BEIJING (AP) — Nine people have died and six are missing after downpours caused historic flooding in rural parts of Guangdong province in southern China, while authorities warned Friday of more flooding ahead in other parts of the country. Four people died and four are missing, in Meixian district in Guangdong’s Meizhou city, state broadcaster […]
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo says opposition in the Congress and the Attorney General’s Office have made it difficult to implement the change he seeks for the Central American nation which he found “semi-destroyed” when he took office almost six months ago. The politician from the progressive Seed Movement party was elected […]
Country music singer Mark Chesnutt is recovering after undergoing emergency quadruple bypass heart surgery, the singer shared in an Instagram post. Chesnutt, 60, was taken to the hospital due to a “heart health issue” on June 16, according to the post. “The recuperation time will make it necessary to cancel show dates.” Chesnutt is no […]
A Missouri Republican told Black Americans to “kindly” leave the US if they “don’t like” the country in a message posted before the Juneteenth national holiday celebrating the end of slavery. Trump supporter Valentina Gomez has become well-known for her controversial and attention-grabbing stunts, such as when she told followers not to be “weak and […]
The best pie in the entire country is from Wisconsin, according to recent results from USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Stockholm Pie and General Store, in Stockholm, a small village in Pepin County near the Minnesota border, was the top-ranked pie shop in the United States out of 10 ranked. Stockholm Pie & General […]
The man who died in the Ruidoso wildfires is being remembered as a devoted father and talented musician by loved ones. Patrick Pearson, 60, was found dead on the side of the road near the Swiss Chalet Motel, located at 1451 N. Mechem Road, according to New Mexico State Police. “He is irreplaceable,” Musician Brendan […]
By Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When news broke of U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to provide a path to citizenship for certain immigrants who entered the country illegally and are married to U.S. citizens, Pennsylvania-based immigration lawyer Bridget Cambria didn’t need long to think of clients it could help. Over the […]
LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/Getty Images Thailand’s Senate has voted to approve a marriage equality bill, which will make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Today, the bill passed its final reading, with 130 of the Thai Senate’s 152 members voting in favor, four voting against, and 18 abstaining. It must now be […]
Thailand’s senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in south-east Asia to enact such a law. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 130 of the 152 members of the Senate in attendance, with four voting […]
China increased its nuclear warheads from 410 in 2023 to 500 this year, per SIPRI. The European think tank says China’s nuclear arsenal is growing “faster than any other country.” China could have over 1,000 operational nuclear warheads by 2030, per the Pentagon. China has beaten its fellow superpowers when it comes to growing its stockpile of […]
Jun. 17—A Sun Country Airlines flight from Seattle to Minneapolis diverted to Spokane on Friday night when an engine shut down. Sun Country Flight 286 took off shortly after 6 p.m. and was in the air for about two hours before landing in Spokane, the airline said in a statement obtained by the Seattle Times […]
Wildfires across California have sparked evacuation advisories for thousands of people as strong winds and dry conditions continue. The Post Fire erupted Saturday afternoon along Interstate 5 in Gorman, about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. By Monday morning powerful wind gusts drove the flames […]