyball is building on a remarkable season. The Conquerors have yet to lose a game and continue their hot streak with a 4-set win over Elsinore in the first round of CIF-SS playoffs on Thursday. “It feels incredible. I’m just so proud of my team and how we fought,” said senior Kate Smith.
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Tony Brown, a longtime NBA referee, died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, the league said. He was 55. “We are and have been sustained by the consistent outpouring of love and support through this journey in developing strength, acceptance and peace,” his wife Tina Brown said in a statement
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