A large earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings in the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and depth of 10 kilometers, or just over 6 miles, was at the highest end of the seismic intensity scale. Japan’s Cabinet Office’s Disaster Management Division … Read more
Court documents say at least three suspects were involved in Sunday’s shooting at a Seattle food festival. One suspect is in custody, another is at large, and the police believe one died at the scene. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has the latest. Source link
Gov. Kathy Hochul is banning their construction for up to a year, giving the state time to formulate regulations focused on the environment and the energy grid. Source link
BOSTON — A Massachusetts city home to one of the nation’s largest Cape Verdean communities will impose a nighttime curfew ahead of Cape Verde’s World Cup match Friday after police said recent postgame celebrations were marred by shootings, stabbings and other violence, prompting city officials to request National Guard assistance. Brockton Mayor Moises Rodrigues announced … Read more
Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight into Thursday that killed at least 13 people and injured scores, authorities said. Loud explosions shook Kyiv for hours. The attack with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones damaged buildings and civilian infrastructure across the city. Many residents took shelter at metro stations … Read more
A long and dangerous heat wave will blast a large swath of the United States this week, the National Weather Service said, with temperatures rising ahead of the July Fourth holiday and feeling even hotter because of the high humidity that’s arriving with it. Several days of high temperatures will settle in across the lower … Read more
One person was killed and several others were hurt when a massive fire broke out at a luxury beach resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday, local officials said. The fire broke out at around 11 a.m. at Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach, a four-star resort in the town of Bayahibe in the La Altagracia … Read more
One person was killed and another was injured Tuesday by a shooter at a Delaware Hospital who remains at large, police said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The attack was reported at 3:30 p.m. at ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital in Delaware, Wilmington Police Chief Wilfredo Campos … Read more
Police in Delaware are still searching for a suspect who shot two people at Wilmington Hospital on Tuesday, officials said at a news conference. At least one person is dead and another injured. Source link
Two heartless robbers, one brandishing a gun, knocked off a lemonade stand in Boston on Wednesday, violating the “innocence” of this timeless slice of Americana, authorities said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Officers responded to 157 W. 9th Street in Southie a little after 4:44 … Read more