Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire, at a military funeral in a remote town near the K
2024-09-14
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Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire, gets a military funeral
Passenger ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fuel costs after bad behavior diverts flight
An Australian man has been charged thousands of dollars in fuel charges and fines after his unruly behavior diverted a flight last year.The 33-year-old man, who was not identified, was on a flight fro
2024-09-13
Jewelry seized by Nazis from concentration camp prisoners returned to families in Poland
Warsaw, Poland— Stanislawa Wasilewska was 42 when she was captured by Nazi German troops on Aug. 31, 1944 in Warsaw and sent to the women's concentration camp at Ravensbrück. From there, sh
2024-09-11
Man planning to commit terror attack at Jewish center in NYC arrested near U.S.-Canada border, authorities say
NEW YORK — A man accused of planning a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York City in support of ISIS was arrested Wednesday in Canada, authorities announced Friday.The United States Depar
2024-09-06
German police kill gunman near Israeli Consulate in Munich 52 years after Munich Olympics attack
Munich — Police in Munich exchanged fire with a man in an area near a museum on the city's Nazi-era history and the Israeli Consulate Thursday, leaving the suspect, identified as an 18-year-old
2024-09-05
Oceanographers discover 2-mile-high underwater mountain, new species — and rare "flying spaghetti monsters"
Oceanographers studying an underwater mountain range found a variety of surprises, including being able to capture footage of an incredibly rare squid species and identifying a new species of octopus.
2024-08-29
Oasis reunion? Liam and Noel Gallagher tease Britpop fans with strong hints they could soon bury the hatchet
London — Fans of British rock band Oasis buzzed with anticipation Monday as Liam and Noel Gallagher teased that they could be returning to the stage together, 15 years after the band's last perf
2024-08-26
Gay penguin Sphen dies at Australia aquarium, leaving behind partner Magic — and an iconic legacy
Sphen, one-half of the world's most famous gay penguin couple, has died, staff at Australia's Sea Life Sydney Aquarium said Thursday in a news release. He left behind his long-term partner Magic &mda
2024-08-22
Divers recover remains from tech mogul Mike Lynch's family's superyacht that capsized off Sicily
Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht owned by the family of a British tech mogul that sank Monday off the coast of Sicily in southern Italy were working Wednesday to recover the remains of most
2024-08-21
Spain's Maria Branyas Morera, world's oldest living person, dies at 117, her family says
The world's oldest living person, Spain's Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, the Spanish Civil War, the 1918 flu pandemic and the COVID pandemic,
2024-08-20
Fire breaks out in London's Somerset House, home to works by Van Gogh, Monet
More than 125 firefighters worked to douse a fire Saturday that broke out at Somerset House, a large central London arts venue that contains priceless works by Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne and Vincent V
2024-08-17
Mexico's president spars with reporters over safety and drug cartels, claims journalist is DEA informant
A reporter told Mexico's president Tuesday that his supporters had harassed her when she was trying to cover an event in June, and complained that his polarization of Mexican society has put journalis
2024-08-14
