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Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 116 people in Gansu and Qinghai provinces
By Ken Moritsugu, The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
BEIJING (AP) – An overnight earthquake killed at least 116 people in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country’s state media reported Tuesday. Search and rescue operations were underway in Gansu and neighboring Qinghai provinces. The earthquake left more than 500 people injured, severely damaged houses and roads, and knocked out power ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 111 people in Gansu and Qinghai provinces
By The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
BEIJING (AP) – At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a mountainous region in northwestern China, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday. The official Xinhua News Agency said that 100 people died in the province of Gansu and another 11 in the neighboring province of Qinghai in the quake, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 95 people in Gansu and Qinghai provinces
By The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
BEIJING (AP) – At least 95 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in northwestern China, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday. The official Xinhua News Agency said that 86 people died in the province of Gansu and another nine in the neighboring province of Qinghai in the quake, which occurred just before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
By Valerie Gonzalez And Paul J. Weber, The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday approved sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the U.S. border and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country, testing the limits of how far a state can go to enforce immigration laws. Opponents have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Earthquake in northwest China kills at least 95 in Gansu and Qinghai provinces
By The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
BEIJING (AP) – Chinese state media are reporting that at least 95 people have been killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the country’s northwest. The official Xinhua News Agency said that 86 died in the province of Gansu and another nine in neighboring Qinghai province in the quake, which occurred late on Monday evening... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
By Valerie Gonzalez And Paul J. Weber (brownsville, Texas), The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
Testing the limits of how far Texas can go to keep migrants out of the U.S., Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country. Opponents have called the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea
By Tara Copp And Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) – The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced early Tuesday in Bahrain. The seriousness of the attacks, several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YouTube mom who gave parenting advice, Ruby Franke, pleads guilty in child abuse case
By Amy Beth Hanson, The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse for abusing and starving two of her children and likely faces a prison sentence. Ruby Franke, wearing gray and white jail clothing, stood and closed her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples that must not resemble marriage
By Nicole Winfield And David Crary, The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
ROME (AP) – Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday, a radical shift in policy that aimed at making the church more inclusive while maintaining its strict ban on gay marriage. But while the Vatican statement was heralded by some as a step toward breaking down discrimination in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke of Utah pleads guilty in child abuse case
By Amy Beth Hanson, The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse for abusing and starving two of her children. Ruby Franke, wearing gray and white jail clothing, pleaded guilty to each of the first three charges individually ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don’t resemble marriage
By Nicole Winfield And David Crary, The Associated Press on December 18th, 2023
ROME (AP) – Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it. The document from the Vatican’s doctrine office, released Monday, elaborates ... Read More »
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