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April 10, 2024

7 children injured, 1 seriously, in West Virginia school bus crash

Seven reportedly elementary-age children were injured Wednesday morning in a West Virginia school bus crash. One of the students was seriously injured and will require surgery.

April 10, 2024

Guatemala's president issues natural disaster declaration as 44 forest fires rage on

Guatemala’s president Bernardo Arévalo has issued a natural disaster declaration as 44 forest fires burn across the country; claims 80% of blazes were set by humans.

April 10, 2024

Switzerland lays out new 'too big to fail' rules in wake of Credit Suisse banking turmoil last year

Following last year's woes at Credit Suisse, the Swiss government announced plans Wednesday to bolster its 'too big to fail' rules; the measures are aimed at protecting taxpayers and the economy.

April 10, 2024

Lebanese national sanctioned over alleged Hamas links found dead near Beirut

Mohammad Srour, a 57-year-old Lebanese national with reported links to Hamas and Hezbollah, has been found dead after having gone missing for a week.

April 10, 2024

Vermont's 'alternative, progressive' Goddard College to close

Goddard College, a small, private institution in Plainfield, Vermont, is closing next month amid a continued decline in enrollment and ensuing financial woes.

April 10, 2024

Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives

In the last fiscal year, 50,000 unaccompanied minors from Guatemala were recorded by border authorities; many youths would rather take risks to enter the U.S. than stay 'where they see no future.'

April 10, 2024

EU lawmakers approve an overhaul of migration law, hoping to deprive the far right of votes

A major revamp of the bloc's migration laws was approved by European Union lawmakers on Wednesday, in hopes of ending division over how to manage the entry of people without authorization.

April 10, 2024

Switzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day

Switzerland will host an international conference from June 15-16 that will draw top government figures in order to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine; more than 100 countries will be invited.

April 10, 2024

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says 3 of his sons were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza

Three sons of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' top political leader, were killed Wednesday in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli airstrike; his sons are among the most high-profile figures killed so far in the war.

April 10, 2024

Unlicensed North Dakota daycare operator sentenced to 19 years in baby's death

Patricia Wick of Jamestown, North Dakota, has been sentenced to about 19 years in prison in connection with the death of a baby at an unlicensed daycare she operated.