News Stories from June 27, 2022
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46 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio
Jun 28, 2022 7:00 AM - Forty-six people have been found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in Texas
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Russian missile strike hits crowded shopping mall in Ukraine
Jun 28, 2022 7:00 AM - Ukrainian officials say scores of civilians are feared killed or injured after a Russian missile strike hit a crowded shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk
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AP PHOTOS: In Kenya, nearly a decade of mangrove restoration
Jun 27, 2022 10:23 PM - The village of Gazi Bay on Kenya's coast, just 55 kilometers (34 miles) south of bustling Mombasa and tucked away from the country's well-trodden tourism circuit, has gained traction in recent years as a model for restoring and tending carbon-sucking mangrove trees that now crowd its bright green shoreline. Nestled between sandy beaches, still waters and coconut palms, the Mikoko Pamoja project - Swahili for 'mangroves together" - has for nearly a decade quietly plodded away, conserving over 100 hectares (264 acres) of mangroves while simultaneously planting new seedlings. About 4,000 new mangroves are planted each year, steadily swelling Gazi Bay's forests.
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Britney Spears' ex ordered to trial on stalking charge
Jun 27, 2022 10:01 PM - A judge has found that there is enough evidence against a man once briefly married to Britney Spears to go to trial for felony stalking
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'Tiger King' star Doc Antle set to be released on bond
Jun 27, 2022 9:53 PM - Bond has been set for 'Tiger King' star Bhagavan 'Doc' Antle on charges he laundered more than half a million dollars
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US officials back in Venezuela in a bid to rebuild ties
Jun 27, 2022 9:50 PM - Senior Biden administration officials have quietly traveled to Caracas in the latest bid to rebuild relations with the South American oil giant as the war in Ukraine drags on, driving higher gas prices and forcing the U.S. to recalibrate other foreign policy objectives
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3 killed when Amtrak train derails on its way to ChicagoJun 27, 2022 9:42 PM - The train struck a dump truck and derailed in a remote, rural area of Missouri.
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San Antonio Fire Chief: 46 people died from heat in semitrailer
Jun 27, 2022 9:27 PM - San Antonio Fire Chief: 46 people died from heat in semitrailer
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3 killed, dozens hurt in Amtrak train crash in Missouri
Jun 27, 2022 9:23 PM - Three people were killed and dozens others were injured Monday when an Amtrak passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck and derailed in a remote, rural area of Missouri
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WNBA star Brittney Griner ordered to trial Friday in Russia
Jun 27, 2022 9:18 PM - WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a court near Moscow that ordered her trial on cannabis possession charges to begin Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team
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