A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea will be towed to a Dutch port
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A freight ship carrying thousands of cars that burned for a week on the North Sea will be towed on Thursday...
Stock market today: Asia mixed after the US government’s credit rating was cut
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Fitch Ratings cut the United States government’s credit rating. Tokyo’s market benchmark fell more than 1%....
Hurricane Dora intenstifies far from Mexico’s Pacific coast, poses no threat to land, officials say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dora grew into a major Category 3 hurricane Wednesday far off Mexico’s western Pacific coast but will not be a threat to...
Human remains found in search for Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea with 4 crew aboard
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea killing four people during a military exercise with the United States...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to appear in Houston court hearing for his securities fraud trial
HOUSTON (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, awaiting the start of a separate impeachment trial, is set to appear in a Houston courtroom Thursday...
2 members of expelled ‘Tennessee Three’ vie to win back their legislative seats
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the so-called “Tennessee Three,” are hoping to once...
Reenactment of Florida school massacre will bring gunfire back to Parkland campus
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Gunfire will again ring out at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday as a reenactment of the 2018 massacre that...
The US wants Kenya to lead a force in Haiti with 1,000 police. Watchdogs say they’ll export abuse
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As the U.S. government was considering Kenya to lead a multinational force in Haiti, it was also openly warning Kenyan police officers...
Singapore executes third prisoner in 2 weeks for drug trafficking
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore hanged a third prisoner in two weeks on Thursday for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to halt capital...
China proposes to limit children’s smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day
BEIJING (AP) — China’s internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest blow to...