NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign affairs ministry says that four of its citizens were among those captured by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Somalia after their helicopter that was contracted by the United Nations made an emergency landing in territory controlled by the militants earlier this week. Officials say the helicopter went down on Wednesday because […]
Astronomers have figured out how some dying stars kick baby black holes out of the womb — and it’s not pretty. These rare black holes get a significant kick when their parent stars die in a cataclysmic explosion, rocketing the newborn gravitational gluttons out at incredible speeds, a new study found. The findings could shed […]
NASA has started the new year with a self-proclaimed “double bang” — that is, an image of supernova remnant 30 Doradus B, or 30 Dor B. Why is it a double? Well, in creating this image, a team of astronomers studying the remnant discovered that it could not have been formed by a single supernova. Instead, […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge was attacked Wednesday by a defendant in a felony battery case who leaped over a defense table and the judge’s bench, landing atop her and sparking a bloody brawl involving court officials and attorneys, officials and witnesses said. In a violent scene captured by courtroom video, Clark County […]
A teenage boy is dead after being shot at a large party at an apartment complex on Old St. Augustine Road Friday night. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s apartheid era of racial oppression, and was entrusted with documenting Nelson Mandela’s first years of freedom after his release from prison, has died. He was 91. Magubane died Monday, according to the South African National […]
A 20-year-old Maine man wanted for murder in connection with the death of his co-worker in Waterville has been captured by police in Arkansas, authorities said. Spridal Hubiak of Waterville was injured when shots were fired after he exited a vehicle in Flippin, Arkansas, following attempts by police to stop his vehicle during a chase to […]
From a new restaurant opening to the CYTown development, there’s been no shortage of exciting news in the Ames area this year. Before turning the page to 2024, the Ames Tribune takes a look back at the year that was. Here are the 10 stories that attracted the most readers in 2023: Pasta Al Forno […]
El Paso Times photographers head to the field every day to capture our unique world in the Borderland. They use their skills to freeze special moments from our community’s most compelling stories. Sometimes they capture sorrow, heartbreak and disappointment. They also capture new beginnings, determination, and success. Some of these moments fade in time, other […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The escapee from Mississippi who was caught in Memphis has been identified by Memphis Police. Escapee from Mississippi captured after police pursuit Police said on December 22, officers responded to a call that an escapee from a Mississippi jail was in the area of Summer Avenue and White Station Road. The suspect […]
Audio captured Donald Trump pressuring election workers in Michigan, The Detroit News reported. The audio showed Trump and Ronna McDaniel telling the election workers they’d help them get lawyers. A Trump spokesperson said he was doing his duty as president to “ensure election integrity.” Former President Donald Trump pressured election workers in Michigan not to sign […]