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Southwest bans woman accused of assaulting flight attendant
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has banned a woman accused of punching a flight attendant in the face last weekend in an incident that highlighted a recent increase in unruly passengers.
Thousands evacuate Congo’s Goma amid renewed volcano threat
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the city of Goma in eastern Congo fearing another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo, which spewed lava near the city last week. Traffic was jammed and pedestrians streamed through
‘Nothing looks good’ preparing for summer wildfire season
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush.
‘Nothing looks good’ preparing for summer wildfire season
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush.
Activists: Charge Louisiana troopers in Black man’s death
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana State Police troopers involved in the violent arrest of a Black motorist who died in police custody in 2019 should be immediately fired and charged with crimes, leaders of the National Urban League and other
Human Rights Watch says families of Flight 752 victims harassed, intimidated by Iran
OTTAWA — A human rights group says in a new report that Iran has harassed families of passengers killed aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Human Rights Watch says from last fall until January, it spoke with 31 family members of
Australian teenagers lose bid to block coal mine expansion
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A group of eight Australian teenage environmentalists lost their court bid Thursday to force the federal government to ban a coal mine expansion.
PG&E to ante up $150M for botched outages, recent wildfires
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million bill for neglect that caused Northern California wildfires during the past two years and mismanagement of blackouts designed to prevent the utility's crumblin...
B.C. deploys crews to Manitoba to assist with several aggressive wildfires
VICTORIA — A crew of firefighters is heading to Manitoba to help with wildfires in that province. B.C.'s Forests Minister Katrine Conroy says 41 firefighters and two support staff were deployed on Wednesday. A statement from Conroy's office says the BC...
Erdogan dismisses mob head’s claims as ‘plot’ against Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said a series of severe allegations made against members of his entourage by a fugitive mafia boss were a plot against Turkey, and vowed to fight criminal gangs.
