October 3, 2020
Two killed, 24 missing in severe floods in Italy and France
PARIS -- Flooding from record rains in the mountainous region that spans France and Italy killed two people in Italy and left at least 24 people in the two countries missing Saturday. A storm that moved overnight across southeastern France and then…
November 21, 2018
Romaine lettuce not safe to eat, says CDC
Romaine lettuce is unsafe to eat in any form, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in a food safety alert in response to a new outbreak of illnesses caused by a particularly dangerous type of E. coli bacteria.The CDC told…
November 19, 2018
World Toilet Day highlights global sanitation crisis
Poor countries around the world are facing a dangerous shortage of toilets that puts millions of live at risk, according to campaigners marking World Toilet Day by urging governments and businesses to invest more in sanitation.The toilet crisis is…
November 1, 2018
Ganja shortage hits Canada just two weeks after legalizing
Marijuana shortage hits Canada just two weeks after legalisation. “The producers keep saying there will be some bumps in the road, but right now it's not a bump in the road. It's a big pothole,” said Trevor Tobin, one of the owners of the Labrador…
October 26, 2018
Robert De Niro releases statement after mail bomb: “People MUST vote!”
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Robert De Niro has issued a statement a day after he became one of the targets of a mass mail-bomb campaign this week. “I thank God no one's been hurt, and I thank the brave and resourceful security and law enforcement people for…
October 26, 2018
Arrest made in connection to mail bombs
Federal authorities have arrested a man in connection to the suspected explosive packages discovered this week, the Justice Department announced Friday. Multiple law enforcement sources identified the suspect as Cesar Sayoc, 56. He has an…
October 26, 2018
EU parliament approves ban on single-use plastics
European Parliament voted overwhelmingly Wednesday for an EU-wide ban on single-use plastics such as straws, cutlery, cotton buds and balloon sticks. The European Commission, the 28-nation EU's executive arm, proposed banning such items that it…
April 27, 2016
Punishing Heat Wave Sets Records Across Asia
Record-high temperatures and severe drought are causing misery for hundreds of millions of people in Asia. “In Southeast Asia this heat wave joins the historical ones of 1960, 1983 and 1998, but as for duration, intensity and affected area it is…
April 27, 2016
Belgium Extradites Paris Attacker
Belgium has extradited Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to face trial in France. He was wounded and arrested in a dramatic raid in Brussels on 18 March after four months on the run. The 26-year- old French national was born in Brussels and lived…
April 27, 2016
2016 Election Moves Toward Trump-Clinton Matchup
Trump's nomination by the Republican Party is the less certain, but in his typical bombastic style he responded to a reporter's question Tuesday night by saying he considers himself the presumptive nominee. Clinton has not made that same…