‘There is stuff’: Enduring mysteries trail US report on UFOs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The blob, captured on distant, fuzzy video by Navy pilots, seems to skitter just above the ocean waves at improbable speed, with no discernible means of propulsion or lift. “Oh my gosh, man,” one aviator says to
UN: Unprecedented Taliban violence in 2020 carries into 2021
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Taliban insurgents show no sign of reducing the level of violence in Afghanistan to facilitate peace negotiations with the government, and appear to be trying to strengthen their military position as leverage, with the “unpreceden...
UN: Unprecedented Taliban violence in 2020 carries into 2021
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Taliban insurgents show no sign of reducing the level of violence in Afghanistan to facilitate peace negotiations with the government, and appear to be trying to strengthen their military position as leverage, with the “unpreceden...
Judge overturns California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, calling it a “failed experiment” that violates people's constitutional right to bear arms.
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Saturday, June 5, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, June 5, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 465,382 new vaccinations administered for a total of 25,389,694 doses given. Nationwide, 2,571,546 people or 6.8 ...
Hawaii sets vaccine thresholds for lifting travel quarantine
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Friday that the state will drop its quarantine and COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers once 70% of the state's population has been vaccinated against the disease. Hawaii will also lift its requirement
NKorean leader calls for meeting to review battered economy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over a meeting of his ruling party in his first public appearance in about a month, and called for a larger political conference to discuss efforts to
NKorean leader calls for meeting to review battered economy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over a meeting of his ruling party in his first public appearance in about a month, and called for a larger political conference to discuss efforts to
Pritzker flips on map promise, signs Democrats’ version
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed a law establishing legislative district maps to govern elections for the next 10 years after promising as a candidate that he would veto maps drawn by politicians.
US calls on Nicaragua to free opposition figure Chamorro
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The U.S. State Department on Friday called on Nicaragua to free opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro, who is being held incommunicado at her home after her laptops and cellphones were taken away.