DOVER, Del. (AP) — Police dispatchers in Delaware’s capital city are being lauded for helping direct rescuers to a boat foundering in the English Channel thousands of miles away. Dispatchers for the city of Dover found themselves at the center of an international rescue effort last month after receiving a call from an Albanian man
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A train stationmaster was suspended Friday and faces disciplinary action after allegedly giving an order that would have placed two passenger trains on a head-on collision course on the same stretch of track on Athens’ suburban railway, Greece’s railway company said. The company, Hellenic Train, said another stationmaster at a different
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo on Friday convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt and sentenced them to death. The defendants, who also included a Briton, Belgian, Canadian and several Congolese, can appeal the verdict on charges that included terrorism, murder and criminal
BERLIN (AP) — German and Kenyan officials signed an agreement Friday in Berlin to promote the recruitment of skilled workers who can fill gaps in Germany’s labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who don’t have the right to stay in Germany. The agreement was signed during a visit to Germany by Kenyan
Moscow’s announcement Friday of expelling six British diplomats for alleged espionage has drawn a strong rebuke from the United Kingdom while also intensifying animosity between Russia and the West over the war in Ukraine . However, the six are but a small number in the history of Moscow-London acts of expulsion, which have a record
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. man who pleaded guilty to smuggling more than $1 million worth of marijuana, cocaine and heroin into Bermuda has been sentenced to seven years in prison. The accused, who is from Arizona, claimed he was manipulated into transporting the drugs that authorities discovered after he landed in
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth’s constant companion . Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as the full moon inches a little closer than usual, making it appear slightly bigger and brighter in the night sky. “I like to think
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A fresh wave of violence between rival gangs in one of the Haitian capital’s poorest neighborhoods was sparked by gunfire that broke out over a referee’s call during a soccer match, a pastor and newspaper said Friday. The awarding of a penalty kick in Wednesday’s championship match in the Cité Soleil
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight programs the Pentagon and White House are rolling out to improve the quality of life and early childhood education in the military. At Maxwell on Friday, Biden and Austin will visit a
NEW YORK (AP) — Jackson Lamb is an Englishman who solves mysteries, but he’s not your typically elegant, charming type. One clue is that he often passes gas, rather loudly. Lamb — portrayed by Gary Oldman — is the beating heart of Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses,” a critical darling that seems to have gained traction
