UCHTURPAN, China (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region killed at least three people and caused extensive damage in freezing weather, officials said Tuesday while suggesting that the area’s sparse population contributed to the “very strong” quake’s low death toll.

The quake rocked Uchturpan county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m., the China Earthquake Networks Center said. Rescue crews rushed to the area, with about 1,000

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — In a renewed bid to clamp down on violence at soccer games, police in Cyprus said Monday they will step up security screening of fans at stadium entrances, shutter team supporter clubs if necessary and call for matches to either be canceled or halted if safety is compromised.

The announcement of the measures comes just three days after for the remainder of the season following a spate of violent incidents.

Police spokesman Christos Andreou said police will also be empowered to determine fan arrival times in order to give

PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — Twenty people were rescued from an ice floe in Lake Erie, the Coast Guard said Monday.

The Coast Guard’s Ninth District Great Lakes station said it received a report about 10:20 a.m. that the people were stuck on a mile-long floe about a half-mile off Catawba Island State Park near Port Clinton in Ohio.

A Coast Guard helicopter was sent from Air Station Detroit and two airboats headed to the scene from nearby Station Marblehead,

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has shed fresh light on the ongoing investigation into including that an independent body recommended a broader review after substantiating some of the complaints.

In a letter Friday to a congressional committee, Harvard said it learned of the plagiarism allegations against its first Black female president on Oct. 24 from a New York Post reporter. The school reached out to several authors whom Gay is accused of plagiarizing and none objected to her language, it said.

Harvard then appointed the independent body, which focused on

MONTREAL — A Quebec man who police say remains a suspect in the high-profile disappearance and death of nine-year-old Cédrika Provencher 16 years ago is eager to clear his name, his lawyer said Monday.

Jonathan Bettez was at the Montreal courthouse for a hearing regarding the $10-million lawsuit he launched in 2019 against the provincial police for the way they targeted him in the case.

Investigators testified Monday that Bettez is still considered a suspect in the 2007

Another week, another round of entertaining shows and movies entering the MUST-WATCH! But will the top spot go to a war in space, or a murder mystery on a cruise ship? Perhaps an animated sitcom about what happens in the afterlife? You’ll have to keep reading to find out!

Where to watch: Prime Video

Let’s start this week off with an animated musical sitcom!

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia woman accused of fatally shooting her parents and dismembering their bodies with a chain saw has notified officials that she intends to use an insanity defense.

Defense attorneys say in a recent court filing that Verity Beck, 44, of Abington, “was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act she was doing, or that she did not know that what she was doing was wrong

Air France flight 356 from Paris to Toronto dragged its tail on the runway at Toronto Pearson Airport after an aborted landing resulted in initiating a “go around” on Sunday.

Photos show the damage caused to the plane, an Airbus A350 as passengers onboard could hear the noise of the tail dragging on the runway, .

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office on Monday said it was investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage voters in the state from coming to the polls during Tuesday’s primary election.

Attorney General John Formella said the recorded message, which was sent to multiple voters on Sunday, appears to be an illegal attempt to disrupt and suppress voting. He said voters “should disregard the contents of this message entirely.”

A recording of the call reviewed by