A U.S. Navy warship that was engulfed by a fire in July while docked in San Diego will be decommissioned instead of rebuilt, the Pentagon said Monday, deciding to forgo a repair project that could have surpassed $3 billion. The
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In Georgia, a Republican Feud With Trump at the Center
ATLANTA — There is no worse time for Georgia Republicans to be engulfed in a civil war. Their presidential candidate just narrowly lost the state, which has long been a conservative safe space, while two competitive runoff races are looming
Video Shows Massive Fire in South Korea High-Rise Apartment
A fire engulfed a 33-story residential high-rise in Ulsan, South Korea, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.
Sailor Investigated for Arson After Burning of Navy Warship
A sailor is being investigated for arson in the fire that engulfed the warship U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in July, according to a senior Navy official who did not want to speak publicly during the inquiry. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Firefighters battle large fire in downtown St. Paul
Firefighters are battling a large fire in downtown St. Paul that engulfed a building that was under construction By The Associated Press August 4, 2020, 11:58 AM 1 min read ST. PAUL, Minn. — Firefighters on Tuesday battled a large
Under Pressure, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Forced to Fight Deforestation
RIO DE JANEIRO — A year ago, as fires engulfed the Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil reacted to criticism from abroad with indignation: “The Amazon is ours,” he said, arguing that the fate of the rainforest was for his
Iran’s nuclear facilities are mysteriously under attack
Black smoke rose as flames engulfed the Shahid Tondgooyan petrochemical plant in the Khuzestan province of Iran late Sunday afternoon. Hours earlier, more than 500 miles away, detonations rocked the basement of an old, nondescript home in a northern pocket
Iran Issues Death Sentence for Opposition Journalist
An Iranian opposition journalist who played an active role in widespread protests that engulfed the country in 2017 and 2018 has been sentenced to death, Iranian authorities said on Tuesday, months after he disappeared in neighboring Iraq and ended up
Jimmy Kimmel needs to apologize for blackface sketch, not take a vacation
Jimmy Kimmel needs to address the blackface controversy that’s engulfed him — and not by taking the summer off from “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” That’s the coward’s way out. Kimmel needs to apologize for the resurfaced blackface sketches that aired during
Mike Trout, Bryce Harper remind MLB team owners: ‘Tell us when and where’
With the 2020 MLB season engulfed in an abyss of stalled negotiations between team owners and the MLB Players Assn., it appears players are keen to remind Commissioner Rob Manfred they’re ready to play. Several players, including Angels star Mike
Sprawling Protest Movement Treads Line Between Justice Agenda and Chaos
MINNEAPOLIS — With the Third Police Precinct headquarters engulfed in flames, a cathartic release swept through the streets of Minneapolis’s South Side Thursday night. Some people danced to Beyoncé, others passed out beer. Still others chanted: “No justice, no peace!
5.2 million more seek unemployment aid as US layoffs spread
The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck forced 5.2 million more people to seek unemployment benefits last week, the government reported Thursday. Roughly 22 million have sought jobless benefits in the past month
Record 22 million have sought US jobless aid since virus
The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck caused 5.2 million more people to seek unemployment benefits last week By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer April 16, 2020, 12:42 PM 3 min read 3
She Kept a Diary of China’s Epidemic. Now She Faces a Political Storm.
As Wuhan was engulfed by the coronavirus, the Chinese author Fang Fang worked late into the night, writing a daily chronicle of life and death in her home city that gave rise to a global pandemic. Her online diary, though
Driver dies after jet fuel tanker crash in Indianapolis
A truck driver has died 16 days after he was engulfed in flames when his tanker carrying jet fuel crashed and exploded on an Indianapolis highway ramp By The Associated Press March 7, 2020, 7:06 PM 1 min read INDIANAPOLIS