JOHANNESBURG, April 29 (Reuters) – A South African court on Wednesday ordered the youngest son of Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe to pay a large fine and said he would be deported for pointing a toy gun at someone and breaking immigration laws. Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, believed to be in his late 20s, and another …
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Want to see the Liberty Bell this semi-quincentennial but don’t have the time or cheese for a pilgrimage to Philadelphia? Have no fear: Chances are, there’s one at a state Capitol, museum or even a fire station near you. It won’t be the original, but it’ll be a dead ringer. For …
ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 14-36-41-47-66, Mega Ball: 15 (fourteen, thirty-six, forty-one, forty-seven, sixty-six, Mega Ball: fifteen Estimated jackpot: $163 million Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photos You Should See – April …
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court examines on Wednesday moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to strip humanitarian protections from hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, part of his signature immigration crackdown. The justices will hear arguments in the administration’s appeals of rulings by federal judges in New York and …
BERLIN (AP) — A barge carrying a humpback whale that’s been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March has begun its journey toward the North Sea hundreds of kilometers (miles) away. If everything works out, the whale will eventually find its way home to the Atlantic Ocean. Nicknamed Timmy by German media, the whale …
The search has been suspended for five missing crew members of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon, authorities said Wednesday. Six people were aboard the 145-foot ship, called the Mariana. Divers on April 21 recovered one crew member’s body from the overturned ship. “We are deeply saddened …
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s national rial currency hit a record low Wednesday of 1.8 million to $1 as a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel still holds. The rial had remained stable for weeks during the war, which began Feb. 28, in part because there was little trading or imports coming into the …
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the public good by the week’s end, as a massive legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect. It’s a long-awaited decision for thousands of families impacted by the opioid crisiswhich has been linked to an estimated …
A German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his pants and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family vacation, German police said Monday. The 57-year-old man was watching the snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, a popular beach holiday destination on the Red Sea, in early April. …
4 months ago Senior Iran politician renews threat to Bab el-Mandeb strait Alaaeddin Boroujerdi, Deputy Head of the National Security Committee, warned Tuesday that Iran could retaliate in kind for the U.S. military blockade of its ports, which has seen interdictions and the seizure of some vessels. He claimed its forces could “easily respond to …