VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, who has been using a wheelchair because of a bad knee, is going ahead with plans to visit Canada this summer so he can apologize in person for abuse suffered by Indigenous people at the hands of the Catholic Church.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, reported on Thursday it handled over 13.6 million passengers in the first three months of 2022 – more than double last year’s number in a clear sign that a long-awaited travel revival has reached the global aviation hub.
BERLIN – Three passengers on a regional train in Germany overpowered an Iraq-born man who wounded five people with a knife on Friday, authorities said. The train was traveling near the western city of Aachen when the man began attacking fellow passengers “randomly and arbitrarily,” state interior minister Herbert Reul said, according to the news agency dpa.
The federal government said Thursday that artificial intelligence technology to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending a warning to employers that the commonly used hiring tools could violate civil rights laws.
Severe storms blamed for 2 deaths in South Dakota, Minnesota SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Strong winds and possible tornadoes caused widespread damage in parts of the Midwest on Thursday, leaving two more people dead.
LONDON – The name “FIFA” can bring to mind images of the World Cup and soccer’s greatest players, such as Pele, Zinedine Zidane or Lionel Messi. The acronym for the sport’s governing body might also remind some of shameless bribery and corruption.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – At least 38 people have been rescued and 11 bodies found as the U.S. Coast Guard scoured the open waters northwest of Puerto Rico on Friday via boat, plane and helicopter in a bid to find more survivors after a boat carrying suspected migrants capsized.
Get ready for a sky spectacle this weekend. A “super flower blood moon” lunar eclipse will be coming to the night sky on Sunday. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the full moon and the sun.
BEIJING – Shanghai will try again to reopen in a few days after it has eliminated COVID-19 transmission among the general population as the outbreak in China’s largest city subsides, an official said Friday.
Maggie and Mike McKinney, their pets and a friend sought refuge in a bathroom of their home in Florida’s Panhandle on Oct. 10, 2018 with three shot glasses and a bottle of Irish whiskey.