Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one of the proteste...
Sep 04, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Bahamians begin rescues as Dorian moves on toward US coast
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) - Bahamians rescued victims of Hurricane Dorian with jet skis and a bulldozer as the U.S. Coast Guard, Britain's Royal Navy and a handful of aid groups tried to get food and med...
Sep 04, 2019 Volunteers walk under the wind and rain from Hurricane Dorian through a flooded road as they work to rescue families near the Causarina bridge in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. The storm’s punishing winds and muddy brown floodwaters devastated thousands of homes, crippled hospitals and trapped people in attics. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Shattering Taliban attack in Kabul even as U.S. deal nears
KABUL - The Taliban on Tuesday defended their suicide bombing against an international compound in the Afghan capital that killed at least 16 civilians and wounded 119 people, just hours after a U.S. ...
Sep 03, 2019
Coast Guard: 25 bodies found after California boat fire
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A middle-of-the-night fire swept a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday, leaving at least 25 dead and ...
Sep 03, 2019 Local law enforcement along with search and rescue teams help unload the bodies of those who died in a diving boat fire, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Santa Barbara, Calif. A fire raged through a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday, leaving multiple people dead and hope diminishing that any of the remaining people still missing would be found alive. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm
MCLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas - Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, its record 185 mph (297 kph) winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing ...
Sep 03, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Tens of thousands in Hong Kong boycott first day of school
HONG KONG - Clad in gas masks along with their formal white school uniforms, tens of thousands of students in Hong Kong boycotted the first day of classes Monday as part of a citywide strike following...
Sep 02, 2019
Authorities recover 4 bodies near California dive-boat fire
OXNARD, Calif. - The bodies of four people who died when a raging fire swept through a dive-boat off the Southern California coast were recovered Monday as authorities said more than two dozen others ...
Sep 02, 2019
Trump’s 15% tariffs on $112B in Chinese goods take effect
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration's latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports took effect early Sunday, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other ...
Sep 01, 2019
Protesters block roads near Hong Kong airport
HONG KONG - Anti-government protesters blocked roads near Hong Kong's airport with burning barricades and damaged a train station Sunday after a night of violent clashes with police. Train and some bu...
Sep 01, 2019
Where’s the pope? Stuck in Vatican elevator until rescue
VATICAN CITY - Where's the pope? He's stuck in a Vatican elevator. Thousands of people who were gathered in St. Peter's Square for the traditional Sunday on-the-dot-of-noon appearance by Pope Francis ...
Sep 01, 2019
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