Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Islamic State claims mosque bombing in south Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded scores more. In a sta...
Oct 16, 2021
'God have mercy': Tigray residents describe life under siege
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - As food and the means to buy it dwindled in a city under siege, the young mother felt she could do no more. She killed herself, unable to feed her children. In a Catholic church ...
Oct 16, 2021
'This has been a nightmare': Mother of missing girl Alicia Navarro looks for answers
(NewsNation Now) - Alicia Navarro, then 14, left a note for her mother on the morning of Sept. 15, 2019. "I ran away," it read. "I will be back, I swear. I'm sorry." Alicia's mother, Jessica Nunez, ha...
Oct 15, 2021
New Zealand dispenses record number of jabs at 'Vaxathon'
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand health care workers administered a record number of vaccine jabs Saturday as the nation held a festival aimed at getting more people inoculated against the c...
Oct 15, 2021
Moderate earthquake rocks Bali, killing at least 3
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) - A moderately strong earthquake and an aftershock hit Indonesia's resort island of Bali early Saturday, killing at least three people and destroying dozens of homes. The quak...
Oct 15, 2021
11 kids drowned, 10 rescued in Indonesian river cleanup
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Eleven students drowned and 10 others were rescued during a school outing for a river cleanup in Indonesia's West Java Province, officials said Saturday. Local officials said...
Oct 15, 2021
Widow of Parkland school shooting victim believes death penalty is only justice
(NewsNation Now) - The man accused of killing 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday, bringing some closu...
Oct 15, 2021
UN official: Taliban to announce secondary school for girls
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A senior U.N. official said Friday the Taliban told him they will announce "very soon" that all Afghan girls will be allowed to attend secondary schools. UNICEF Deputy Executive ...
Oct 15, 2021
Supply chain crunch also having an impact on Savannah, Georgia, port
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - A logistical crunch that has put ports in California behind schedule is also affecting shipping vessels on the East Coast. The Port of Savannah reports 25 ships are anchored in ...
Oct 15, 2021
Brian Laundrie search concludes fourth week with few more clues than when it started
(NewsNation Now) - A fourth week searching Florida's Carlton Reserve for Brian Laundrie yielded nothing. Friday, police in tactical gear and wearing camo were in the swamp for several hours, and then ...
Oct 15, 2021