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A South Florida luxury condo project is planned for site where building collapse killed 98 people
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A Dubai-based developer plans to build a 12-story luxury condominium project on the South Florida site where a building collapsed in 2021, killing 98 people. DAMAC International said Tuesday that it planned to build The Delmore on the site where the Champlain...
This is what one family in Gaza returned home to after 15 months of war
BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) — The grove of orange, olive and palm trees that once stood in front of Ne’man Abu Jarad’s house was bulldozed away. The roses and jasmine flowers on the roof and in the garden, which he lovingly watered so his family could enjoy their fragrance, were also gone. ...
Truck carrying liquified petroleum gas explodes in central Pakistan, killing 5 people
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas caught fire and exploded overnight near an industrial area in central Pakistan, killing five people and injuring more than two dozen others, officials said Monday. The explosion in Multan, a city in the eastern Punjab...
Apartment building collapses in central Turkey, killing 2 people
ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescuers pulled the bodies of a 23-year-old woman and a man believed to be her husband from under a collapsed apartment building in central Turkey on Saturday, state-run media said. Three other people were rescued from the wreckage and were being treated in a...
At least 5 people are trapped after a building collapses in central Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A search and rescue operation was underway in central Turkey on Friday after a four-story building collapsed, trapping at least five people inside, officials said. The cause of the collapse in the city of Konya, some 260 kilometers (160 miles) south of the...
Trump sets out to erase Biden's legacy with pardons and orders immediately after taking office
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump began erasing Joe Biden's legacy immediately after taking office as the nation’s 47th president, pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and issuing a blizzard of executive orders that signal his desire to remake...
Strong earthquake in Taiwan injures 27 and causes scattered damage
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 10 kilometers...
DeSantis calls special session to implement Trump's immigration policies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling state lawmakers into a special session to help carry out President-elect Donald Trump's promises for a swift crackdown on immigration. But he's facing pushback from the legislature's Republican leaders, who have pledged their support...
AP PHOTOS: Amid charred neighborhoods, a handful of L.A. homes remain untouched
Rows of the remains of charred homes filled the Los Angeles landscape as flames engulfed entire neighborhoods. But among the crumbling walls, some homes stand untouched. Through a mixture of luck and building design, handfuls of houses in neighborhoods otherwise...
'Morrison Hotel' made famous by The Doors goes up in flames in LA
The former Morrison Hotel, made famous by The Doors and their 1970 album of the same name, was significantly damaged by a fire that erupted in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. The four-story building, which has been vacant more than a decade, burned for nearly two hours before more...
