[ad_1] ATHENS, Greece — An earthquake swarm near the island of Santorini is gradually declining a month after it began, Greek scientists monitoring the phenomenon said Monday. The undersea shocks — sometimes recorded only minutes apart — led thousands of residents and workers to flee the famed clifftop towns of Santorini as well as the…
[ad_1] Nathan Chen, Nancy Kerrigan and Peggy Fleming are among a bevy of figure skaters added to the cast of a benefit event this weekend in Washington, D.C., for victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport. Olympic hopeful Isabeau Levito and reigning ice dancing world champions Madison Chock and Evan…
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. — Nurses at Providence’s eight Oregon hospitals approved new contracts on Monday after over six weeks of strikeending what the state nurses union has described as the largest health care strike in state history. Providence and hospital nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association union reached the tentative agreement last week, after…
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY — Three American women were found dead over the weekend in a beach resort in Belize, police said Monday, and officials were investigating the deaths as possible drug overdoses. Belize police identified the women as 23-year-old Kaoutar Naqqad, 24-year-old Imane Mallah and 26-year-old Wafae El-Arar, who were staying at the Royal Kahal…
[ad_1] NEW YORK — In an era where popular music is fluid, it is easy to forget the listening world was not always so open. Unless, of course, Roberta Flack’s career is closely examined. Flack, whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential…
[ad_1] Santa Ana, Calif. —- The lawyer for a Southern California judge acknowledged Monday that his client fired the deadly shot that killed his wife but contended it was an accident. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson sat in the courtroom about 10 miles (16 kilometers) away from where he previously presided over criminal…
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday repeatedly emphasized any agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war must contain security guarantees for long-term peace in the region. “This peace must not mean a surrender of Ukraine,” Macron said. “It must not mean a ceasefire without guarantees. This peace must allow for Ukrainian sovereignty and allow Ukraine…
[ad_1] Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas NEW YORK — Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States…
[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers are moving on from longtime linebacker Shaq Thompson. The Panthers informed Thompson, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent, that they will not be re-signing him. Thompson is expected to pursue other options in free agency. The 30-year-old has been with the Panthers for a decade,…
[ad_1] MILWAUKEE — Missy Vraney and Kristin Westphal didn’t go to Marquette. Neither did any of their relatives. Yet their family tradition of attending Golden Eagles basketball games spans generations. “Whenever our uncle couldn’t go, our dad would take one of us and just kind of alternate,” Vraney recalls. They’re still supporting the school regularly…
