Slovenian woman deliberately cut off her hand to make fraudulent insurance claim
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A court in Slovenia on Friday sentenced a 22-year-old woman to two years in prison for deliberately cutting off her handRead More
Germany: Nurse convicted of killing 85 patients loses appeal
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court has rejected a former nurse’s appeal of his murder conviction and life sentence for killing 85 patients byRead More
Rights group asserts ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero was forcibly taken
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Paul Rusesabagina sounded strained. The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving people from genocide but is now accused ofRead More
Beirut fire brought under control after terrifying nation
BEIRUT (AP) — Smoke billowed from the port in Lebanon’s capital Friday hours after firefighters said they were able to bring under control a hugeRead More
UN expert: Pandemic’s worst impacts on poverty yet to come
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations independent expert on poverty is warning that the worst impacts from the coronavirus pandemic on poverty are yet toRead More
19-year-old player dies after rugby league match injury
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Teenage rugby league player Joel Dark has died in hospital five days after collapsing following a head injury in his seniorRead More
Hyundai warns owners to park outside, recalls 180,000 SUVs
DETROIT (AP) — For the second time this month, Hyundai is telling some SUV owners to park outdoors because an electrical short in a computerRead More
Money for $300 unemployment boost to run out after 6 weeks
The temporary $300-a-week unemployment insurance boost implemented by President Donald Trump is about to end, with no extension in sight. The Federal Emergency Management AgencyRead More
Ex-cops blame one another, seek own trials in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd say that each client should get his own trial,Read More
10 dead as California fire becomes deadliest of year
GRIDLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state’s deadliest blaze of the year with 10 peopleRead More