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An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 has struck the Los Angeles area, the USGS says
By The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 has struck the Los Angeles area, the U.S. Geological Survey said Monday. People reported feeling it strongly across the Los Angeles area. A medical building shook and residents said glasses and dishes rattled in many places. The quake comes less than a week after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top Ukrainian commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s Kursk region
By Samya Kullab, The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi made the statement in a video ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of firefighters battle a major wildfire raging out of control on fringes of Greek capital
By Elena Becatoros, The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – A major wildfire raged out of control in the northern suburbs of Athens on Monday, triggering evacuations of several areas as swirling winds hampered efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes. Faced with a massive, fast-moving blaze that sent flames towering at times to heights of over 25 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukrainian commander says his forces control 1,000 square kilometers in Russia’s Kursk region
By Samya Kullab, The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – The commander of the Ukrainian military says Ukraine now controls around 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russian territory in the Kursk region after a lightening offensive. The revelation was made Monday in a video posted to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Telegram channel, in which the military chief briefed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews begin demolishing Texas church where gunman killed more than two dozen in 2017
By The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
SUTHERLAND SPRING, Texas (AP) – Crews have started to tear down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building after some families had sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. The demolition began Monday after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zelenskyy confirms for first time that Ukrainian military is operating inside Russia’s Kursk region
By Samya Kullab, The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday confirmed for the first time that Ukrainian military forces are operating inside Russia’s Kursk region. Zelenkskyy made the statement in a post on Telegram praising the country’s soldiers and commanders “for their steadfastness and decisive actions.” He did not elaborate further on the military incursion. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
By Amanda Seitz, The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to “let nature take its course” before discharging her without treatment for her ectopic pregnancy. When the 25-year-old returned three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of firefighters tackle a major wildfire raging out of control on fringes of Greek capital
By Elena Becatoros, The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – A major forest fire was raging out of control on the northern fringes of the Greek capital Monday, triggering numerous evacuation orders for Athens suburbs and outlying areas as strong, swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes. With flames towering at times to heights ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia’s Putin says Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk is an attempt to stop Moscow’s eastern offensive
By Samya Kullab, The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the Ukrainian army’s incursion into the Kursk region, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee and embarrassed the Kremlin, is an attempt by Kyiv to stop Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region and gain leverage in possible future peace talks. Russian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in London say a man is arrested after a child and adult were stabbed in a busy square
By The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – London’s Metropolitan Police say a man has been arrested after an 11-year-old and a 34-year-old were stabbed in central London. The attack occurred in Leicester Square, which is heavily visited by tourists at this time of year. The stabbing occurred as Britain has been on edge after more than a week of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major wildfire rages out of control on fringes of Greek capital; hundreds of firefighters deployed
By The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Hundreds of firefighters backed by more than two dozen water-dropping planes were battling a major forest fire raging out of control Monday on the northern fringes of the Greek capital. A children’s hospital and a military hospital were being evacuated early Monday morning, the fire department said, while evacuation orders were ... Read More »
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