One of Australia’s oldest naval mysteries has been solved after the discovery of the wreck of the country’s first submarine more than 103 years after its disappearance in World War I.
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{FD} Mexico arrests former party official in corruption case
Mexican authorities have detained a former official of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s Institutional Revolutionary Party in a corruption case involving a now-fugitive ex-governor.
{FD} House rules panel to meet Thursday in bid to avoid government shutdown
There is a very distinct possibility there could be a government shutdown this weekend.
{FD} Backhoe plunges onto cars, killing 2 outside Mexico City
A heavy construction vehicle plunged onto a congested road outside the Mexican capital Wednesday, killing two people and injuring six more.
{FD} Louisiana veterinarian arrested for allegedly shooting dog in the head, reports say
A veterinarian in Louisiana was arrested Tuesday after allegedly shooting her neighbor’s dog in the back of the head, reports said.
{FD} Three North Koreans defect to South Korea, report says
Three North Koreans — a soldier and two others — defected to South Korea this week, according to a report out Wednesday.
{FD} King tells Palestinians Saudi Arabia backs Jerusalem claim
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in their meeting that the kingdom continues to support Palestinian claims to Jerusalem.
{FD} Memphis confederate statues being removed after city council votes to sell parks
The Memphis City Council voted Wednesday to sell two city parks where confederate statues are located and crews have already started work to remove them.
{FD} Amtrak train derailment victim identified as convicted sex offender
Authorities have identified the third victim who died in an Amtrak train derailment Monday morning in Washington state as a man under federal supervision for a child pornography conviction.
{FD} The Latest: S. Korea fires shots after North soldier defects
The Latest on a North Korean soldier’s defection to South Korea (all times local): 11:25 a.m.
{FD} The Latest: Father charged after boy, 5, shoots self in hand
The Latest on a 5-year-old boy who shot himself in the hand months after he was shot in the face (all times local): 8:30 p.m.
{FD} Virginia legislative election has come down to a tie, court rules
The Virginia legislative election’s margin of victory just went from one to none.
{FD} Accuser: Linda Sarsour said sexual harassment ‘doesn’t happen to someone that looks like you’
Pro-Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour told an employee who claimed she was sexually harassed that “something like that doesn’t happen to someone who looks like you,” the accuser told Fox News Wednesday night.
{FD} Texas mom shocks kids after ‘Elf on the Shelf’ gets baked in oven
A mom in Texas said she had to call in a favor with Santa after inadvertently baking her kids’ “Elf on the Shelf” in the oven.
{FD} Paraguay, Lobos de Puebla player Fabbro detained in Mexico
A soccer player for Paraguay’s national team who’s wanted for alleged sexual assault against an underage girl in Argentina has been detained in Mexico.
{FD} House races to avoid government shutdown with the clock ticking
There is a very distinct possibility there could be a government shutdown this weekend.
{FD} Family of slain Australian concerned about US investigation
The family of an Australian woman fatally shot by a police officer in the United States in July has demanded a more rigorous probe into the incident after a Minnesota prosecutor cast doubts on the initial investigation.
{FD} N. Korea soldier flees to South via heavily fortified border
South Korea says a North Korean soldier has safely defected to the South via a portion of the heavily fortified border rarely visited by outsiders.
{FD} Ex-wife of slain NBA player Wright is fighting extradition
The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright is fighting authorities’ attempt to extradite her from California to Tennessee, where she is charged with killing him in 2010.
{FD} North Korean soldier defects to South Korea, reports say
A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), according to a report out Wednesday.