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McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
By Michael Tackett, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire grows into 2nd-largest in Texas history and briefly shuts down nuclear weapons facility
By Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
DALLAS – A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames. The sprawling blaze was part of a cluster of fires that burned out of control and threatened rural towns, where local officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope Francis had diagnostic tests in a Rome hospital after his weekly audience
By By Paolo Santalucia, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis, who recently had the flu, was brought to a hospital in Rome for diagnostic testing after the papal audience Wednesday, the Vatican said, without giving further details. The pope arrived at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island in a small white Fiat 500, leaving again under escort in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norway’s King Harald V is in the hospital on a Malaysian island after getting sick on vacation
By Vincent Thian And Jan M. Olsen, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) – Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, remained hospitalized in Malaysia on Wednesday, in the country’s northern resort island of Langkawi, after falling ill while on vacation. Malaysian national news agency Bernama said the 87-year-old monarch was undergoing treatment at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital in Langkawi. The report cited unnamed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norway’s King Harald V warded in hospital at Malaysia’s resort island of Langkawi
By Vincent Thian And Jan M. Olsen, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) – Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, remained hospitalized in Malaysia on Wednesday, in the country’s northern resort island of Langkawi, after falling ill while on vacation. Malaysian national news agency Bernama said the 87-year-old monarch was undergoing treatment at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital in Langkawi. The report cited unnamed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Out-of-control wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle and briefly shut down nuclear weapons facility
By Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
DALLAS – A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing the brief shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes. An unknown number of homes and other structures in Hutchinson County were damaged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope Francis is taken briefly to a Rome hospital for tests after his weekly audience
By By Paolo Santalucia, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, was brought to a hospital in central Rome after the papal audience on Wednesday for diagnostic testing, the Vatican said, without elaborating. The pope arrived at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island in a small white Fiat 500, leaving again under escort ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope Francis has been taken briefly to a Rome hospital after his weekly audience
By The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, was brought to a hospital in central Rome after the papal audience on Wednesday, arriving at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island in a small white Fiat 500 and leaving again under escort in the same car after a short period. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Out-of-control wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle and pause work at nuclear weapons facility
By Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
DALLAS – A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing at least the temporary shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes. An unknown number of homes and other structures in Hutchinson County ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be held on Friday, spokesperson says
By The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will take place on Friday in Moscow, his spokesperson said. His funeral will be held at a church in Moscow’s southeast Maryino district on Friday afternoon, Kira Yarmysh said Tuesday. The burial is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Out-of-control wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle, prompt shutdown of nuclear weapons facility
By Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 27th, 2024
DALLAS (AP) – A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing the shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes. An unknown number of homes and other structures in Hutchinson County were damaged ... Read More »
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