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KeithBinns/Getty Images (PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti) — American woman Alix Dorsainvil and her young child have been freed and are safe after being kidnapped in Haiti roughly two weeks ago, according to a statement from El Roi Haiti, the nonprofit where she worked. “It is with a heart of gratitude and immense joy that we […]
Petter Sandell/Getty Images (HAITI) — While the whereabouts of an American nurse and her young child reportedly kidnapped in Haiti late last week are still a mystery, the alarming surge of abductions taking place in the country demonstrates a clear and growing danger for both foreign travelers and Haitian citizens. The efforts to locate Alix […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — When Norte-Dame de Paris Cathedral went up in flames more than four years ago, historical and architectural experts warned that bringing the cathedral back to its original luster would take a lot of work. Architects, carpenters, painters and other foremen from around the world had to contend with the fact […]
Chung Sung-jun/Getty Images (LONDON) — An American soldier who had just been released from a South Korean prison fled across the border to North Korea where he was detained and remains in custody. Here’s what we know about the situation. Who is the detainee? The soldier in question was identified as 23-year-old U.S. Army Private […]
Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images (BERLIN)– An American tourist was killed and another was injured when they were attacked by an American man they met near the famous Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany, authorities said Thursday. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon in the German state of Bavaria near the Marienbruecke, a pedestrian bridge popular […]
Philip Waller/Getty Images (LONDON) — An American tourist was seriously injured in a shark attack in Turks and Caicos on Wednesday, authorities said. The 22-year-old Connecticut woman was snorkeling with a friend in the waters off Blue Haven Resort on Providenciales island at around 3 p.m. local time when a shark attacked, according to the […]
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the first guidance of its kind, the American Psychological Association (APA) has issued sweeping recommendations intended to help teenagers use social media safely. The guidance is primarily directed toward parents and formalizes prior recommendations around social media use, including setting time limits, family discussions about social media and […]
Mohammed Sami / EyeEm/Getty Images (SUDAN) — A second American has been killed in the violence in Sudan, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed on Wednesday. While Kirby did not name the victim, a family spokesperson identified him to ABC News as Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman, a doctor who was helping educate physicians in Sudan […]
An American Airlines flight headed to Phoenix was rerouted back to its departure at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, after a bird struck, April 23, 2023. — Marni Kallestad (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An American Airlines flight returned to an airport in Ohio after a possible bird strike on Sunday morning, the Federal […]
JanValls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — An American Airlines employee at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was killed in a tarmac incident Thursday, authorities said. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. local time, officials said. The airline employee was injured outside the terminal where aircraft park at their gates, the airport said in a statement. The […]
