Big bird on water is mystery, but town calls it just ducky
BELFAST, Maine (AP) — The appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that has defied sleuths. The large yellow…
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Man dies in Ibiza when ferry crashes into boat at night
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say that one man was killed and another injured when a ferry smashed into a small boat entering the port of the island…
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Lightning sets Arizona man’s truck on fire
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – Lighting hits an Arizona man’s parked pickup truck, causing a fire that charred it and set offammunition. Zach Crenshaw…
Continue Reading Tropical stork ends up in New York, dies after eating litter
NEW YORK (AP) — A wood stork typically seen in tropical and subtropical regions migrated to New York City but died 10 days after it was first…
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Quinnipiac University rolls out fines and Wi-Fi restrictions for unvaccinated students
By Melissa Alonso and Joe Sutton, CNN Quinnipiac University officials are cracking down on students who have not met the university deadline for…
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Power in seeds: Urban gardening gains momentum in pandemic
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years, advocates of urban gardening have said that growing fresh food empowers residents of…
Continue Reading Power in seeds: Urban gardening gains momentum in pandemic
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years, advocates of urban gardening have said that growing fresh food empowers residents of…
Continue Reading Egyptian intel chief visits Israel to discuss Gaza truce
JERUSALEM (AP) — Egypt’s intelligence chief has visited Israel to discuss a cease-fire deal between Israel and the Hamas militant group following…
Continue Reading The charges against R. Kelly in his federal racketeering trial, explained
By Eric Levenson, CNN John Gotti. Whitey Bulger. R. Kelly? The disgraced R&B singer’s federal trial begins Wednesday in New York as he is…
Continue Reading Right’s group: 1,001 killed since military took over Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — A human rights group says more than 1,000 people have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military seized power…
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Mourinho, Allegri, Inzaghi lead battle of coaches in Italy
By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — It took Inter Milan 11 years to climb back to the top of Serie A. Now it faces what could be a…
Continue Reading Data of 40 million plus exposed in latest T-Mobile breach
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of…
Continue Reading Mullah’s rise charts Taliban’s long road back to power
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press The Taliban’s top political leader has made a triumphal return to Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar battled…
Continue Reading Housing construction slumps 7% in July to 1.53 million units
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as homebuilders struggled to cope with a…
Continue Reading Maltese businessman indicted for journalist’s 2017 murder
By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s attorney general has indicted a leading Maltese businessman in…
Continue Reading Tropical Depression Fred threatens mudslides in New York
By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Depression Fred has blown into the northeastern U.S. as a post-tropical cyclone,…
Continue Reading US, Germany hold memorial for soldiers killed in 1971 crash
BERLIN (AP) — American and German officials held a ceremony to commemorate a U.S. Army helicopter crash that killed 37 soldiers in Bavaria 50 years…
Continue Reading EU condemns Belarus for ‘direct attack’ using migrants
By LORNE COOK and LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is condemning Belarus for what it says is an attempt to…
Continue Reading 5 ways to prepare and pack for COVID-era travel
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Preparing and packing for a trip is a different ballgame with all the changes in the travel world since the…
Continue Reading Fearing Afghan refugee influx, Turkey reinforces border
By MEHMET GUZEL TATVAN, Turkey (AP) — Fearing a new refugee crisis, Turkey is reinforcing its border with Iran to stop a potential influx of…
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