Sept 13 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military-backed government said on Sunday its permanent representative to the United Nations was undertaking “illegal activities” and that his status had been revoked and withdrawn. Here are some other details of the situation surrounding UN permanent representative Kya
JAKARTA, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that sank in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescue agency official said. An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people had been reported mis
A trespasser was reported Friday night at former Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in Malibu, California, law enforcement officials and a Harris spokesperson said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to her home around 10:30 p.m. after her private security detail made a “suspicious pers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a plan by the Trump administration to slash staffing at the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters by 50% was unlawful. The opinion issued late Friday marked a victory for labor groups who had sued the agency. The labor organization had ar
The US Open comes to a close at Flushing Meadows with singles and doubles finals, as players compete for titles at the year’s final Grand Slam tournament. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
By Field Level Media Sep 12 (Field Level Media) – The United States rallied late to forge an 8-8 tie with Europe through two days of the Solheim Cup on Saturday, with Colorado’s Jennifer Kupcho giving her side plenty of final-day momentum. Kupcho sank a pair of long putts of more than 110 feet combi
Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft will be making his return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament with a contract extension. The Packers announced Saturday that Kraft had signed a contract extension. The team didn’t disclose terms, but a person familiar with the situation told The Associated
Sept 12 (Reuters) – British fintech Revolut confirmed that sensitive customer information was disclosed to an unauthorized third party after it received fraudulent requests sent from a legitimate government agency email domain, a spokesperson for the company told Reuters on Saturday. Here are a few
Lauded by The Theater Mirror as "a beautiful, moving, spirited show that examines the bonds of family, community, and sisterhood," author Josefina Lopez's exuberant stage dramedy Real Women Have Curves enjoys a September 24 through October 4 run at Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre, this heartwarmi
Presented as a special event in the Quad Cities Latino Cinema Series, and boasting a 94-percent "freshness" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway smash In the Heights enjoys a September 15 screening at Davenport venue The Last Picture House, the review aggregat
The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses. Here’s a sna
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian authorities have launched investigations into an explosion at a weapons storage site in central Bulgaria overnight that came in the wake of another blaze at a munitions depot in recent weeks. Interior Minister Ivan Dermendzhiev on Saturday told reporters that no one
WASHINGTON (AP) — New blood tests that might predict Alzheimer’s years before symptoms begin may sound tantalizing for people who worry about later-in-life dementia. But doctors say they aren’t quite ready yet — and besides, you don’t need a test before trying to lower your risk. The U.S. Food and D
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge turned Minnesota into a symbol of defiance of the Trump administration’s policies. In one ca
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Two Nigerian nationals have been killed in South Africa, Nigeria’s Foreign Ministry said, as tensions run high between the two countries over anti-immigrant protests. The ministry said one of the victims, James Uchechukwu Nwankwo, was killed after “gruesome interrogation techni
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A fire and riot broke out in a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria on Saturday, killing at least seven people, state media reported. The SANA news agency said the fire started when inmates in the Kobani prison rioted over tensions that erupted in the town
BEIJING, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the BRICS bloc to be a peacemaker in the Middle East conflict, in an address to a summit of member countries in New Delhi on Saturday. China will work with other BRICS members in that role, as the war “does not serve the common interest
DUBLIN, Sept 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “love” to see Ireland unify with British-run Northern Ireland and that it would happen eventually. “Well, I don’t want to cause any problems, but I will tell you, I’d love to see it unified,” Trump told reporters after
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president made a rare visit to a southern city Saturday, close to where Israel captured a strategic hill, amid fears of more Israeli attacks. President Joseph Aoun’s visit to Nabatiyeh came after Israel seized parts of Ali Taher ridge earlier this month, where Israeli officia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes killed three civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine is under mounting pressure from Russi
DUBLIN, Sept 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran was probably responsible for an aerial attack on Saudi Arabia that shut down its East-West pipeline, one of the kingdom’s main routes for exporting crude while bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. “I think they are, proba
NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) – The BRICS group of countries has agreed on a joint declaration, which is unlikely to name any country but will condemn unilateral war by any country, four sources told Reuters on Saturday. The bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethi
NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Indian capital on Saturday for the summit of leaders of the BRICS group of countries and talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian TV channels showed. The visit is Xi’s first to India in seven years and comes as the Asi
A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have forced the closure of a major pipeline, and Iran is still disrupting the Strait of Hormuz. It’s a nightmare scenario for Saudi Arabia, and it has sent jitters through global m
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, Brielle Saracini was 10 years old and trying to cope with losing her father, Victor Saracini, the pilot on United flight 175, which was taken over by the 9/11 hijackers and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Spurred on by a friend, she wrot
Honey’s Health Benefits: Why Israelis May Want To Eat More Honey This Rosh Hashana Medical-grade honey dressings can form part of care for certain chronic wounds, while Israel’s honey industry faces broader challenges By Maayan Hoffman / The Media Line As Israelis prepare to dip apples in honey for
Sept 11 (Reuters) – Roblox plans to let creators distribute their games as standalone apps across mobile, PC and consoles, the company said at its developers conference on Friday, as it seeks to make games easier to access beyond the Roblox app. The gaming platform will provide the underlying techno
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Afghan woman who was accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the United States and whose case was the first for an obscure and long-dormant court has been deported, the Justice Department said Friday. Nazira Haji Zada, 47, was arrested in July at her Fort Worth,
49ers rout Rams 27-7 in NFL’s first Australia game behind Brock Purdy’s 3 TD passes MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Mike Evans, Demarcus Robinson and Deebo Samuel caught touchdown passes from Brock Purdy, and the San Francisco 49ers routed the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in the first NFL regular-season game i
WASHINGTON — Inflation accelerated in August as a renewed conflict in the Middle East pushed gasoline prices sharply higher, creating a fresh affordability challenge just weeks before voters decide whether to preserve Republican control of Congress. The consumer price index increased 3.4% from a yea
