COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are projected to rise again in US
Italians broke into spontaneous applause and wept for joy as a feared Mafia ‘godfather’ was arrested after 30 years on the run. Paramilitary cops swooped on Matteo Messina Denaro while he was undergoing treatment at a private clinic in the Sicilian capital of Palermo, according to The Associated Press. Italian news agencies reported he is…
An earthquake swarm that started at Mount Rainier on July 8, 2025, is the most significant seismicity at the volcano since 2009. An earthquake swarm began at Mount Rainier, Washington, at 1:29 a.m. PDT (08:29 UTC) on July 8, 2025. An earthquake swarm is a cluster of earthquakes occurring in the same area in rapid…
US forces rappelled from helicopter onto sanctioned vessel off Venezuelan coast Attorney General Pam Bondi released video footage Wednesday of U.S. forces seizing a Venezuelan crude oil tanker, a bold move last ordered more than a decade ago. Video footage showed FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents, along with U.S. Coast Guard members, with…
GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Crews moved methodically Wednesday through a small Iowa town devastated by a powerful tornado, searching through mounds of debris to be sure no victims remained buried in the rubble, but authorities would not say how many were killed or injured in the storm. The tornado Tuesday afternoon left a wide swath…
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Oct 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. will not impose new limits on Ukraine’s use of American weapons if North Korea enters the fight, the Pentagon said on Monday, as NATO said North Korean military units had been deployed to Russia’s Kursk region. The North Korea deployment is fanning Western concerns that the 2-1/2-year conflict…
Rescue efforts are under way in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island’s eastern coast, killing at least nine and injuring more than 900. Some 127 people are trapped in collapsed tunnels and on mountainous roads along the rugged coastline. The epicentre was 18km (11 miles) south of Hualien city, but strong tremors…