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Sword-Wielding Man Attacks Passersby in London, Killing a 13-Year-Old Boy and Injuring Other People

The area in London where police say a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested. The incident is not being treated as terror-related. (Peter Kingdom via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

LONDON (AP) — A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London… Continue reading Sword-Wielding Man Attacks Passersby in London, Killing a 13-Year-Old Boy and Injuring Other People

Indonesia’s Mount Ruang Erupts Again, Spewing Ash and Peppering Villages with Debris

This photo provided by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows a part of a village on Tagulandang island covered by ash from eruptions of Mountt Ruang in the Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Friday, April 19, 2024. More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. (National Search and Rescue Agency via AP)

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted Tuesday for a second time in two weeks, spewing ash almost… Continue reading Indonesia’s Mount Ruang Erupts Again, Spewing Ash and Peppering Villages with Debris

New York Special Election will Fill Vacancy in Congress Created by Resignation of Democrat Higgins

FILE - West Seneca Town Supervisor Gary Dickson, who is on the Republican ticket for the 26th Congressional District special election, speaks while on his campaign trail, April 25, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. In a special election, Tuesday, April 30, voters in upstate New York's 26th Congressional District will choose between state Sen. Timothy Kennedy, a Democrat, and Dickson, the first Republican elected as a town supervisor in the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca in 50 years. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Voters in an upstate New York congressional district will choose between a Democrat regarded by many… Continue reading New York Special Election will Fill Vacancy in Congress Created by Resignation of Democrat Higgins

A Medical Report on Soccer Legend Maradona’s Death Aims to Undercut Homicide Case Against Medics

FILE - Argentina's national soccer team coach Diego Maradona attends a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. A medical examiner's report into the death of Maradona injected uncertainty Monday, April 29, 2024, into a case of criminal negligence brought against eight medical workers involved in his care, raising new questions just a month before the staffers are set to stand trial for homicide. (AP Photo/Carlos Hernandez, File)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A medical examiner’s report into the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona injected uncertainty… Continue reading A Medical Report on Soccer Legend Maradona’s Death Aims to Undercut Homicide Case Against Medics

King Charles III Returns to Public Duties with a Trip to a Cancer Charity

FILE - Britain's King Charles III waves as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, March 31, 2024. Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer. The announcement on Friday April 26, 2024, comes almost three months after Charles took a break from public appearances to focus on his treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. (Hollie Adams/Pool Photo via AP, File)

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III returned to public duties on Tuesday, visiting a cancer treatment charity and beginning his… Continue reading King Charles III Returns to Public Duties with a Trip to a Cancer Charity

US Military Ships are Working to Build a Pier for Gaza Aid. It’s Going to Cost at Least $320 Million

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the USNS Roy P. Benavidez, center, in the Mediterranean Sea off shore from the Gaza Strip on Monday, April 29, 2024. A U.S. Navy ship involved in the American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip is off shore from the enclave, slowly building out a floating platform for the operation, satellite photos analyzed Monday by The Associated Press show. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid… Continue reading US Military Ships are Working to Build a Pier for Gaza Aid. It’s Going to Cost at Least $320 Million

Turkish-Cypriots Deny Report UN Chief Proposed New Unification Scheme

FILE - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives to inform the media that the conference on Cyprus under the auspices of the United Nations is closed without any agreement, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Friday, July 7, 2017. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

NICOSIA – Self-declared officials on the Turkish-Cypriot occupied side of the island said Greek-Cypriot media concocted a fake story about… Continue reading Turkish-Cypriots Deny Report UN Chief Proposed New Unification Scheme

Leniency Laws Blamed for Mati Deadly Fire Defendants Walking Away

FILE - People stand amid the charred remains of burned-out cars in Mati east of Athens, Greece, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. A court on Monday, April 29, 2024, has convicted five former Fire Service and disaster response officials over a 2018 wildfire outside Athens that killed more than 100 people. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

ATHENS – None of the defendants accused of a range of charges for alleged failures and coverup of their role… Continue reading Leniency Laws Blamed for Mati Deadly Fire Defendants Walking Away

Russian Spies’ European Hideout: Inside Greece’s Villa Elena

(FILE Photo by Raphael Georgiadis/ EUROKINISSI)

THESSALONIKI – Russian assassins, hidden in a hotel in northern Greece, found refuge under the watch of two Russian-born Czechs who… Continue reading Russian Spies’ European Hideout: Inside Greece’s Villa Elena

Rothko Chapel in Houston Awarded $1M Grant from SNF

A rendering of Phase II of the Rothko Chapel’s Opening Spaces campus expansion and restoration plan. Photo: Courtesy of Architecture Research Office

HOUSTON, TX – The Rothko Chapel announced on April 22 that it has received a $1 million grant from the… Continue reading Rothko Chapel in Houston Awarded $1M Grant from SNF

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