Author: AP

17-year-old Taha Erdem and his family were fast asleep when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit their hometown of Adiyaman.

Grassroots groups in Baltics strive to help Ukraine

Peruvian Indigenous, rural demonstrators that travelled to join the protests in the capital, have been surviving in shelters for the past two months, awaiting the president to hear their demands for resignation. (Feb 18)
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Carnival back in full form after pandemic

As he languished in a Missouri prison for nearly three decades, Lamar Johnson never stopped fighting to prove his innocence, even when it meant doing much of the legal work himself.

A man who allegedly shot and wounded two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles this week was charged Friday with federal hate crimes. (Feb. 17)

Two startups are racing to bring electric-powered boats to the maritime masses. Sweden’s Candela and California’s Navier make electric hydrofoil speedboats that lift the hull above the water’s surface for smoother and quieter rides. (Feb. 17) (AP Video…

More than a week after Syria was hit by a devastating earthquake, people trying to rebuild their lives in the coastal city of Latakia say aid distribution is not meeting their needs (Feb. 17)(AP video: Malak Harb)

Police in Senegal smashed the window of a car in which a top opposition leader was sitting and forced him from the vehicle Thursday, marking the latest unrest surrounding a likely challenger to the ruling party in elections next year. (Feb. 17)
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A federal judge is showing growing impatience with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s use of the internet, suggesting that incarceration might eventually be the most effective way to prevent him from violating his bail conditions. (Feb. 16) (AP video: Ted…