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World News

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Updated 16 hours, 11 minutes ago

A key employee says the Titan sub tragedy could have been prevented

David Lochridge, OceanGate’s former operations director, said he felt let down by the Occupational Safety and Heal…

Updated 1 day, 17 hours ago
The Titan's former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready

When asked if there was pressure to get the Titan into the water, he responded, “100%.”

Updated 3 days, 14 hours ago
Residents of Mexico City suburb are anxious after living over a month in black sewage water

Sewage-infused floodwaters have invaded streets, homes and businesses in Salazar’s Culturas neighborhood of Chalco for over a month.

Updated 4 days, 19 hours ago
China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world's major economies

The previous retirement ages were set in the 1950’s, when life expectancy was only around 40 years, Peng said.

Updated 5 days, 18 hours ago
Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

Isaacman emerged first, joining a small elite group of spacewalkers who until now had included only professional astronauts from a dozen countries.

Updated 6 days, 17 hours ago
9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

Some of those readers took the occasion Wednesday to deliver political messages of their own.

Updated 1 week ago
Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 people, nearly half the population

Francis delighted them on Tuesday, staying at Tasitolu park until well after nightfall to loop around the field in his open-topped popemobile, with the screens…

Updated 1 week ago
Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 people, nearly half the population

Francis delighted them on Tuesday, staying at Tasitolu park until well after nightfall to loop around the field in his open-topped popemobile, with the screens…

Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
Kate, princess of Wales, says she completed chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties

Charles began his return to public duties in late April when he visited a cancer treatment center in London. He is scheduled to make the first long-haul trip s…

Updated 2 weeks ago
US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel

The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in…

Updated 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Major power outage hits Venezuela's capital, with Maduro government blaming 'sabotage'

Many of the energy problems have subsided as the South American nation's economy has stabilized, high inflation has eased and a de facto dollarization has redu…

Updated 3 weeks ago
A hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity

Israeli forces rescued a hostage found alone underground in Gaza on Tuesday, freeing a living captive from Hamas’ vast tunnel network for the first time since …

Updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago
An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now

As news of the eruption spread, hundreds of curious onlookers drove to nearby vantage points for a view of the stunning natural phenomenon that has become a ke…

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
UPDATE: Canadian freight trains to roll again as government forces arbitration of labor dispute

The Canadian government has forced Canada’s two major freight railroads to enter contract arbitration with its labor union, the labor minister confirmed Thursd…

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Canadian government scrambles to resolve labor dispute as 2 major freight railroads shut down

Canadian officials scrambled Thursday to resolve a labor dispute that ground the country’s freight railways to a halt, threatening dire economic consequences f…