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A massive fire kills 9 people at a building under construction in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Nine people died Thursday in a massive fire in central Taiwan at a huge food-processing building that was under construction, news reports said. Video posted on social media showed a wall of dark gray smoke and orange flames billowing out of one end of the...
Farmers, business owners, fire survivors face uncertainty after $100B in disaster relief flounders
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — American farmers, small business owners and wildfire survivors are among those who will suffer if Congress cannot agree on a new spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan that included more than $100 billion in disaster aid. ...
Missouri man pleads guilty to arson fire that destroyed a church
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man could face up to 25 years in prison after admitting Thursday to setting a fire that destroyed a church. Christopher Scott Pritchard, 48, pleaded guilty in federal court to two charges for setting ablaze The Church of Jesus Christ of...
An arson attack targets a Montreal synagogue and a nearby Jewish office building is damaged
MONTREAL (AP) — A synagogue in a Montreal suburb was targeted in what police suspect was an arson attack early Wednesday, the second time the building in this Canadian city was hit by an incendiary device in little more than a year. Police said a nearby Jewish office building was...
Liberia's parliament building catches fire as anti-government protests enter a second day
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The parliament building in Liberia caught fire Wednesday and the country's president condemned the “wanton destruction,” even as no link was immediately confirmed to anti-government protests in the capital. The protests in the West African nation began...
Deadly violence in Nigeria linked to breakup of United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policies
A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze, according to United Methodist News Service. The news service said the reported violence on Sunday stemmed from a schism in the worldwide United...
3 children die in overnight trailer home fire in Clovis, New Mexico
CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — Three children have died in an overnight house fire south of Clovis. Five other people survived and were being treated at a Texas hospital, authorities said Sunday. Curry County investigators said emergency crews were dispatched to the home about 2:30 a.m....
Gunmen clash in a Libyan city and fires erupt at a nearby oil refinery
CAIRO (AP) — Clashes broke out Sunday between armed groups in a western Libyan city, trapping residents in their homes and causing fires in the country’s second largest oil refinery, officials said. The fighting in the coastal city of Zawiya, about 47 kilometers (about 30 miles)...
'Crown of Thorns' returns to Notre Dame Cathedral for public veneration
PARIS (AP) — An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” returned Friday to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, five years after it was saved from the flames of the medieval monument's devastating 2019 fire. The crown — a circular band of...
3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blaze
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — More than 3,700 residents were allowed to return to their Malibu homes on Thursday after calmer winds and rising humidity in Southern California helped firefighters battle a blaze that had forced thousands, including college students and celebrities, to evacuate earlier this...
