Month: January 2024

BEIJING (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region, injuring six people and damaging or collapsing more than 120 homes in freezing cold weather. The quake rocked a mountainous county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, and around 200 rescuers were dispatched to the

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say 11 people died after a landslide buried 47 people in a remote, mountainous part of the southwestern province of Yunnan. Two survivors were rescued amid freezing temperatures and falling snow. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m. on Monday in the village of Liangshui in the northeastern part

SYDNEY (AP) — A Russian national has been sanctioned by the Australian government for his role in a cyber attack which compromised the personal details of more than 10 million Australians. In October 2022, client data from Medibank, Australia’s largest health insurer, was released by an extortionist after the company refused to pay a ransom

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman charged with killing a high-profile marketing consultant and social justice advocate in film pleaded not guilty Monday. Jameelah Elena Michl, 36, entered the plea in Los Angeles Superior Court to charges of murder and burglary, with additional allegations that she used a firearm to commit the felonies. Prosecutors say

BEIJING (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region, but no casualties have been reported. State media and local authorities said the quake early Tuesday morning destroyed two houses and knocked out power, which was quickly restored. The epicenter was in Uchturpan county, also called Wushi county,

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican Party is endorsing York County’s district attorney for state attorney general out of a three-person field. The party’s endorsement came Monday night in a video meeting. Candidates can begin Tuesday collecting the required number of voter signatures to get on Pennsylvania’s April 23 primary

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a tour of four African countries, meeting with the leaders of Cape Verde and Ivory Coast and touting America as the continent’s key economic and security ally at times of regional and international crises. Blinken is visiting Nigeria

By ASTRID SÚAREZ and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A spokesman for Colombia’s navy said the South American country has intercepted its first narco-submarine of the year, as drug traffickers in the country produce record amounts of cocaine destined for Europe and the United States. The submersible was intercepted on Saturday morning

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green used his annual State of the State address to lead lawmakers and guests in a moment of silence for victims of the Lahaina wildfire. He’s also proposing aggressive steps to shift more vacation rentals into residential use to meet both Maui and the