Jun. 17, 2024 07:00 AM EDT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — United States-born kitefoiler J.J. Rice, who was to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, has died in a diving accident. He was 18.
Rice’s father Darren Rice confirmed his son’s death Monday to the Matangi Tonga newspaper.
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May. 26, 2024 18:52 PM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A strong earthquake struck the South Pacific Island nation of Tonga on Monday, but there were no tsunami warnings or immediate reports of damage.
The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 when it hit at 9:47 a.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey...
