Pope cancels his audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip
Pope Francis canceled his audiences Monday because of a “slight flu-like state” just days before he is to embark on a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg, the Vatican said. The move was ...
Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
Alaska Airlines said it grounded its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to “significant disruptions” from an unspecified technology problem that was resolved by about 10 ...
Israel calls on Lebanese to leave homes where Hezbollah stores arms as warplanes launch new strikes
The Israeli military on Monday called on residents of southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where Hezbollah stores weapons and said it was carrying ...
Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the ...
Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once peaceful ...
Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world’s oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free beer. Even though he’s quick to say he obviously enjoys real ...
Case of Mexico’s 43 missing students persists among tens of thousands of disappearances
All countries have crimes that resonate. In Mexico, one of the modern day ones is the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teacher’s college in 2014. Ten years later, it’s ...
Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
For almost a week, ophthalmologist Elias Jaradeh has worked around the clock, trying to keep up with the flood of patients whose eyes were injured when pagers and walkie-talkies ...
At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Now comes the hard part: uniting the world’s divided nations to move ...
Co-founder of Titan to testify before Coast Guard about submersible that imploded
The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday as part of ...
Reds fire manager David Bell after 6 seasons, name bench coach Freddie Benavides interim manager
The Cincinnati Reds fired manager David Bell on Sunday night after six seasons. The team announced the move hours after a 2-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, and named bench ...
Thad’s Three Things: Bills vs. Jaguars
Three things on my mind as Bills fans take the long wait towards a Monday night home date in week three… Edge of Opportunity The Jags offensive line is no bueno. Very much so, in fact. Pro ...