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August 8, 2023

NBC, ABC, CBS newscasts ignore Gold Star families' testimony on Kabul attack

The ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts all ignored a congressional forum with Gold Star families of U.S. troops killed during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.

August 8, 2023

Woman hospitalized after rare shark attack at New York beach: officials

Rockaway Beach, in Queens, New York City, is closed Tuesday after an "extremely rare" shark attack left a female swimmer in critical condition.

August 8, 2023

Brazil, other Amazon rainforest countries to meet for the first time in 14 years over environmental threats

Countries surrounding the Amazon rainforest, such as Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia, are meeting for the first time in over a decade to discuss protection measures.

August 8, 2023

Colombia's most wanted drug kingpin faces sentencing in US

The elusive boss of Colombia's notorious Gulf Clan group, Dairo Antonio Úsuga, also known as Otoniel, faces sentencing in New York following his arrest in 2021.

August 8, 2023

Man arrested in London after stabbing near British Museum

Police in London have taken a man into custody Tuesday following a stabbing that unfolded near the British Museum, a popular tourist attraction.

August 8, 2023

Divers recover black box of Australian army helicopter that crashed and caused 4 deaths

A black box containing flight data and cockpit voice recordings of a wrecked Australian army helicopter has been recovered. Four people died after the aircraft crashed at sea in July.

August 8, 2023

To honor 'heroic' crews killed on 9/11, former flight attendant will push a beverage cart 300 miles

Paul Veneto, a retired United Airlines flight attendant, will push a beverage cart for 300 miles from New Jersey to Pennsylvania to honor flight crews killed on Sept. 11, 2001.

August 7, 2023

Teen boy killed, woman injured on French amusement park ride: report

A teenage boy died and a woman was seriously injured after they fell off an amusement park ride in France during high winds. They fell about 180 feet, according to reports.

August 7, 2023

Argentines ask patron saint of work for jobs as economy tanks, elections loom

Argentines lined up Monday morning in their yearly pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Cayetano, asking the patron saint of work for economic relief.

August 7, 2023

Haitians march on Port-au-Prince by the thousands as gang violence fatigue boils over

Thousands of Haitians descended on Port-au-Prince on Monday in protest of ongoing gang violence that has consumed daily life across much of the Caribbean nation.