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March 1, 2023

Piece of long-lost SS Savannah wreckage likely found on NY Fire Island shore

A piece of the SS Savannah — which broke apart more than 200 years ago — was likely found on a New York shoreline following the impact of Tropical Storm Ian last fall.

March 1, 2023

Mexican president accuses chief justice of being soft on crime

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused the chief justice of the nation's Supreme Court, Norma Piña, of promoting rulings favoring criminal suspects.

March 1, 2023

Argentina suspends poultry exports after detecting 1st case of bird flu

Poultry exports have halted in Argentina after the country detected its first case of bird flu in the industry. Most of its previous cases came from wild birds.

March 1, 2023

Students stranded after hotel accidentally shreds 42 passports: report

The lodge did not seem to provide an answer as to why it destroyed the dozens of passports left in its care by the traveling British students while on their ski trip.

March 1, 2023

Virgin Islands' former top cop makes public plea after US swim champ found dead

The former commissioner of the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department is asking the public to come forward with tips as crime plagues the tropical paradise.

March 1, 2023

When a bear attacks, don't 'push a slower friend down,' National Park Service says

The National Park Service issued a humorous warning about bear attacks and prompted a back-and-forth on Twitter after urging parkgoers not to abandon their "slower" friends.

March 1, 2023

Award-winning broadcaster Michèle Montas claims Haitians must be part of the answer to the country's violence

Michèle Montas, a Haitian broadcaster from New York, claims Haitians should be part of the answer to the country's violence. She claims foreign aid efforts largely failed.

March 1, 2023

Wife of officer murdered in St. Louis BLM riots says DA Kim Gardner to blame: 'Criminals get more rights'

The wife of slain police captain David Dorn spoke out against embattled St. Louis District Attorney Kimberly Gardner, saying she bears responsibility for her husband's killing.

March 1, 2023

Solo woman first to ride across Africa on an electric motorcycle

Sinje Gottwald, a tech professional from Germany, became the first person to drive the length of Africa on an electric motorcycle during a 124-day solo journey.

February 28, 2023

Peruvian man found with 800-year-old mummy he called his 'spiritual girlfriend'

A Peruvian man was stopped by police while carrying a 600 to 800 year old mummy around in a food delivery bag, according to the country's Ministry of Culture.