AP: Beer Flows and Crowds Descend On Munich For The Official Start Of Oktoberfest
The beer is flowing and millions of people descend on the Bavarian capital to celebrate the official opening of Oktoberfest.
The iPhone 12 Emits Too Much Radiation And Apple Must Take It Off The Market, French Agency Says
French regulators have ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for exposure.
10,000 People Are Missing And Thousands Are Feared Dead As Eastern Libya Is Devastated By Floods
Emergency workers have uncovered 1,500 bodies with the fear that toll could spiral.
Death Toll Rising Following Earthquake In Morocco
The death toll is rising in Morocco following a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake
AP: Operation To Extract American Researcher From One Of The World's Deepest Caves Advances To 700m
Rescue teams on Sunday in Turkey successfully carried an American researcher up from the depth of a cave at 1,040 meters (3,410 feet) to the 700-meter (2,297 feet) mark.
No Gold For The U.S. After Loss To Germany In Basketball World Cup Tournament
There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. And for the second consecutive time in FIBA’s biggest tournament, there might not be any medal at all for the Americans.
Spanish Soccer Player Jenni Hermoso Accuses Luis Rubiales Of Sexual Assault For World Cup Kiss
Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country's prosecutors’ office said Wednesday.
National Hurricane Center Monitors Six Disturbances
It *is* the peak of hurricane season, after all.
Russian Agency Says Mercenary Leader Prigozhin Was Aboard Plane That Crashed, Leaving No Survivors
Russia’s civil aviation agency says mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday. All 10 people aboard were killed. Prigozhin led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year.
India Lands A Spacecraft Near The Moon's South Pole
India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday — a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, and a technological triumph for the world’s most populous nation.
Bank Of Ireland Glitch Allowed Customers To Withdraw Money They Didn't Have
Some Bank of Ireland customers were able to withdraw money they did not have Tuesday and early Wednesday after an hours-long technical glitch that also halted many of the bank's online services.
Hawaii's Governor Warns That Scores More People Could Be Found Dead Following Wildfires On Maui
Hawaii’s governor is warning that scores more people could be found dead following the wildfires on Maui. His statement comes as search crews go street by street through neighborhoods where the flames galloped as fast as a mile a minute across the landscape. The death toll stands at 96.
LGBTQ+ People In Ethiopia Blame Attacks On Their Community On Inciteful and And Lingering TikTok Videos
Members of Ethiopia’s LGBTQ+ community say they face a wave of online harassment and physical attacks and blame much of it on the social media platform TikTok, which they say is failing to take down posts calling for homosexual and transgender people to be whipped, stabbed and killed.
Man In Bosnia Kills Ex-Wife Live On Instagram And Kills 2 More People Before Taking His Own Life
A man in Bosnia shot and killed his ex-wife while streaming the slaying live on Instagram and then killed two other people while on the run before taking his own life Friday, according to police and media reports.
AP: At least 55 People Died On Maui, Residents Had Little Warning Before Wildfires Overtook A Town
Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that killed at least 55 people and wiped out a historic town.
A Funeral Home In El Salvador Offers Pink Coffins With Barbie Linings
A funeral home in El Salvador has taken Barbie mania to an extreme, offering pink coffins with Barbie linings.
US Military May Put Armed Troops On Commercial Ships In Strait Of Hormuz To Stop Iran Seizures
The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels.
X Marks The Lawsuit: Elon Musk's Social Media Company Sues Nonprofit Highlighting Site's Hate Speech
A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been sued by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The Center for Countering Digital Hate regularly publishes studies looking at hate speech and misinformation on sites like X, Facebook and TikTok.
Cases Of Tick-Borne Illnesses Are On The Rise. Some Experts Believe Climate Change Is The Cause
Many tick-borne illnesses are becoming more prevalent with some experts attributing it to climate change. Medical researchers are particularly concerned about tick-borne encephalitis virus, or TBEV, due its prevalence and the way it has managed to jump from country to country so quickly.
Biden Looks To Provide Relief From Extreme Heat As Record High Temperatures Persist Across The US
With heat waves spreading across the United States, President Joe Biden has announced new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible. These actions come as as nearly 40% of the U.S. population faces heat advisories.
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