2 tugboats deploy to Egypt’s Suez Canal as shippers avoid it

SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Two additional tugboats deployed Sunday to Egypt’s Suez Canal to aid efforts to free a skyscraper-sized container ship wedged for daysRead More

Pope on pandemic’s second year: Weariness, economic hardship

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass for a second time in the pandemic without crowds of faithful, Pope Francis said while shock dominatedRead More

UK eases lockdown but nervously eyes European virus surge

LONDON (AP) — Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbors.Read More

Asian American official asks if his military scars are ‘patriot enough’

(CNN) — An elected official in Ohio, fed up with people questioning his patriotism because he’s Asian American, bared his chest during a recent townRead More

Jurors in ex-officer’s high-profile trial face heavy burden

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One prospective juror’s voice quivered as she told attorneys during jury selection that she feared for her family’s safety if chosen forRead More

Gender equality playing cards

Teen invents playing cards that are gender-equal — and diverse

(CNN) — In card games, you play the hand you’re dealt. Maayan Segal wants that hand to be more diverse. At 16 years old, she’sRead More

Another COVID-19 surge is avoidable, top health officials say. Here’s what could fuel or curb another spike

(CNN) — The US may face another Covid-19 surge soon — one that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief says “truly is avoidable.” “We haveRead More

Lightning storm

As the Arctic warms, lightning strikes are more frequent — even near the North Pole

(CNN) — The Arctic is not usually a hotbed for lightning — the air is simply not warm enough for thunderstorms to usually occur. But asRead More

Archaeologists find earliest colonial site after 90 years

ST. MARY’S CITY, Md. (AP) — Maryland archaeologist Travis Parno was at a board game convention in Philadelphia, sitting at a table surrounded by thousandsRead More

Officer LC "Buckshot" Smith

He’s a cop. He’s 91. And he has no plans to retire

(CNN) — Where do you see yourself at the age of 91? Working, with no plans to retire, may not be the first thing thatRead More