UK's new Labour government unveils overhaul of workers' rights

LONDON (AP) — Britain's new Labour government unveiled Thursday a slew of new rights for millions of workers, including more generous rules for sick pay and parental leave and major restrictions on certain employment practices such as fire and rehire — a package of measures described by...

Fire at noted huge Brutalist block in Moscow leaves 2 dead

MOSCOW (AP) — Two people died in a fire at one of the Russian capital's most notable buildings, a gargantuan Brutalist apartment block that viewers have likened to a toppled skyscraper, emergency officials said Thursday. The nighttime fire broke out in the so-called Dom Korabl...

UN official says Israeli fire has wounded two peacekeepers in Lebanon

El Salvador says 2 of its migrants, one a 17 year-old, died when Mexican soldiers opened fire

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of El Salvador said Wednesday that two of its migrants, including a 17 year-old, died when two Mexican soldiers opened fire on the truck they were riding in last week. Another underage migrant, an 11-year-old Egyptian girl, also died in the...

A Georgia county official dies after giving testimony about a hazardous chemical plant fire

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia county official died after he collapsed at the state Capitol following testimony he gave during a hearing about a chemical plant fire. Kenny Johnson, the Rockdale County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor, testified on Tuesday alongside...

Small town in Thailand hold mass cremation for 23 who died in a school trip bus fire

LAN SAK, Thailand (AP) — Mourners wept and monks prayed at a cremation ceremony Tuesday in a small town in central Thailand for 23 young students and teachers who died in last week’s bus fire on a school field trip. A large cremation site was set up close to the temple in Lan Sak...

Firefighters still on hand more than a week after start of trash fire in Maine

ORRINGTON, Maine (AP) — It's going to take about two weeks to remove smoldering debris from a Maine town's trash incinerator after a fire burned in the waste for a week, officials said Tuesday. Firefighters have been stationed continuously at the trash incinerator, which was...

North Dakota wildfire victim was about to return home to South Africa for the birth of his daughter

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A South African man who died due to a North Dakota wildfire over the weekend was planning to return to his wife within weeks in time for the birth of their first child. Nicolaas van Eeden, 26, died Saturday due to smoke inhalation after he was driving home to...

Critical locked gate overlooked in investigation of Maui fire evacuation

The state attorney general’s latest report on the deadly 2023 Lahaina wildfire flagged various locked gates that blocked people trying to flee as flaws in Maui’s evacuation planning. Yet a padlocked gate where the largest cluster of Lahaina wildfire fatalities occurred was not...

Today in History: October 8, the Great Chicago Fire breaks out

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 8, the 282nd day of 2024. There are 84 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began; more than 300 people died and more than 17,000 structures were destroyed during the three-day blaze. ...