Senegal's navy intercepts boats carrying 600 would-be migrants
They were attempting the treacherous crossing to Spain's Canary Islands - a gateway to Europe.
2023-10-02 04:18
Powerball jackpot edges toward $1 billion ahead of tonight's draw
After Wednesday's drawing became the 30th consecutive drawing without a grand prize winner, according to USA Mega, the Powerball jackpot has grown to $960 million. That's a cash value of $441.4 million.
2023-09-30 23:56
Roundup: Shakira Charged With Tax Fraud; Phillies Clinch Top NL Wild Card Spot; Lou Holtz Fires Back at Ryan Day
Shakira charged with tax fraud in Spain, the Phillies clinched the top NL wild card spot, Lou Holtz fired back at Ryan Day and more in the Roundup.
2023-09-27 19:21
WGA, AMPTP continue bargaining talks with Hollywood studios
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) will continue talks Saturday for the fourth straight day, the WGA negotiation committee said in a message to union members.
2023-09-23 21:50
Tropical Storm Ophelia lashes parts of the East Coast ahead of expected landfall in North Carolina this morning
Tropical Storm Ophelia is lashing parts of the East Coast with powerful winds and heavy rain ahead of its expected landfall early Saturday along North Carolina's coast, where the threat of storm surge and dangerous flash flooding looms.
2023-09-23 12:24
Rain reaches New England, Atlantic Canada as Hurricane Lee pushes north
As rainfall arrives to coastal Massachusetts and Maine on Saturday, Hurricane Lee also threatens to bring damaging winds to parts of southeastern New England and Atlantic Canada.
2023-09-16 14:46
Powerful Hurricane Lee will create dangerous conditions along the East Coast, regardless of its uncertain final track
Category 3 Hurricane Lee remains hundreds of miles east of the Caribbean late Friday, yet forecasters say the storm's effects may have an impact on the US Atlantic seaboard as early as this weekend.
2023-09-09 15:49
With Xi and Putin absent from G20, Biden presses support for Ukraine and an overseas investment plan to counter China
President Biden was hoping to convince the world's largest economies to rally behind Ukraine during Saturday's Group of 20 summit in India while also pressing his case for American investment in the developing world.
2023-09-09 15:27
Authorities assign more officers to find convicted killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison as search enters 10th day
As the manhunt for a convicted killer who slipped out of a Pennsylvania prison continues for the 10th day Saturday, authorities conducting an intense 24-hour operation now have nearly 400 officers on search efforts.
2023-09-09 14:17
Girl, aged three, dies in County Laois collision
Irish police say 11 people have died in road traffic collisions since Friday.
2023-08-31 02:16
One dead and another in hospital after e-scooter crash
The Armagh Road in Dundalk remains closed after a man in his 20s dies in the Saturday night crash.
2023-08-20 16:17
'Lahaina belongs to its people': Hawaii governor insists fire-ravaged Maui community will be rebuilt as search efforts continue
Amid concerns that speculators may snap up destroyed land, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green insisted Friday that the years-long undertaking of rebuilding Maui's historic Lahaina community will prioritize residents' desires over those of property developers.
2023-08-19 16:29