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Muslims spot Ramadan crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, meaning month of fasting starts Monday for many
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on March 10th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. The sacred month, which sees those observing abstain from food and water from sunrise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polls open in Portugal’s general election with mainstream moderates trying to keep populists at bay
By Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on March 10th, 2024
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – Polls have officially opened Sunday in Portugal’s general election with mainstream moderates trying to keep a populist party at bay The election, with 10.8 million registered voters, is set against a backdrop of corruption scandals and economic hardship that have eroded faith in moderate mainstream parties and could push a significant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden: Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on March 9th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – President Joe Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in how he is approaching its war against Hamas in Gaza. The U.S. leader expressed support for Israel’s right to pursue Hamas after the Oct. 7 attack, but said of Netanyahu ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria
By Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on March 9th, 2024
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Armed men invaded a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturday and abducted 15 children, police told The Associated Press, about 48 hours after nearly 300 students were taken hostage in the conflict-hit region. School abductions are common in Nigeria’s northern region, especially since the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irish prime minister concedes defeat in vote over constitutional amendments about family and women
By Michael Kealy And Brian Melley, The Associated Press on March 9th, 2024
DUBLIN (AP) – Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar conceded defeat Saturday as two constitutional amendments he supported that would have broadened the definition of family and removed language about a woman’s role at home were headed toward rejection in early vote tallies. Varadkar, who pushed the vote to enshrine gender equality in the constitution by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out
By Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Dozens of foreigners, including many from the United States and Canada, are stranded in Haiti, desperately trying to leave the violence-torn country where anti-government gangs are battling police and have already shut down both of the country’s international airports. They were in Haiti for reasons ranging from adoptions to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helicopter carrying National Guardsmen and Border Patrol agent crashes in Texas, killing 3
By The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024
LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) – A helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas crashed Friday, killing two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent, the military said. Another soldier on board was injured. The UH-72 Lakota helicopter was assigned to the federal government’s border security mission when it went down near Rio Grande ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helicopter carrying National Guard members and Border Patrol agent crashes in Texas, killing 3
By The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024
LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) – A helicopter carrying three National Guard members and a Border Patrol agent crashed along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Friday, killing three of the people on board, a county official said. Starr County Judge Eloy Vera, the county’s top local official, said a fourth person on board was in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico-bound plane lands in LA in 4th emergency this week for United Airlines
By Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A United Airlines jetliner headed to Mexico City from San Francisco made an emergency landing in Los Angeles on Friday after the crew reported a hydraulics issue, in the fourth emergency involving a United Airlines flight this week. The plane landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport around 4:30 p.m. and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!9 killed in western Wisconsin traffic crash involving a semitruck and a van, report says
By The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024
DEWHURST, Wis. (AP) – A crash Friday at a western Wisconsin highway intersection involving a semitrailer and a van reportedly killed nine people. KSTP reports the Clark County sheriff’s office told the station nine people died in the accident. The sheriff’s office didn’t return messages from The Associated Press, and the Wisconsin State Patrol referred ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helicopter crashes along US-Mexico border, Texas authorities say
By The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024
LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) – A helicopter crashed along the U.S-Mexico border in Texas on Friday, authorities. Officials did not immediately confirm how many people were on board or their condition. The crash happened in the small town of La Grulla, Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Christopher Olivarez said. He did not provide further ... Read More »
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