Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Man pulled alive from rubble of collapsed Georgian building
MOSCOW (AP) - Rescue workers combing through the rubble of an apartment building in the Georgian city of Batumi have pulled out a man still alive more than a full day after it collapsed. Nine people a...
Oct 09, 2021
Russian actor blasts off to attempt a world first: a movie in space
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian actress and a film director blasted off for the International Space Station on Tuesday, beating Tom Cruise in the race to shoot the first movie in space. The Soyuz MS-19 s...
Oct 09, 2021
Thousands march in Rome to protest workplace vaccine rule
ROME (AP) - Thousands of demonstrators marched down Rome's famous Via Veneto and other streets on Saturday, some smashing their way into a union office and clashing with police as they protested Italy...
Oct 09, 2021
Green leader: 'Long way' to go in talks to form German govt
BERLIN (AP) - A Greens leader says the multiparty talks on forming a new German government have "a long way to go" and will have to bridge significant policy differences. The center-left Social Democr...
Oct 09, 2021
'Shark Tank' contestant arrested after fraud investigation
PROVO, Utah (KTVX) - Utah investigators have arrested a former "Shark Tank" contestant, accusing him of defrauding a vulnerable woman and asking other victims to come forward. Nate Holzapfel, 42,...
Oct 09, 2021
Russian Nobel winner: Peace Prize is for my paper, not me
MOSCOW (AP) - As editor of Novaya Gazeta, Dmitry Muratov was well aware that his independent Russian newspaper - a persistent critic of the Kremlin, government corruption and human rights abuses in Ru...
Oct 09, 2021
Student Loan Forgiveness: What’s Getting Fixed?
(NerdWallet) - A limited waiver announced by the U.S. Department of Education is expected to immediately wipe the slate clean for 22,000 student borrowers seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness and s...
Oct 09, 2021
California becomes 1st state to make ethnic studies a required class for high school graduation
(AP) - Along with English, science, math and other graduation requirements, California high school students will have to take a course in ethnic studies to get a diploma starting in 2029-30. Gov. Gavi...
Oct 09, 2021
Climate activist Nakate visits huge German coal mine
LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) - Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on Saturday visited a vast German open-pit coal mine and a village that is to be bulldozed for its expansion, saying the destruction ...
Oct 09, 2021
New river of lava threatens even more buildings on La Palma
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) - A new lava flow belched Saturday from the La Palma volcano, threatening to spread more destruction on the Atlantic Ocean island, where over 1,000 buildings...
Oct 09, 2021