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June 18, 2024

New Mexico village evacuated as quick-moving wildfires close in

Residents of Ruidoso, New Mexico, were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires rapidly encroached on the 7,000-resident village in the Land of Enchantment's south.

June 18, 2024

Muslim pilgrims complete this year's Hajj as deadly triple-digit temps sear Mecca

Muslim pilgrims have completed the Hajj, a religious rite of passage marked this year by scorching heat in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and the deaths of dozens from sunstroke.

June 18, 2024

Thailand's Senate approves historic bill legalizing same-sex marriages

Thailand’s Senate approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law.

June 18, 2024

Former Oregon nurse faces 44 assault charges for stealing fentanyl, replacing IV drips with water

Dani Marie Schofield, a former nurse at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Oregon, was arrested for stealing fentanyl from patients' IV drips and replacing it with tap water.

June 18, 2024

Record number of NATO members reach defense spending goal as Ukraine war persists

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said 23 of NATO's 32 member states are hitting the alliance's goal of spending at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense.

June 17, 2024

Conservative Austrian chancellor to stay in coalition with left-wing Greens despite controversial vote

Conservative Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will remain in a coalition with the Greens, despite their environment minister's vote favoring the controversial Nature Restoration plan.

June 17, 2024

Greece denies report alleging coast guard's widespread abuse of migrants

Greece denied Monday a new report alleging its coast guard of brutal treatment of migrants who arrived on the nation's shores, including conduct that reportedly triggered 43 drownings.

June 17, 2024

64 missing, at least 11 dead, after 2 shipwrecks off Italian coast

64 people have been reported missing at sea and 11 others dead following two shipwrecks off Italy's southern coast, agencies said Monday.

June 17, 2024

NASA gets Voyager 1 back online from 15 billion miles away after technical problem

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is back online following a technical malfunction. It is over 15 billion miles away from Earth, transmitting data in interstellar space.

June 17, 2024

Education Dept finds CUNY, Michigan failed to assess if Israel-Hamas protests created hostile environment

The Education Department found the University of Michigan and the City University of New York didn't adequately investigate campus incidents in response to the Israel-Hamas war.