Gunshots and then a fire at a suburban Philadelphia home leave 2 officers wounded, 6 people missing

Gunshots and then a fire at a suburban Philadelphia home leave 2 officers wounded, 6 people missing

EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) — At least six people were unaccounted for following a fire at a home that started after two police officers were called there and wounded by gunfire Wednesday, authorities said.“Our fear is there may be multiple people inside that home who have died,” Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. “We

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Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It’s taking residents’ livelihoods, too

Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It’s taking residents’ livelihoods, too

MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the fall of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of it has deterred Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living growing melons, pumpkins and tomatoes on farms around the Aral Sea. Bayniyazova, 50, has spent most of her life near Muynak, in northwestern

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US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops

US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops

BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is responsible for “directly planning and participating in attacks” on American troops in the region, the U.S. military said Wednesday.The precision blast hit a main thoroughfare in

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Pakistan votes for a new parliament as militant attacks surge and jailed leader’s party cries foul

Pakistan votes for a new parliament as militant attacks surge and jailed leader’s party cries foul

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistanis braved cold winter weather and the threat of violence to vote for a new parliament Thursday a day after twin bombings claimed at least 30 lives in the worst election-related violence ahead of the contested elections.Tens of thousands of police and paramilitary forces have been deployed at polling stations to ensure

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