International News (Page 657)

TOKYO — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday night, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. A small tsunami reached shore, but the low-risk advisory was lifted by Thursday morning. The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly…Continue Reading

DAYTON — Geo Baker held his head for several seconds, furious with himself. This was only the end of the regulation. But Rutgers’ fifth-year senior knew he had the chance to send the Scarlet Knights into the winner’s circle right there. His shot at the horn came up short, and after two dramatic overtime periods,…Continue Reading

Two men were found fatally stabbed in separate attacks in New York City on Wednesday afternoon, police said. In the first incident, Guersy Jacques, 24, was knifed in the neck inside of an apartment building on Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens just after noon, cops said. Jacques was unconscious by the time first responders…Continue Reading

He was a self-proclaimed “vandal” who quickly became a vanguard. This week, Fab 5 Freddy, visual artist, documentarian and former host of “Yo! MTV Raps,” visited “Renaissance Man.” The New York native, whose real name is Fred Brathwaite, arrived on the scene tagging trains. “I was a graffiti artist in the streets in New York,…Continue Reading

It is especially cruel, all of it, but Jean Potvin and Clark Gillies — two men who brought levity and lightheartedness to the Dynasty Isles — passing away within a two-month span is a special sort of terrible to befall a group of men intertwined for four decades. “It’s just really ironic. Clark Gillies and…Continue Reading

Russia-Ukraine “This new package on its own is going to provide unprecedented assistance to Ukraine.” Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, chats with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), left, and others before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine delivers a virtual address to the U.S. Congress in Washington on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.…Continue Reading

Business Some questions and answers about what the rate hikes could mean for consumers and businesses. Americans who for years have enjoyed the benefits of historically low interest rates will have to adapt to a very different environment as the Federal Reserve embarks on what’s expected to be a prolonged period of rate hikes to…Continue Reading

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National Emergency responders work the scene of the crash late Tuesday in Andrews County, Texas. NewsWest 9 KWES-TV via AP By Associated Press March 16, 2022 | 11:30 AM ANDREWS, Texas (AP) — Nine people died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university…Continue Reading