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Egypt says archeologists uncover 20 ancient coffins in Luxor
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry says archeologists have uncovered at least 20 ancient wooden coffins in the southern city of Luxor. A brief statement from the ministry says Tuesday says archeologists found the coffins in the Asasif Necropolis. The necropolis, located in the ancient town of West Thebes, includes tombs dating back...
Pack of handsome wild dogs debuts at Bronx Zoo
A pack of handsome brothers is getting settled at New York’s Bronx Zoo. The foxlike wild dogs — called dholes (dohlz) — were born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in 2016. The trio, named Roan, Apollo and Kito, have brownish-red coats dappled with white markings, and bushy tails....
Russia moves to fill void left by U.S. in northern Syria
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey — Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government and Turkish forces. At the same time, tensions grew within NATO as Turkey defied growing condemnation of its invasion from its Western allies....
7-story building collapses in Brazil; 1 dead, others trapped
RIO DE JANEIRO — A seven-story building collapsed Tuesday in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, killing at least one person and leaving others trapped under the debris, officials said. Authorities in the city of 2.6 million inhabitants in the country’s northeast said some of the people trapped are communicating with...
Google debuts Pixel 4 phone, wireless earbuds with AIVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Google unveiled a new Pixel smartphone and other hardware devices Tuesday, all aimed at getting people even more dependent on its artificial-intelligence services. The Pixel 4 phone promises to respond to AI queries even faster than before, while a home Wi-Fi system is getting the AI features...
Indiana fire kills nearly 2,000 competitive racing pigeons
WANATAH, Ind. — A fire at a northern Indiana facility has killed nearly 2,000 racing pigeons from around the world that were housed there for a race. Hoosier Loft owners Jim and Kelly Ward say the fire swept through the loft late Saturday or early Sunday in the LaPorte County...
Afghan officials: Military chopper crashes, killing 7
KABUL, Afghanistan — Officials say an Afghan army helicopter has crashed in northern Balkh Province, leaving at least seven army personnel, including the crew members, dead. Mohammad Afzel Hadid, head of the provincial council in Balkh, says that Tuesday’s late afternoon crash was the result of a technical problem on...
France to legalize in vitro fertilization for lesbians, single women
PARIS — France’s lower house of parliament is expected to approve a bill that would give single women and lesbian couples legal access to in vitro fertilization, egg freezing and fertility medication. The assisted reproduction measures are part of a broader bioethics bill scheduled for a vote Tuesday at the...
Decomposed corpse found in manhole in Manhattan
NEW YORK — Police say a utility worker has discovered a decomposed corpse inside a manhole near Columbus Circle in Manhattan. The New York Police Department says the grisly discovery was made around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday at West 58th Street and Eighth Avenue. The area is near Central Park...
Prince William, Kate kick off 5-day Pakistan tourVideo
ISLAMABAD — Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate kicked off a five-day tour of Pakistan on Tuesday amid much fanfare and tight security. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan. They were scheduled to attend a cultural event later in...
20-year-old arrested for having McLovin fake ID in bar
Note to self: If trying to use a fake ID, don’t pick one famously known as being fake. Daniel Alfredo Burleson, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, might have been better off with that sage advice. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports Burleson was arrested Friday for possessing a fake ID. But...
German man suspected of drowning elderly mother in well
BERLIN — Authorities in Germany say they’ve arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of killing his mother by drowning her in a well. Police and prosecutors in Muenster said Tuesday that an autopsy showed the 79-year-old woman suffered head injuries before she was dropped in the well in June. Chief...
UN says 160,000 refugees flee Turkish advanceVideo
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey — The U.N. humanitarian aid coordinator says at least 160,000 civilians in northeastern Syria have been displaced amid Turkish-led military operations against Kurdish fighters. Spokesman Jens Laerke of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says most of the displacement has taken place from the towns of...
Australia deports woman to Vietnam over smuggled pork
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia for the first time has canceled a tourist’s visa over undeclared food as the country tries to keep itself free of African swine fever. The 45-year-old woman who arrived at Sydney International Airport on Saturday had undeclared food in her luggage including 10 pounds of pork,...
Porsche SUV plunges onto train tracks, burns; 2 teens dieVideo
PEARL RIVER, N.Y. — A Porsche SUV plummeted off an overpass onto train tracks below, where it burst into flames, killing two teenagers and sending a third to a hospital with serious injuries. The Porsche fell from Route 304 in Pearl River, N.Y., on Sunday afternoon after a crash involving...
Sanders pledges 20% worker stake in sweeping governance overhaul
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed sweeping changes to U.S. corporate governance that would give workers 20% ownership in public companies and the right to elect 45% of their directors, while expanding the government’s power to stop mergers. The 2020 Democratic presidential contender’s “corporate accountability plan” proposes to restore the...
Giant pumpkin weighing nearly 1 ton sets California record
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A Northern California pumpkin hobbyist has won first place at the 46th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh Off, setting a record for the largest in California. Leonardo Urena of Napa won $15,000 Monday when his pumpkin logged 2,175 pounds. Weigh-off spokesman Timothy Beeman says...
Texas officer charged with murder, resigns after shooting black womanVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door was charged with murder on Monday after resigning from the force. Aaron Dean, 34, was booked...
Trump orders Turkey sanctions; U.S. scrambles for Syria exitVideo
WASHINGTON — Targeting Turkey’s economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions Monday aimed at restraining the Turks’ assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria — an assault Turkey began after Trump announced he was moving U.S. troops out of the way. Meanwhile, the Americans were scrambling for Syria’s exits, a...
Jayme Closs: 1 year after abduction, I’m feeling stronger
BARRON, Wis. — The Wisconsin girl whose parents were fatally shot before she was kidnapped and held captive for 88 days before escaping from her abductor said she’s feeling stronger every day and is thankful for the kindness and concern expressed to her from people all over the country in...
Firefighters finishing containment of California wildfiresVideo
LOS ANGELES — Firefighters are dousing remaining smoldering areas from a destructive wildfire that raged along the northern edge of Los Angeles last week. The Los Angeles Fire Department says containment of the approximately 12-square-mile fire is at 43% Monday. Updated assessments lowered the number of destroyed structures to 17...
Construction platform fails, leaving worker dangling in air
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Authorities say two workers on a construction platform in New Jersey were rescued after it failed and left one worker briefly dangling by his safety rope in midair. No injuries were reported Monday morning. The platform holding the workers was about six floors up when it...
Dangerous search on for 1 missing after New Orleans hotel collapse
Rescue workers and search dogs moved gingerly through a dangerously unstable, partially collapsed hotel in New Orleans on Monday in a risky search for the only person still missing after the structure partially collapsed . Two people are known to have died in the Saturday disaster and more than 20...
Texas officer faces questions after killing woman at home
FORT WORTH, Texas — A white police officer who fatally shot a 28-year-old black woman inside her Texas home was set to be interviewed by investigators Monday as questions and outrage grow over the shooting. The Fort Worth Police Department said officers responded about 2:25 a.m. Saturday after a neighbor...
Pope’s bodyguard resigns over new financial leaks scandal
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s latest leaks scandal claimed its first victim Monday, as Pope Francis’ chief bodyguard resigned over the leak of a Vatican police flyer identifying five employees who were suspended as part of a financial investigation. The Vatican said its police chief, 57-year-old Domenico Giani, bore no...
