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Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 9
ROME (AP) - A mountaintop cable car plunged to the ground in northern Italy on Sunday, killing at least nine people and sending two children to the hospital, authorities said. A photo of the wreckage ...
May 23, 2021
Israeli police allow Jews to visit flashpoint Jerusalem site
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police on Sunday escorted more than 120 Jewish visitors to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where police actions in recent weeks had ignited protests and violence that trig...
May 23, 2021
Congo volcano's lava flows short of regional capital
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Congo's Mount Nyiragongo unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses said Sunday that the city of 2 million had been mostly spared after the volcano ...
May 23, 2021
Families vow to continue land battle in New Brunswick's Kouchibouguac National Park
KOUCHIBOUGUAC, N.B. - A group of 50 people gathered last week on a grassy area overlooking the Fontaine River on New Brunswick's east coast to share memories and erect a teepee. Their answer for why t...
May 23, 2021
India's national carrier says hack leaked passengers' data
NEW DELHI (AP) - Personal data of an unspecified number of travelers has been compromised after a company that serves India's national carrier was hacked, Air India said. The hackers were able to acce...
May 23, 2021
Amateur fossil hunter finds 84-million-year-old fossilized turtle on Vancouver Island
COURTENAY, B.C. - Russell Ball was taking one of his usual walks along Vancouver Island's Puntledge River on a cool, grey day in January when he noticed something out of the ordinary. As he knelt down...
May 23, 2021
Iran says inspectors may no longer get nuclear sites images
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's parliament speaker said Sunday that international inspectors may no longer access surveillance images of the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites, escalating tensions amid diplo...
May 23, 2021
Drake, The Weeknd poised for big night at Billboard Awards
NEW YORK (AP) - Some of the Grammys' biggest critics, who felt they've been overlooked at the famed awards show, will take center stage at another event: the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. The Weeknd ca...
May 22, 2021
Houston Dynamo hold off Vancouver Whitecaps for 2-1 win
HOUSTON (AP) - Memo Rodriguez and Maxi Urruti scored first-half goals and the Houston Dynamo held off the Vancouver Whitecaps for a 2-1 win on Saturday night.The Dynamo (3-2-2) took the lead in the ei...
May 22, 2021
Canada's Felicia Spencer loses split decision on UFC Fight Night card
LAS VEGAS - Canadian featherweight Felicia (FeeNom) Spencer lost a split decision to Brazilian Norma (The Immortal) Dumont on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. The judges scored it 30-27, 28-29, 29-28 ...
May 22, 2021