Monthly Archives: October 2023
Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Shaun “Buge” Saribay felt like giving up. Hours of makeshift firefighting with garden hoses and buckets of water across Lahaina...
Armenia grapples with multiple challenges after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh
Tens of thousands of now-homeless people have streamed into Armenia from the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, controlled by its emboldened adversary, Azerbaijan.Swarms of protesters...
Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come...
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president will break routine Sunday, putting off...
In New York City, scuba divers’ passion for the sport becomes a mission to...
NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent Sunday afternoon, the divers arrived on a thin strip of sand at the furthest, watery edge of...
Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated...
NEW YORK (AP) — He’s driven a taxi cab, played in a band and protested the Vietnam War. As a New York City judge,...
A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots
NEW CUYAMA, Calif. (AP) — In the hills of a dry, remote patch of California farm country, Lee Harrington carefully monitors the drips moistening...
Ukraine aid left out of government funding package, raising questions about future US support
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won't give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Joe...
Populist, pro-Russia ex-premier leads leftist party to win in Slovakia’s parliamentary elections
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning...
Powerball jackpot rises to $1.04 billion after another drawing without a big winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.04 billion after no players hit it big Saturday night, continuing a...