North Korea has been silent about the highly unusual entry of American soldier Travis King across the Koreas’ heavily fortified border. (July 19)(AP video/Yong-ho Kim)
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Police disperse Tel Aviv protest with water cannon
Israeli police used water cannon to clear anti-government demonstrators from the main junction in the center of Tel Aviv as thousands blocked highways and train stations to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial overhaul. (July 19…
Michigan charges 16 fake electors with various crimes
Michigan’s attorney general filed felony charges Tuesday against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020, accusing them of submitting false certificates that confirmed they were legitimate electors despite Joe …
Big-ticket dreams spurred by $1 billion Powerball jackpot, but expert says take it slow
The new top prize for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing would be the seventh highest in U.S. history and the third largest for Powerball. A money expert says someone who wins a billion-dollar jackpot has a lot of careful planning to do to manage that wealt…
Actors doubt strike will have ‘Hollywood Ending’
Solidarity and stamina are themes on picket lines in New York as striking actors and writers are bracing for a long standoff with studios. (July 18) (AP Video: Ted Shaffrey and Ayesha Mir)
Dingoes attack jogger on Australian island beach
A pack of dingoes has injured a woman who was jogging on a popular Austrialan tourist island in the latest clash between humans and native dogs. (18 July)
Homeless try to cope in sweltering heat in Rome
Hundreds, possibly thousands of homeless people are left to cope with the heat by themselves as Italy experiences a brutally hot week, authorities said. (July 18)
Archaeologists saving artifacts from12,000 years ago
Long buried under the woods of west central Louisiana, stone tools, spearpoints and other evidence of people living in the area as long as 12,000 years ago have become more exposed and vulnerable, due to hurricanes, flooding and looters. (July 18)
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Here’s the latest for Monday, July 17: Russia suspends Ukraine grain shipments; Key bridge to Crimea damaged again; Crews search for children lost in floodwaters; Wildfires in Canary Islands.
Search continues for kids swept away in Pennsylvania flood
Search intensifies for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains in Pennsylvania swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a family outing. (July 17)