Category Archives: World
While sub disappearance transfixes some, many say their focus is on other calamities
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The search for a submersible that disappeared while taking wealthy tourists to see the wreck of the Titanic has gripped many with its grim cinematic elements - a ticking clo...
Jun 21, 2023
Explosion hits a building in Paris, injuring four people. Police are trying to determine the cause
PARIS (AP) - A strong explosion hit a building in Paris' Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving four people injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over the domed Pantheon monument and prompted t...
Jun 21, 2023
Insufficient prototype testing could put Titanic sub passengers in extreme danger, a lawsuit says
SEATTLE (AP) - The company whose submersible vanished in the North Atlantic on a tourist dive to the wreck of the Titanic was repeatedly warned that there might be catastrophic safety problems posed b...
Jun 21, 2023
China calls Biden comments calling leader Xi a dictator 'extremely absurd and irresponsible'
BEIJING (AP) - China has called comments by President Joe Biden describing Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator "extremely absurd and irresponsible." The new clash of words comes just over a day af...
Jun 21, 2023
Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes, cars to avenge deadly shooting
JERUSALEM (AP) - Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Wednesday stormed into a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to dozens of cars and homes to avenge the deaths of four Israelis kil...
Jun 21, 2023
Canadian aircraft has detected underwater noises in search for missing sub near Titanic
The US Coast Guard says a Canadian aircraft has detected underwater noises during search for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. As a result of the n...
Jun 20, 2023
Reform-minded prosecutor in northern Virginia wins reelection nomination in Democratic primary
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) - Incumbent Buta Biberaj, one of three prosecutors in northern Virginia who faced tough challenges after being elected four years ago on a progressive reform agenda, won her Democra...
Jun 20, 2023
State legislator defeats incumbent senator in Virginia race centered on abortion rights
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former state legislator Lashrecse Aird defeated incumbent and self-described "pro-life" Democrat Sen. Joe Morrissey on Tuesday in a closely watched primary election nomination con...
Jun 20, 2023
A Titanic expert, an adventurer, a CEO, and a father and son are on missing submersible
BOSTON (AP) - A renowned Titanic expert, a world-record holding adventurer, two members of one of Pakistan's wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world's most fa...
Jun 20, 2023
The Titan submersible: What it is, what might have gone wrong and what's being done to find it
A growing number of aircraft and ships from the U.S. and Canada searched Tuesday for a submersible vessel carrying five people that disappeared on its way to the wreckage of the Titanic. The U.S. Coas...
Jun 20, 2023