Author: AP

Railway officials say the death toll from a train derailment in southern Pakistan has risen to at least 30, with more than 90 others injured. (Aug. 6) (AP video: Usama Talat/Production: Vanessa A. Alvarez)

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Dozens of migrants were dramatically rescued by Italy as they foundered in the sea or clung to a rocky reef Sunday after three boats launched by smugglers from northern Africa shipwrecked in rough waters in separate incidents over the weekend. Survivor…

Pope Francis wrapped up World Youth Day in Portugal with a massive open-air mass and an announcement that the next edition would be held in Asia for the first time in three decades. (Aug 6)

A record number of cruise passengers are expected this year in Alaska’s capital, drawn by the Mendenhall Glacier. But Juneau’s main attraction is rapidly retreating because of climate change, prompting the question what will happen next? (August 6) (AP…

Ukrainian refugees are finding work in North Dakota’s oil industry–which has struggled to fill jobs. Bakken GROW connects Ukrainian recruits to sponsors through the Uniting for Ukraine program, allowing them to be “paroled” into the country and work fo…

A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family home destroyed by the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria six months ago is in good health, loves her adopted family and smiles even to strangers.

Here’s the latest for Saturday, August 5th: Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order against Trump; Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested; Streamer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting a riot; Pope holds vigil in Lisbon
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Police charged a 17-year-old with a hate-motivated murder in the slaying of O’Shae Sibley, a professional dancer who was fatally stabbed after two groups clashed outside a New York City gas station. (Aug. 5)

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