MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least six crewmembers of a fishing boat died while six others were rescued when an explosion and a fire hit the vessel at sea off a central Philippine province. Coast guard officials said Thursday surviving crewmembers, including the skipper of F/B King Bryan were either still being treated at a
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, Jessie Yeung and Manveena Suri, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean activists sent balloons carrying K-pop and K-dramas on USB sticks to their northern neighbor on Thursday, days after North Korean balloons of trash and “filth” floated in the opposite direction. The activist group Fighters for a Free North Korea
Continue ReadingCNN By Yoonjung Seo, Jessie Yeung and Manveena Suri, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean activists sent balloons carrying K-pop and K-dramas on USB sticks to their northern neighbor on Thursday, days after North Korean balloons of trash and “filth” floated in the opposite direction. The activist group Fighters for a Free North
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KALTUNGO, Nigeria (AP) — The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking attention but also food. They had received little in the past 24 hours, and there were signs of deeper hunger in the heads too big for their tiny bodies. “Not much milk comes out,” said
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile in their arsenal that resembles aspects of one earlier displayed by Iran that Tehran described as flying at hypersonic speeds. The rebels fired its new “Palestine” missile, complete with a warhead painted like a Palestinian
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to local health officials. The Israeli military said Hamas militants were operating from within the school.
Continue ReadingBy Allegra Goodwin, Abeer Salman, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, and Rob Picheta, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Dozens of people were killed by an overnight Israeli airstrike on a United Nations-run school in central Gaza, authorities said, in an attack that CNN analysis found was conducted with a US-made weapon. The school, run by the UN agency for
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank appears ready to start cutting interest rates before the U.S. Federal Reserve. Analysts say a quarter-point cut from the current record-high rate of 4% is expected when the bank’s policymakers meet in Germany on Thursday. The eurozone will become the biggest
Continue ReadingBy CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New South Wales has become the last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexual acts, 40 years after decriminalization. State Premier Chris Minns said he was sorry on behalf of the New South Wales government “for every life that was damaged or diminished or
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Nearly 400 million European Union citizens can go to the polls over the coming days to elect members of the European Parliament, or MEPs, in one of the biggest global democratic events. Far-right parties are seeking to gain more power amid a rise in the cost of
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Polls have opened in the Netherlands to kick off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to deliver gains for the hard right. Estonians can cast their ballots across six days that started Monday, but
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new site is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone. A mobile app is under development, with hopes to offer it later this year, a city
Continue ReadingLIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A toddler was killed and his mother was injured when a tornado struck suburban Detroit without warning, while five people were injured when a tornado in Maryland collapsed structures and trapped people inside. Officials in Livonia, Michigan, said the tornado tore through several neighborhoods on Wednesday afternoon and developed so quickly
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school-turned-shelter in central Gaza that the military claimed was being used as a Hamas compound killed at least 30 people, including five children, according to local health officials. The strike came after the military
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s abundant hydroelectric power is helping the Himalayan nation cut its oil imports and clean up its air, thanks to a boom in sales of electric vehicles. Nearly all of the electricity produced in Nepal is clean energy, most of it generated by river-fed hydro-electricity. Nepal’s
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kentucky pole vaulter Keaton Daniel and shot putter Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan of Mississippi both completed NCAA indoor/outdoor sweeps on Wednesday night at the outdoor track and field championships. Daniel cleared 18 feet, 7 1/4 inches to become the first Wildcat to win both indoor and outdoor NCAA pole vault championships in the
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado left Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels with a leg injury after running out a ground ball during the fourth inning. The Padres announced after their 3-2 loss that Machado has a right hip flexor strain.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it rose again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and died exactly 80 years ago Thursday, kicking off intense anniversary commemorations against the backdrop of renewed war in Europe, in Ukraine. Ever-dwindling numbers of World War II
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 25 points and nine rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx eased by the Los Angeles Sparks 86-62 on Wednesday night for coach Cheryl Reeve’s 307th regular-season victory. Reeve moved past Bill Laimbeer (306) for second on the WNBA list, trailing just Mike Thibault with 379. Collier scored 11 points
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets rose Thursday after Wall Street barreled to records Wednesday as the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology keeps sending stocks higher. U.S. futures were lower while oil prices gained. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.6% to 38,703.51. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong edged
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