Louisa Akavi’s employer, the International Committee of the Red Cross, says it has received recent eyewitness reports suggesting she might be alive.
Author: Associated Press
Mexico sends 204 migrants, mostly families with underage children, back to Honduras
The National Migration Institute said Sunday that the migrants’ stay in Mexico was “irregular.”
Migrants break border gate, force their way from Guatemala to Mexico on way to U.S. border
The group of 350 pushed past police guarding the bridge and joined a larger group of about 2,000 migrants.
A 5-year-old was reportedly thrown from the third-floor balcony at Mall of America
Police in Bloomington tweeted that a 5-year-old child suffered injuries and was being treated at a hospital Friday. Police didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking details about the incident.
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Indonesia lifts tsunami warning triggered by strong Sulawesi island earthquake
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which was centered at a depth of 10.5 miles, had a magnitude of 6.8.
Sudan military arrest President Omar al-Bashir, oust him from power after 30-year rule
Two senior officials said the military had forced longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir to step down after 30 years in power.
Charles Van Doren, man at center of ’50s game show scandals, dies at 93
The central figure in the TV game show scandals of the late 1950s has died. Charles Van Doren was 93.
Japanese air force stealth fighter jet crashes in Pacific Ocean; pilot missing
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters the cause of the crash was not immediately known.
Tom Selleck, star of ‘Blue Bloods,’ Magnum, P.I.,’ writing memoir
In addition to “Magnum, P.I.” “Blue Bloods” and “Three Men and a Baby,” Selleck’s autobiography will document his life away from the camera.
John Oliver’s parody book among the ALA’s most ‘challenged’ works
Oliver’s book ranked No. 2 on the list of “challenged” books compiled by the American Library Association.