Missing windsurfer from Space Coast is second Florida death from Idalia
A windsurfer who went missing off Florida’s Space Coast the day after Hurricane Idalia made landfall last week has been declared the state’s second death from the Category 3 storm. #press
Democrat Gabe Amo one win away from being 1st person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress
For generations, the political face of Rhode Island was often Italian or Irish American. #press
A South Korean maker of auto seating parts will build a $35 million factory in Georgia, hiring 300
A South Korean maker of automotive seating will build a $35 million factory in eastern Georgia to supply a new Hyundai Motor Group plant outside Savannah. #press
Judge orders Texas to move a large floating barrier to the riverbank of the Rio Grande by Sept. 15
A federal judge has ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande by Sept. 15. #press
WA’s carbon-pricing auctions collect nearly $1.5 billion as allowances reach record price
Business leaders and a group that advocated for Washington's carbon allowance market now want to get millions of dollars back into the hands of Washingtonians. #press
Renton sculpture honors workers on Labor Day
Phillip Levine’s 1982 bronze sculpture “Interface” at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park in Renton has a new theme from its “statue stylist group.” #press
Owner of collapsed Iowa building that killed 3 people files lawsuit blaming engineering company
The owner of an Iowa apartment building that collapsed in May has filed a lawsuit blaming an engineering company for not warning the building was structurally unsound and that... #press
Manchester United, America’s Car-Mart fall; Insmed, Brady rise, Tuesday, 9/5/2023
Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Tuesday: Manchester United, America’s Car-Mart fall; Insmed, Brady rise. #press
Information theft is on the rise. People are particularly vulnerable after natural disasters
Information theft is on the rise. #press
GOP Sen. McConnell’s health episodes show no evidence of strokes or seizures, Capitol physician says
The U.S. Capitol physician says Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s health episodes show no evidence of strokes or seizures. #press
A three-judge panel has blocked Alabama’s congressional districts, ordering new lines drawn
A three-judge panel has blocked Alabama’s new congressional map after lawmakers failed to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested... #press
Activist detained in Hong Kong partially won appeal over recognition of overseas same-sex marriage
An activist detained in Hong Kong has partially won his appeal seeking recognition for same-sex marriage registered overseas. #press
Cluster munition deaths in Ukraine pass Syria, fueling rise in a weapon the world has tried to ban
More than 300 people were killed by cluster munitions in Ukraine in 2022, surpassing Syria as the country with the highest number of deaths from the controversial weapons for the... #press
World War I memorials in France and Belgium are vying again to become UNESCO World Heritage sites
Belgium and France want the countless headstones, cemeteries and memorials from World War I recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites to make sure people stop and think about the... #press
A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly
The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism. #press
Officials use soccer to highlight climate worries in India’s ecologically fragile Ladakh region
A first of its kind “climate-friendly” soccer tournament is underway in India's remote desert region of Ladakh, an ecologically fragile territory where oxygen is thin and breathing is hard. #press
Fan ejected from US Open match after German player said the man used language from Hitler’s regime
A fan was ejected from a U.S. Open tennis match early Tuesday morning after German player Alexander Zverev complained the man used language from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. #press
An orangutan, chirping birds and a waterfall at Indonesian venue contrast to the pollution outside
Indonesia will welcome the leaders of fellow Asian countries with a captivating jungle scene of a two-story waterfall, chirping birds, wild orchids and even an orangutan in a tree. #press
China touts the benefits of its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative to Italy, which may end the agreement
China's foreign minister is seeking to sell his Italian counterpart on the benefits of leader Xi Jinping's signature “Belt and Road” initiative of Chinese-built and -funded infrastructure... #press
Two military officers are arrested in Congo for leading a protest crackdown that killed 43 people
Two high-ranking military officers in northeast Congo have been arrested for their involvement in a crackdown on protests that left 43 people dead and dozens more severely injured. #press