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Survivor of Holocaust, Munich attack heads back to Germany

Survivor of Holocaust, Munich attack heads back to Germany

BERGEN-BELSEN, Germany (AP) — They call him the ultimate survivor: Shaul Ladany lived through a Nazi concentration camp and escaped the massacre of 11 fellow Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
1 dead, 9 missing after floatplane crashes in Puget Sound

1 dead, 9 missing after floatplane crashes in Puget Sound

LANGLEY, Wash. (AP) — One person was killed and nine people remained missing, including a child, after a floatplane crashed Sunday afternoon in Puget Sound in Washington state, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution

Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chileans resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen.
Sheriff: 2 dead in Northern California wildfire

Sheriff: 2 dead in Northern California wildfire

WEED, Calif. (AP) — Two people have died in a blaze that ripped through a Northern California town, said Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue.
Leak ruins NASA moon rocket launch bid; next try weeks away

Leak ruins NASA moon rocket launch bid; next try weeks away

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forcing launch controllers to call off their second attempt this week to send a crew capsule into lunar orbit with test dummies.
Border patrol: 9 migrants die crossing swift Texas river

Border patrol: 9 migrants die crossing swift Texas river

Officials on both sides of the U.S.
Crash threat over Mississippi skies ends with pilot's arrest

Crash threat over Mississippi skies ends with pilot's arrest

RIPLEY, Miss.
Serena Williams loses to Tomljanovic in US Open farewell

Serena Williams loses to Tomljanovic in US Open farewell

NEW YORK (AP) — Leave it to Serena Williams to not want to go quietly, to not want this match, this trip to the U.S. Open , this transcendent career of hers, to really, truly end.
Northern California wildfire burns homes, causes injuries

Northern California wildfire burns homes, causes injuries

WEED, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in rural Northern California injured several people Friday, destroyed multiple homes and forced thousands of residents to flee, jamming roadways at the start of a sweltering Labor Day weekend.
Apparent assassination attempt against VP roils Argentina

Apparent assassination attempt against VP roils Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As Argentina’s powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández stepped from her car outside her apartment building and began shaking hands with a throng of well-wishers, a man pushed forward with a gun, pointed it just inche