The National Weather Service called it “super fog” — a combination of thick smoke from fires in marshy wetlands of south Louisiana and the fog that often hangs thick in the air on cool, windless mornings.It was a deadly combination this week. Smoke spreading through the region from a ...
UDINE, Italy (AP) — Udinese fired Andrea Sottil on Tuesday after going winless in the opening nine rounds of Serie A.The Friuli club is third from the bottom with six points from six draws, including a 1-1 result at home with Lecce on Monday.Udinese has been in the top division uninterrupted ...
ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta has temporarily closed three of its more than 30 fire stations because of truck breakdowns and a shortage of firefighters.Atlanta Fire Rescue Chief Roderick Smith told a City Council committee of the closures on Monday.Smith told the committee that the ...
Two people were arrested after police say one man fired a shot into the air and another pepper-sprayed pro-Palestinian demonstrators near an Israel solidarity event in ChicagoĢƵ northern suburbs.The episode took place Sunday evening around a banquet hall in Skokie, where about 1,000 people ...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 16 people were killed Monday when a boat caught fire on the Congo River, local officials said.The boat was carrying fuel and was on its way to the city of Mbandaka from the eastern part of the capital, Kinshasa, said Papy Epiana, the provincial deputy. At least ...
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Fans decked in red streamed into the Lahainaluna High School football stadium, snacking on nachos and venison chili, bopping to the high school bandĢƵ rendition of “Sweet Caroline,” and exchanging long hugs with neighbors and classmates.It was homecoming, and for ...