An ambitious high-tech search in Michigan’s Lake Superior so far has turned up no sign of a plane that crashed in 1968, killing three people who were on a scientific […]
Senate committee to vote to hold Steward Health Care CEO in contempt
BOSTON — Members of a Senate committee looking into the Steward Health Care bankruptcy said they plan to adopt two resolutions next week to hold Steward CEO Ralph de la […]
Wreck of French steamship that sunk in 1856 discovered off New England coast
PORTLAND, Maine — The French steamship Le Lyonnais, a marvel for its time, was feared lost forever when a maritime disaster in 1856 sent her to the bottom of the […]
An ER nurse says it was ‘second nature’ to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters
NEW ORLEANS — Perhaps it was fate that a man’s pickup truck got trapped in rising floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Francine not far from where Miles Crawford lives. The 39-year-old […]
North Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion ban
BISMARCK, N.D. — A state judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is […]
Police respond to an active shooting at an apartment building in the Denver suburb of Broomfield
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Police responded Thursday to what they said was an active shooting at an apartment building in the Denver suburb of Broomfield. Police released little information other than […]
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattles the Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES — A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, swaying lamps and jolting some people from bed. No injuries or damages were immediately reported. The […]
US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela’s president over accusations of obstructing the election
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of obstructing the vote […]
Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial
NEW YORK — Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday. […]
The Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN says
GENEVA — The Palestinian economy is “in free fall,” the United Nations reported Thursday, with production in Gaza plunging to one-sixth of its level before Israeli forces began a blistering […]