RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — King Salman of Saudi Arabia was discharged from the hospital and slowly walked with the aid of a cane Sunday evening after a colonoscopy a week earlier, according to a video released by the royal court. The 86-year-old monarch’s health is closely watched as he …
Read More »North Korea reports 8 deaths as Kim laments virus response
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday reported 8 new deaths and 392,920 more people with fever symptoms amid a growing COVID-19 outbreak as leader Kim Jong Un blasted officials over delays in medicine deliveries and ordered his military to get involved in the pandemic response in the …
Read More »EXPLAINER: What do we know about John Fetterman’s diagnosis?
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor and a top Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is recovering from a stroke he said was caused by a heart condition called atrial fibrillation. Fetterman said in a statement Sunday that doctors believe he’s on his way to making “a full …
Read More »Florida bridge plane crash killed 1 on board, police say
MIAMI (AP) — One of the three people aboard a small plane died when it crashed onto a bridge near Miami this weekend, police said. The aircraft lost power Saturday shortly after takeoff, coming down on the bridge and striking an SUV, then bursting into flames. The two other people …
Read More »German Conservatives Win State Election in Setback for Scholz
BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats, in a regional election overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, scored record-low vote percentages on Sunday as Germany’s most populous state went to the polls. The contest involved only legislative seats in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. But with the campaign’s start coinciding …
Read More »Biden urges unity to stem racial hate after Buffalo shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden urged unity Sunday to address the “hate that remains a stain on the soul of America” after a deadly mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, while state officials pleaded for federal action to end the ”uniquely American phenomenon” of mass shootings. …
Read More »Your Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Growing Outbreak
Good morning. North Korea’s outbreak grows, India bans most wheat exports and South Korea amends its surgery laws. North Korea’s outbreak grows State media reported 21 new deaths and a huge jump in suspected coronavirus cases on Saturday, as North Korea struggled to contain its first reported outbreak. State media …
Read More »Fetterman, Pa. Democrat running for Senate, suffered stroke
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, has suffered a stroke but is on his way to a “full recovery,” the campaign said Sunday. In a statement, the campaign said Fetterman, 52, wasn’t feeling well Friday and went to the hospital. “The …
Read More »Katsumoto Saotome, Who Preserved Stories of Tokyo Firebombing, Dies at 90
Hiroshi Suenaga, a survivor of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki who accompanied Mr. Saotome on these trips, including a visit to the home of a Chinese man who had been forced to work in coal mines in Hokkaido during the war, said in an interview that Mr. Saotome was “very …
Read More »‘Hero’ guard, church deacon among Buffalo shooting victims
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Aaron Salter was a beloved community member and security guard who knew the shoppers of Tops Friendly Market by name. When they came under attack from a gunman with a rifle, he quickly sprung into action to protect his community. The retired Buffalo police officer fired …
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