Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the 26,775-foot summit with her partner Jim Morrison when she fell off the mountain, according to the company that organized the expedition.
Read more ...Floridians in the hurricane's path don't need to go far to get to safety, mayors say National News
St. Petersburg and Tampa are preparing for what could be their first direct hit by a major hurricane in over a century. Officials there are urging people to comply with evacuation orders immediately.
Read more ...A Navy nuclear engineer and his wife enter new guilty pleas in submarine-secrets case National News
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe entered new guilty pleas in a case involving an alleged plot to sell secrets about nuclear-powered warships, a month after their previous plea agreements were rejected.
Read more ...Occupied regions of Ukraine vote to join Russia in staged referendums National News
The so-called referendums — which Ukraine, the U.S. and others have denounced as shams — are widely viewed as an initial Kremlin move toward formal Russian annexation of the territories.
Read more ...This is what NASA's spacecraft saw just seconds before slamming into an asteroid National News
NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday night. These are the final images it captured as it hurtled toward the rocky surface.
Read more ...Cuba approves same-sex marriage in a referendum National News
Cubans have approved a sweeping "family law" code that will allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as redefining rights for children and grandparents, officials said.
Read more ...Shakira will face a tax-fraud trial in Spain National News
A judge approved a trial for the Colombian pop singer, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities.
Read more ...Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen accuses Hans Niemann of cheating National News
The scandal has been the talk of the chess world this month. Interest exploded last week after Carlsen resigned from a match against Niemann after making only one move.
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