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Heavy rains kill child in Dominican Republic, damage thousands of homes

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Heavy rains in the Dominican Republic killed a 2-year-old child, damaged thousands of homes and caused power outages on Wednesday, forcing officials to suspend classes at some public and private schools. Forecasters noted that 12 inches (30 centimetres) of rain fell in some areas in less than 24 hours. “There is no storm drainage system that can withstand that anywhere in the world,” President Luis Abinader said.

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Published 4 hours ago

Heavy rains kill child in Dominican Republic, damage thousands of homes

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Heavy rains in the Dominican Republic killed a 2-year-old child, damaged thousands of homes and caused power outages on Wednesday, forcing officials to suspend…
Matthew Perry poses for a portrait in New York on February 17, 2015. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP, File)
Published 49 minutes ago

‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling actor Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023. …
Flames rise from an Israeli airstrike in Beirut suburbs in Lebanon on March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Published 8 hours ago

Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The United States demanded Wednesday that Iran immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed the waterway in response to Israeli attacks against the…
A woman stands at a destroyed apartment on a building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Published 6 hours ago

At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut; Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz in response

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Israeli war with Iran. …
Women attend a rally calling for the end of the US blockade against the island nation in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
April 7, 2026

Hundreds of Cuban women rally against US energy blockade as crisis deepens

HAVANA (AP) — Hundreds of Cuban women gathered Tuesday in Havana to decry a US energy embargo and other measures imposed by US President Donald Trump that are strangling the Caribbean island. The…
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
April 7, 2026

US, Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war. Its statement said it would negotiate with the United States in Islamabad beginning Friday. “It is…
A Delta Airlines jetliner taxis to a runway for take off from Denver International Airport, March 20, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
April 7, 2026

Delta joins growing list of US airlines raising checked bag fees as jet fuel costs soar

Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday that it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of United States carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East. …
A 12-year-old boy plays with his personal phone outside school, in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, FIle)
April 7, 2026

Turkey’s parliament debates bill to restrict access to social media for children under 15

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish lawmakers kicked off a debate Tuesday on a draft law package that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, making Turkey the latest country…
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on July 7.
Published 23 hours ago

Antiguans to elect new government on April 30

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne Tuesday night named April 30 as the date for general elections in Antigua, urging supporters to give his ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour…