A towering slab of rock broke from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall in a Brazilian lake Saturday. Dozens were injured.
Read more ...Biden, Obama among those to eulogize Senate titan Harry Reid at memorial service National News
"In a town obsessed with appearances, Harry had a real vanity deficit. He didn't like phonies. He didn't like grandstanding. He was proud of the fact that he didn't own a tuxedo," said Obama.
Read more ...Coast Guard issues new safety rules stemming from 2019 boat fire that killed 34 National News
The fire aboard the Conception off Santa Barbara marked the deadliest marine disaster in modern state history and led to criminal charges and calls for tougher regulations for small passenger boats.
Read more ...John Thune, No. 2 Senate GOP leader, announces he will seek reelection National News
The South Dakota Republican, a likely successor to Republican leader Mitch McConnell, says he will run for reelection in 2022, putting an end to the speculation about his political future.
Read more ...Considered the most powerful telescope in space, the James Webb telescope has completed its deployment process. It will still be five months before it will start picking up images.
Read more ...Turkmenistan's leader wants 'Gates of Hell' fire put out National News
The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country's most notable but infernal sights — a natural gas crater that has burned for decades.
Read more ...Kazakhstan's former anti-terror chief is arrested over protests National News
Karim Masimov has been arrested on charges of attempting to overthrow the government following violent protests that the president has blamed on foreign-backed terrorists.
Read more ...In Pakistan, 22 die in subfreezing temperatures as their cars are stuck in heavy snow National News
Most of the victims died of hypothermia, officials said, as overnight temperatures fell to 17.6 Fahrenheit amid heavy snowfall at Pakistan's mountain resort town of Murree.
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