WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search Monday afternoon for nine people, including a child, who were missing after a seaplane crashed into Puget Sound waters northeast of west of Seattle. The body of a 10th person, an unidentified woman, was recovered by a Good Samaritan on Sunday after the … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — It has been more than a decade since President barack obama and his wife, Michelle, hosted George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, for the unveiling of their White House portraits, part of a beloved Washington tradition that for decades has managed to transcend partisan politics. President Joe Biden and his wife, … Read more
(CNN) — The European Union agreed to reduce the number of new visas available to Russian citizens, but stopped short of a outright travel ban at the block. EU foreign ministers decided on Wednesday to completely suspend a visa facilitation agreement between the European Union and Russia that gives Russians preferential treatment when applying for … Read more
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to circumnavigate the world solo in a small plane after landing Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his journey began five months ago. Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an airstrip west of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, to complete his task and claim two … Read more
Explosions and fires ravaged an ammunition depot in Crimea annexed to Russia on Tuesday. suspected second Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people. Russia blamed the explosions in the village of Mayskoye on an “act of sabotage”, without naming the perpetrators. Separately, Russian business … Read more
Explosions and fires ravaged an ammunition depot in Crimea annexed to Russia on Tuesday. suspected second Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people. Russia blamed the explosions in the village of Mayskoye on an “act of sabotage”, without naming the perpetrators. Separately, Russian business … Read more
MAYVILLE, NY (AP) — Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his rep confirmed Sunday, two days after “The Satanic Verses” author was seriously injured in a stab wound at a conference At New York. The announcement followed the news that the praised writer was removed from a fan Saturday and able to speak. … Read more
HONOLULU (AP) — On their 16th wedding anniversary, Hawaii Democrats handed Josh Green and his wife, Jaime, a comfortable margin of victory in Saturday’s gubernatorial primary. Green, the state’s current lieutenant governor, easily beat former first lady Vicky Cayetano and Kaiali’I Kahele, who decided to run for governor instead of a second term in the … Read more
LUX, France (AP) — A river once ran through it. Today, white dust and thousands of dead fish blanket the wide trench that winds its way through rows of trees in France’s Burgundy region in what used to be the River Tille in the village of Lux. From dry and cracked reservoirs in Spain to … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said Wednesday that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a series of deadly explosions at an air base in Crimea that appeared to be the result of a Ukrainian attack, which would represent a important escalation of war. Russia has denied that any plane was damaged in Tuesday’s explosions – … Read more
