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The Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the US Coast Guard says
Published On: June 23, 2023 08:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press
A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search and a worldwide vigil for the missing vessel.
Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China
Published On: June 22, 2023 11:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING: Cooking gas caused a massive explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China, killing 31 people and injuring seven others during national celebrations on the eve of a long holiday weekend, authorities said Thursday.
Gang behind slaughter of 41 women at Honduran prison, officials say
Published On: June 21, 2023 01:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, June 21: Inmates had complained for weeks they were being threatened by gang members at a women’s prison in Honduras. The gang fulfilled those threats, slaughtering 41 women, many of them burned, shot or stabbed to death.
Singer Bebe Rexha says she’s OK after being hit in the face on stage by thrown phone
Published On: June 20, 2023 03:43 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 20: Pop star Bebe Rexha was hit in the face and injured by a cellphone hurled from the audience at a hometown show in New York City Sunday night, and a man was arrested, police said.
Report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over ‘partygate’ during COVID lockdown
Published On: June 15, 2023 02:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament about the lockdown-flouting parties that undermined his credibility and contributed to his downfall, a committee of lawmakers said Thursday after a year-long investigation.
Lava pours from crater of Philippines’ Mayon Volcano, thousands warned to be ready to flee
Published On: June 13, 2023 10:05 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LEGAZPI, Philippines: Lava poured from the crater of the Philippines’ most active volcano Monday, prompting officials to warn tens of thousands of villagers to be prepared to flee if the gentle eruption turns into a violent and life-threatening explosion.
Trump, allies escalate attacks on criminal case as history-making court appearance approaches
Published On: June 12, 2023 11:17 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 12: Donald Trump and his allies are escalating efforts to undermine the criminal case against him and drum up protests as the former president braces for a history-making federal court appearance this week on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified information.
Trump blasts federal indictment as ‘baseless’ at first events since charges were unsealed
Published On: June 11, 2023 12:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C., June 11:Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as “ridiculous” and “baseless” Saturday during his first public appearances since the charges were unsealed, painting the 37 felony counts as an attack on his supporters as he tried to turn dire legal peril to political advantage and project a sense of normalcy.
Drake, GloRilla, Lizzo, 21 Savage enter BET Awards as top nominees
Published On: June 9, 2023 01:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES,June 9: Drake could make an impactful mark at the BET Awards later this month.
Trump indicted in classified documents case in a historic first for a former president
Published On: June 9, 2023 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MIAMI, June 9: Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw.
Biden invites thousands of LGBTQ+ individuals, singer Betty Who, to Pride Month celebration
Published On: June 8, 2023 01:36 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 8: President Joe Biden has invited thousands of LGBTQ+ individuals to celebrate Pride Month in a high-profile show of support at a time when the community feels under attack like never before and the White House has little recourse to beat back a flood state-level legislation against them.
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ swings to massive $120.5 million opening
Published On: June 5, 2023 11:37 AM NPT By: Associated Press
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box-office growth that would be the envy of even the mightiest of Hollywood franchises.
Indian railways minister says signaling system error led to crash that killed over 300 people
Published On: June 4, 2023 01:06 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BALASORE, India, June 4: The train derailment in eastern India that killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds more was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks, India’s railways minister said Sunday.
Turkey’s Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade
Published On: May 29, 2023 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey, May 29: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that leveled entire cities.
Cannes closes Saturday with presentation of the Palme d’Or
Published On: May 27, 2023 02:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press
After 21 world premieres, nearly two weeks of red-carpet parades and hundreds of thousands of camera flashes, the 76th Cannes Film Festival concludes Saturday with the presentation of its top prize, the Palme d’Or.
Indiana doctor reprimanded for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion
Published On: May 26, 2023 04:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS, May 26: An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio.
Actor Jeremy Renner wants tax credits for film projects in northern Nevada, but he may have to wait
Published On: May 23, 2023 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Nev., May 23: Actor Jeremy Renner’s hopes to expand a measure for the film industry to northern Nevada were effectively dashed Monday when the bill’s sponsor said it’s too late to entertain in the current legislative session.
Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ movies, dies at 58
Published On: May 23, 2023 10:52 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Ray Stevenson, who played the villainous British governor in “RRR,” an Asgardian warrior in the “Thor” films, and a member of the 13th Legion in HBO’s “Rome,” has died. He was 58.
Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to US
Published On: May 22, 2023 04:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, May 22: The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring user data across the Atlantic by October, the latest salvo in a decadelong case sparked by U.S. cybersnooping fears.
7.7 magnitude earthquake in far Pacific creates small tsunami off Vanuatu
Published On: May 19, 2023 12:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 19: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Friday in the far Pacific created small tsunami waves in Vanuatu.
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