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What goes into protecting Prince William and Princess Kate as they visit the US?
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Months before Prince William and Catherine, princess of Wales, were set to visit Boston — their first trip to the U.S. since 2014 — one little-known American government agency [Read More…]
Black rhino populations are starting to thrive in Zimbabwe for the first time in decades, experts say
International Rhino Foundation (NEW YORK) — Rhinoceros populations are beginning to rebound in the species’ native home of Zimbabwe, a sign that efforts to preserve the species are working, according to animal conservationists. The rhino [Read More…]
Top Belarus opposition leader reportedly in ‘intensive care’
Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (LONDON) — A top jailed Belarus opposition leader, who became the face of its pro-democracy movement, is reportedly in intensive care after being hospitalized for an unknown reason, according [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: No regrets starting war, Putin tells soldiers’ mothers
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Prince William, Kate head to Boston: Everything to know about the couple’s first US trip in eight years
Chris Jackson/Getty Images (LONDON) — The Prince and Princess of Wales are coming to America. Prince William and Kate will travel to Boston this week, marking their first visit to the United States since 2014, [Read More…]
How a deadly apartment fire fueled anti-zero-COVID protests across China: ANALYSIS
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing the greatest challenge to his signature zero-COVID strategy as unprecedented anti-lockdown protests have spread across the country over the weekend, popping up in [Read More…]
18 rescued from broken-down boat after days without food or water, authorities say
U.S. Coast Guard (SAN DIEGO, CA) — Eighteen people aboard a broken-down and adrift boat were rescued off the coast of the United States-Mexico border on Wednesday evening after days without food or water, authorities [Read More…]
Grey wolves infected with this parasite are more likely to become pack leaders, scientists say
Yellowstone Cougar Project (YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING) — Researchers studying grey wolf populations in Yellowstone National Park have discovered an intriguing reason why some wolves may be more inclined to become pack leaders. Grey wolves exposed to [Read More…]
Bidens make surprise call into Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nathan Howard/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden made a surprise call into the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the second year in a row they phoned into the broadcast. [Read More…]
Queen Camilla delivers Paddington bears left after Queen Elizabeth’s death to children’s charity
Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty Images (LONDON) — The hundreds of Paddington teddy bears left at royal residences following Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September have found a new home. The teddy bears were hand-delivered Thursday by [Read More…]
Canada paramedic unknowingly treated daughter in fatal crash
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A Canadian paramedic who unknowingly treated her own daughter after a fatal vehicle crash brushed away tears as she remembered a beautiful girl who fought until the end. Jayme Erickson was [Read More…]
Shanquella Robinson death: Authorities share details differing from autopsy report
Akub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images (PUERTO LOS CABOS, MEXICO) — As FBI officials investigate the death of an American woman vacationing in Mexico, Mexican authorities revealed Tuesday night that 25-year-old Shanquella Robinson may have been alive and [Read More…]
Workers clash with police at iPhone factory in China
Qilai Shen/In Pictures/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Violent clashes erupted between workers and hazmat-suited police officers at China’s so-called “iPhone city,” where about half of Apple’s smartphones are assembled. Accounts on Chinese social media point [Read More…]
Twin blasts in Jerusalem kill at least one, injure over a dozen others: Police
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — Twin blasts near bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning killed at least one person and injured 15 others in what Israeli police described as a suspected “coordinated terror attack.” “Not [Read More…]
Ukraine investigating whether its soldiers committed war crime amid international concern over video
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following the emergence of video suggesting Ukrainian fighters may have committed a war crime by firing on nearly a dozen surrendering Russian soldiers at close range, the country’s prosecutor [Read More…]
Trial begins for David Barnes, Texas man detained in Russia
David Barnes (left) is seen at the wedding of his friend Chris Schiller (right). Schiller told ABC News that the day before Barnes was taken into custody in Moscow, the two spoke to each other [Read More…]
Death toll jumps to 268 from earthquake in Java, Indonesia
yorkfoto/Getty Images (JAKARTA, Indonesia) — A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Java island in Indonesia on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. At least 268 people have died as of about 5:30 p.m. local time, according to [Read More…]
How a false claim about Iran executions spread online
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In recent days, social media posts providing alarming updates on protesters in Iran have been shared by tens of thousands online. The posts, including by prominent officials and celebrities, falsely [Read More…]
Tongan volcano eruption ‘largest ever recorded,’ New Zealand scientists say
Maxar via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New Zealand-led team of marine geologists investigating an underwater volcano that erupted on Jan. 15 in the Tongan archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean have found that [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine refutes US estimates on troop deaths, injuries
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]