Race to find survivors as earthquake toll tops 7,000

Rescuers are hoping to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumb to the cold two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria.

Former UK officer, exposed as serial rapist, sentenced to life

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, 48, admitted last month he was a serial rapist in what prosecutors described as one of the most shocking cases involving a serving police officer

BP reports profits doubled to $27.7 billion

BP said Tuesday that underlying replacement cost profit jumped to $27.7 billion in 2022 from $12.8 billion a year earlier. The company also announced plans to buy back $2.75 billion of stock from shareholders.

Here’s a look at the world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000

A devastating earthquake that impacted Turkey and Syria and killed thousands is the latest to wreak havoc globally. One of the worst since 2000 was an earthquake in Haiti, which left more than 300,000 people dead in 2010.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un missing ahead of mass military parade

North Korea’s capital Pyongyang is expected to hold mass military parades this week but the country’s leader Kim Jong Un hasn’t been seen in public for more than a month.

Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, killing more than 4,000

Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria are searching through the frigid night, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble.

UWM seismograph records Turkey earthquake on Sunday evening, Feb. 5

The seismograph at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Geosciences Department registered the Turkey earthquake even though it is nearly 5,800 miles from Milwaukee.

White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon

U.S. officials said Monday that improvements ordered by President Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped spot the spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Milwaukee Syrians worry about family

Members of Milwaukee's Syrian community are concerned about their loved ones overseas after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday.

Powerful quake kills more than 200 people in Turkey, Syria

A 6.7 magnitude aftershock struck about 10 minutes later. The quake was felt in Syria and Lebanon as well.

Chile wildfires: Death toll rises amid record-breaking heat wave

At least 22 people have died in connection to the fires and 554 have been injured, including 16 in serious condition, according to Interior Minister Carolina Tohá.

2nd Chinese balloon detected over Latin America, Pentagon says

The spectacle drew severe Pentagon accusations of spying on Friday, while sending some excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars.