Largest container ship hits East Coast as ports see surge
<p>BAYONNE, N.J. — With the sun gleaming off the Manhattan skyline in the distance, the massive ship passed slowly underneath the Bayonne Bridge on...
Former Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic detained in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian police detained former Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic on Wednesday after Croatia issued an international arrest warrant when he didn't...
UN urges more vaccines for Africa, with only 2 percent now
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called for accelerated availability of coronavirus vaccines for Africa on Wednesday, expressing concern that the continent has...
Solicitor seeking expert opinions on SC jail death reports
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prosecutor says she is pursuing outside opinions after reviewing official reports on the January jail death of a...
Freaked by cicada swarms? You could just stick a fork in ’em
NEW YORK — Cicadas are poised to infest whole swaths of American backyards this summer. Maybe it's time they invaded your kitchen.
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Report: Colonial confirms it paid $4.4M to pipeline hackers
<p>The operator of the nation's largest fuel pipeline confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems,...
Hundreds in California line up for blooming ‘corpse flower’
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Residents of a San Francisco Bay Area city flocked to an abandoned gas station to get a whiff of a corpse...
US tips prompt German raids over child abuse images
<p>BERLIN — German authorities searched more than 40 apartments and other buildings in Berlin on Wednesday in connection with the spread of child abuse...
US cervical cancers fall but other sex-related cancers rise
<p>Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds,...
Student’s arrest for racist post sparks free speech debate
The arrest of a Connecticut high school student accused of posting racist comments about a Black classmate on social media is being supported by...