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People stand at the site after a Saurya Airlines plane crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024. (Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — At least 18 people were killed when a plane crashed during takeoff in Nepal on Wednesday, aviation officials said. Nineteen people were on board […]
Stock-zilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 25,000 people have been forced to evacuate due to wildfires in Jasper National Park in Canada, officials said. The town of Jasper and Jasper National Park in Alberta have closed and are being evacuated due to active wildfires, the park said Tuesday. The evacuation impacts 15,000 people who […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 28-year-old high school coach was “randomly shot and killed” standing on a rooftop bar while she was in town for a conference, police said. Ayden Burt, a 28-year-old high school coach from Jasper Independent School District in Texas, was visiting San Antonio for the Texas High School Coaches […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (ST. LOUIS) — A judge in St. Louis issued a written order Monday vacating the murder conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has served 33 years in a Missouri prison for a murder he has maintained he did not commit. The order follows a hearing two months ago during which Circuit Court Judge […]
Jack Guez -Pool/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — As shockwaves from a spate of unprecedented twists in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election continue to reverberate throughout the country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attempt to push past the political noise as he makes his long-awaited visit to Washington, D.C., this week. Amid the […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic support has quickly coalesced around Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 race. In the days since the president withdrew and backed his running mate for the top of the ticket, Harris has received an unprecedented flood of donations and backing from most party […]
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — “I know Donald Trump’s type,” Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday to cheers at her first stop as a presidential candidate. Speaking to staff and supporters at her campaign headquarters in Delaware, Harris cast herself, as she has before, as a tough prosecutor with a winning record prior to becoming […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is seen as one of the front-runners to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, sources have told ABC News. Kelly hasn’t immediately commented on speculation on his possibly joining the presidential ticket. While relatively new to Capitol Hill — having been first elected in 2020 […]
mrs/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Several health departments in the U.S. say they have detected West Nile virus in mosquito samples. Although the average number of actual West Nile cases is significantly lower than the same time last year, experts are urging the public to take precautions. On Monday, the Cape May County Health Department […]
Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris has received a flurry of endorsements from many of the nation’s largest labor unions since she announced her candidacy for president. Concern has emerged within the labor movement, however, over the potential selection of Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., as a running mate because he has […]