Photo of 93-Year-Old’s Cry for More Beer Goes Viral
SEMINOLE, Pa. (AP) — A 93-year-old Pittsburgh-area woman is using the powers of the internet to keep a stock of beer while doing her part to “flatten the curve” on the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump Authorizes Plasma Treatment for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday announced emergency authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma — a move he called “a breakthrough,” one of his top health officials called “promising” and other health experts said needs more study before it’s celebrated.
Thousands Break Into Aid Warehouses In Gaza As Deaths Top 8,000 And Israel Widens...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of people broke into aid warehouses in Gaza to take flour and basic hygiene products, a U.N....
Protests Turn Violent Outside Trump Rally in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Protests outside a Donald Trump rally in New Mexico turned violent Tuesday night as demonstrators threw burning T-shirts, plastic bottles and other items at police officers, overturned trash cans and knocked down barricades.
Wagner Chief Says He Ordered His Russian Mercenaries To Halt March On Moscow And...
A rebellious mercenary commander said Saturday he ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, appearing...
Rights Group Says China Is Trying to Silence Critics Abroad
NEW YORK (AP) —The head of Human Rights Watch said Tuesday the Chinese government has not only constructed “an Orwellian high-tech surveillance state” at home but is using its growing economic clout to silence critics abroad.
Boat Migrants Allowed to Land in Malaysia and Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR (DPA) — Thousands of boat migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh will be allowed to come ashore in Malaysia and Indonesia according to an agreement reached Wednesday, amid international pressure for a solution to South-East Asia's migrant crisis.
China Earthquake Deaths Rise to 74 as Lockdown Anger Grows
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll in this week’s earthquake in western China has jumped to 74 with another 26 people still missing, the government reported Wednesday, as frustration rose with uncompromising COVID-19 lockdown measures that prevented residents from leaving their buildings after the shaking.
Iran Says Hamas Is Ready to Release Hostages if Airstrikes Stop
JERUSALEM — Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that Hamas potentially was ready to release the nearly 200 hostages it is holding if Israel stops...
Woman Fought With Driver Before Bus Fell in China River (Video)
BEIJING — Police say a brawl between a passenger and a bus driver was the cause of the bus plunging off a bridge in...