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May 17, 2024

Army presents Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after he was wounded in Korean War

Earl Meyer, a 96-year-old Korean War veteran who was wounded in combat, received his Purple Heart medal after 73 years and a 'long fight with the U.S. Army.'

May 17, 2024

A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree

Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring its beloved community member Max the cat, bestowing the feline with an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree.

May 17, 2024

UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan from a UAE company

South Sudan is close to securing a loan of $13 billion from United Arab Emirates company Hamad Bin Khalifa Department of Projects, according to United Nations experts.

May 17, 2024

An unusual autumn freeze grips parts of South America, giving Chile its coldest May in 74 years

Chileans are experiencing their coldest autumn in over 70 years, with temperatures dipping near freezing in Santiago, as a sudden cold front from Antartica has gripped parts of South America.

May 17, 2024

A mayoral candidate and 5 other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico

Six people, including a mayoral candidate and a young girl, were killed in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas after gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally; two others were injured.

May 17, 2024

Canadian police link 4 women killed in the 1970s to dead American serial sex offender

Canadian police have linked the deaths of 4 women in the 1970s to now-deceased U.S. fugitive Gary Allen Srery, who hid in Canada from the 1970s to 1990s.

May 17, 2024

Croatia gets new government with a far-right party included ahead of European parliamentary vote

Lawmakers in Croatia have voted into office a new government, which now includes hard-right party Homeland Movement, ahead of the EU's parliamentary election next month.

May 17, 2024

Senegal's new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country

Senegal's new PM Ousmane Sonko, who was released from jail weeks prior to this year's presidential election and drove his party to victory, has criticized France's military presence in the country.

May 17, 2024

Slovakia's prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious condition

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and has undergone another operation after being shot multiple times earlier this week in the town of Handlova.

May 17, 2024

In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing 'Megalopolis' and why he has no regrets

Francis Ford Coppola spent $120 million of his own money to make 'Megalopolis,' selling part of his winery business to help finance the passion project he has been pondering for years.