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World

46 dead after heavy rains, landslides in northern India

At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.

October 20, 2021 12:43 AM

The Biden administration is threatening to revoke the authority for three Republican-controlled states to handle their own workplace safety regulations because they have refused to adopt rules to protect health care workers from COVID-19.

October 20, 2021 12:31 AM

Business

Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change

Venice saw a record five exceptional floods over six weeks in late 2019 that triggered fears about the impact of worsening climate change on the Italian lagoon city beloved by tourists.

October 20, 2021 12:17 AM

News

San Francisco shuts burger spot for not checking vaccination

The In-N-Out hamburger chain is sizzling mad after San Francisco shut down its indoor dining for refusing to check customers’ vaccination status.

October 19, 2021 11:52 PM

World

They survived Paris terror attack to face agony, doubt

Dozens of survivors from the Bataclan concert hall in Paris have testified in a specially designed courtroom for more than two weeks about the Islamic State group’s attacks on Nov. 13, 2015.

October 19, 2021 11:32 PM

News

Report to urge charges against Brazil’s leader over pandemic

Brazilians are turning their focus on Wednesday to the Senate, where a report six months in the making will recommend President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on criminal charges for allegedly bungling the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and pushing the country’s death toll to second-highest in the world.

October 19, 2021 11:32 PM

News

Olympic flame arrives in Beijing amid boycott calls

The Olympic flame has arrived in Beijing amid calls from critics for a boycott of the Winter Games which are set to be staged in February.

October 19, 2021 11:31 PM

World

Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, kill 14

Syrian state TV says two roadside bombs have exploded near a bus carrying troops in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing 14 people and wounding others.

October 19, 2021 11:30 PM

Business

Beirut clash fires up sectarian anger in echo of civil war

The shootout on the streets of Beirut between rival Christian and Muslim groups last week revived memories of the country’s 1975-90 civil war.

October 19, 2021 11:29 PM

Business

Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street rises for 5th day

Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street rose for a fifth day on strong corporate earnings.

October 19, 2021 11:15 PM

World

Police answering 4-year-old’s call confirm his toys are cool

An emergency call made by a 4-year-old New Zealand boy asking for police to come over and check out his toys prompted a real-life callout and confirmation from an officer that the toys were, indeed, pretty cool.

October 19, 2021 11:09 PM

News

NFL set to propose fix to race-norming in dementia testing

The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement after an outcry over test score adjustments known as “race-norming.”.

October 19, 2021 10:37 PM

World

Wave of killings triggers memories of dark past in Kashmir

A spate of recent killings has rattled Indian-controlled Kashmir, with violence targeting local minority members and Indian civilians from outside the disputed region.

October 19, 2021 10:35 PM

News

21 Chicago cops put on ‘no pay status’ in vaccine standoff

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown says that 21 officers have been placed on “no pay status” for refusing to comply with the city’s order to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status and that the refusals have not affected staffing at the department.

October 19, 2021 10:31 PM

News

Nikolas Cruz set to plead guilty to Parkland massacre

Nikolas Cruz is set to plead guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder in the 2018 massacre at a Florida high school.

October 19, 2021 10:06 PM

News

Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street rises for 5th day

Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rose for a fifth day on strong corporate earnings.

October 19, 2021 9:55 PM

National

Two Montanas? New maps highlight state’s split personality

For the first time in 30 years, the Census has awarded Montana a second seat in Congress.

October 19, 2021 9:41 PM

World

Negotiations drag on over 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

Negotiations are stretching into a fourth day seeking the return of 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group kidnapped over the weekend in Haiti by a gang that is demanding $1 million ransom per person.

October 19, 2021 9:37 PM

Celebrities

Police: Man who died at Phish concert did not hit railing

San Francisco police say a man who fell to his death from the upper level of a basketball arena is believed to have “leapt from an elevated area of the arena,” causing his death.

October 19, 2021 9:31 PM