LEWISTON, Maine — Central Maine’s tight-knit deaf community was hit particularly hard by last week’s mass shootings. After a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley, he next took aim at Schemengees Bar and Grille, where several victims had been competing in a cornhole tournament. At least four of the 18 people killed Wednesday night…
Peace Europe Seeking neutrality, Kremlin stays on sidelines of Israel-Hamas war | View caption Hide caption The Kremlin has cultivated warm ties with both Israelis and Palestinians, which it hopes to maintain by staying out of the current war. Public opinion seems to approve. As the West, led by the United States, lined up unequivocally…
First Look Columbus Day dispute: A once-removed statue reappears in Rhode Island A Christopher Columbus statue was relocated to Johnston, Rhode Island, after removal from the state’s capital three years ago. Critics say it celebrates genocide, while Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. argues it celebrates Italian heritage and history. | View caption Hide caption |…
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire released late Thursday by Maui County authorities reveals a terrifying and chaotic scene as the inferno swept through the historic town of Lahaina and people desperately tried to escape burning homes and flames licking at cars in gridlocked traffic. The 911 calls were released to…
Two 1-year-old girls drowned in a backyard swimming pool at a day care facility in San Jose, California, on Monday. “This is the type of call that’s the worst that a parent can receive,” Steven Aponte, San Jose Police Department public information officer, told reporters on Tuesday. Aponte said police and the fire department were…
A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in an apartment and a hospital in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Thursday, killing two people and seriously injuring a 14-year-old girl, police said. The shooting sent patients and medics fleeing the Erasmus Medical Center in downtown Rotterdam, including some who were wheeled out of…
Russia hit Ukrainian port infrastructure and grain storage facilities in an overnight drone strike on the grain exporting district of Izmail, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. Oleh Kiper, governor of the southern Odesa region which includes the Danube River ports of Izmail and Reni, said a border checkpoint building, storage facilities and more than 30…
Ashton Kutcher has resigned from his role as board chairman of Thorn, a nonprofit he co-founded over a decade ago to combat child sexual exploitation, the actor announced Friday. The decision to step down was “rooted in the recognition of recent events,” the organization said in a statement, referencing the backlash against Kutcher and his…