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Hurricane-force winds anticipated in Ireland and UK as Storm Éowyn spirals in from Atlantic

Jan. 23, 2025 12:41 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for one of the most intense storms in decades, with forecasters warning of extremely rare hurricane-force winds and a danger to life. The national forecasters for Ireland and the U.K. both issued the most serious...

Today in History: January 30, Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi

Jan. 20, 2025 00:09 AM EST

Today is Thursday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2025. There are 335 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse (neh-too-RAHM’ gahd-SAY’), a...