Others
With a nudge from the young and sober, mocktails taking hold
New York, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — Five years ago, for her 27th birthday, Lorelei Bandrovschi gave up drinking for a month on a dare. She was a casual drinker and figured it would be easy. It was, but she hadn't banked on learning so much about herself in the process.
Mainland bound: Greece moves migrants out of island camps
Nea Kavala, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — A ship carrying more than 780 asylum-seekers who had been in a camp on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos arrived in Greece's northern mainland port of Thessaloniki Tuesday morning, as part of government efforts to ease severe overcrowding and tackle a recent increase in new arrivals on the islands.
UK's Johnson weakened by party defections over Brexit
London, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered key defections from his party Tuesday, losing a working majority in Parliament and weakening his position as he tried to prevent lawmakers from blocking his Brexit plans.
Feds offers reprieve on immigrant medical care cases
Boston, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — Federal immigration authorities have at least partly reversed course on a controversial decision to stop considering requests for foreign nationals to remain in the country for medical treatment or other special circumstances.
Official says 16 dead, 119 hurt in Taliban attack in Kabul
Afghanistan, Sept 3 (AP/UNB) — An Afghan official says the death toll from a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul late Monday night has risen to 16 civilians, with another 119 people wounded.
Dorian triggers massive flooding in Bahamas; at least 5 dead
Bahamas, Sept 03 (AP/UNB) — Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm.
8 killed in deadly California boat fire; 26 missing
Santa Barbara, Sept 3 (AP/UNB) — A middle-of-the-night fire swept a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday, leaving at least eight dead and little hope any of 26 others missing would be found alive.
Police unsure why man went on West Texas shooting rampage
ODESSA, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Police say they are not sure why a man with a misdemeanor on his record and no warrant for his arrest erupted in a spate of violence after a routine traffic stop in West Texas, killing seven, including a man slain outside his parents' home and a teenager fatally shot as she left a car dealership with her family.
Palestinian women protest after suspected honor killing
Ramallah, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Hundreds of Palestinian women held a demonstration in the West Bank on Monday to demand an investigation into the death of a 21-year-old woman who many suspect was the victim of a so-called honor killing.
Lebanese officials declare state of economic emergency
Beirut, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Lebanon's political leaders declared what they called an economic state of emergency Monday following a meeting aimed at finding a solution to the country's economic crisis, raising concerns that more taxes will be imposed.