BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The death toll of a mudslide in western Colombia rose to 33, the government said Saturday. The mudslide struck a busy municipal road on Friday in a mountainous area connecting the cities of Quibdo and Medellin. The National Disaster Risk Management Unit said initially in a statement that at least 18 […]
Mesa police have arrested a 17-year-old in a teen attack from last spring. On Thursday, police arrested the teen in connection with a May 29 assault against another minor in a park near Val Vista Drive and Pueblo Avenue. A report was not filed with police until Jan. 4 when a man reported his stepson […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence ministry on Thursday identified a top suspect, described as ringleader and bomb-maker, in the twin suicide bombings last week claimed by the Islamic State group as the death toll from the attack rose to at least 94, state media reported. The Jan. 3 attack, in which two suicide bombers […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Congress has everything ready to open an exhibit Monday featuring pieces including a tapestry crafted by renowned artist Burle Marx and a replica of the country’s Constitution dated 1988. The display is notable not because of the rarity of the objects, but because they are the living memory of […]
A woman has been pulled from the rubble 72 hours after a series of powerful earthquakes rattled Japan’s western coast. Despite rescue efforts, the death toll has risen to at least 94 people, and the number of missing was lowered to 222 after it shot up the previous day. An older man was found alive […]
SUZU, Japan (AP) — His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man stood silent, watching several helmeted rescue workers carefully lift his wife’s body from the rubble, wrapped in blue plastic on a stretcher. He wiped his weary face with a rag. His eyes were red. This scene in the city of Suzu […]
A Lexington bourbon sampling event is coming back for a second round. Bourbon Con, which debuted in January 2023, is returning in January 2024. The two-day event will be Jan. 19-20 at the Marriott Griffin Gate Golf Report & Spa. Tickets are available online at bourbonconlex.com. Prices range from $125 per person for a day […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Security forces in Afghanistan killed a number of Tajik and Pakistani nationals and arrested scores others involved in attacks against religious clerics, the public, and mosques, a senior Taliban official said Sunday. Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, Taliban’s appointed defense minister, during a press conference in the capital, Kabul, said dozens of Tajiks and […]
Five men from New York and New Jersey are facing more than two dozen criminal charges each for their alleged involvement in a home invasion in Middletown over the New Year’s holiday weekend. Police arrested 22-year-old Mykev Speights from New York; 19-year-old Jordan McNeill from New York; 25-year-old Angel Martinez from Manhattan; 22-year-old Angel Fragoso […]
Israeli forces have bombarded cities, towns and refugee camps across Gaza overnight and into Thursday, killing dozens of people. The Israeli air and ground offensive against Hamas has widened to most of the territory and forced thousands more to flee from homes and shelters. The war has already killed more than 20,000 Palestinians and driven […]
A safety inspection for some Alaska Airlines aircraft triggered last-minute flight cancelations for dozens of Alaska Flights. Airline employees also got an alert last night, warning about “irregular operations.” Meanwhile, passengers got a message saying their flight had been canceled because of “maintenance issues.” But some passengers flying the day after Christmas didn’t realize their trip […]
KANAB, Utah (ABC4) — Over 400 dogs at a southern Utah shelter received a new toy for Christmas as part of a tradition that began in the ’90s. This Christmas, toys donated by animal lovers across the country were piled into a trailer, deemed “Santa’s sleigh,” and delivered to hundreds of dogs at the Best […]