The Buzz | Mexican man carrying USD450,000 in drugs arrested on Texas bus

A Border Patrol officer inspecting the bus at a checkpoint at Sarita, on U.S. Highway 77 about 152.88 kilometers north of the Texas-Mexico border at Brownsville,

Film | J.J. Abrams to write and direct ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’

J.J. Abrams is returning to “Star Wars,” and will replace Colin Trevorrow as writer and director of “Episode IX,” pushing the film’s release date back seven months.

Caribbean | ‘Worst ever seen’: European leaders view Irma-hit islands

France’s president, Britain’s foreign secretary and the Dutch king were visiting Caribbean territories yesterday that have been hammered by Hurricane Irma, trying to quell accusations by

Zimbabwe | First lady denies assault, says she was attacked

Representatives of Zimbabwe’s first lady say a young woman who accused her of assault was the actual aggressor, allegedly attacking Grace Mugabe with a knife while drunk,

Mexico | Death toll from big earthquake rises to 96

The death toll from Mexico’s 8.1 magnitude earthquake rose to 96 yesterday   as more victims were confirmed in the hard-hit southern states of Oaxaca

Offbeat | Complaints about festival’s cold pizza prompt state inquiry

Some New York City foodies say a neighborhood pizza festival has left them with a bad taste in their mouths. Prosecutors are looking into the New York

This Day in History | 1993 – Rabin and Arafat shake on peace deal

The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and the PLO leader, Yasser Arafat, have shaken hands before cheering crowds on the White House lawn in Washington.

World briefs

PHILIPPINES A tropical depression dumped heavy rain on the Philippines yesterday, flooding metropolitan Manila and nearby provinces and causing landslides and flash floods that killed at least four

The Buzz | Merkel: Hungary can’t ignore EU refugee ruling

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it’s unacceptable for Hungary to ignore a ruling by the European Union’s top court that it must accept refugees under an EU-wide plan.

Syrian refugee camp in Jordan gets full-size football pitch

  UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin kicked a ball around with Syrian children who joyfully ran onto the facility’s artificial grass after the ribbon-cutting. “I love football because it helps us

Terrorism | US commemorates 9/11; ceremony at ground zero

Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims’ relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero yesterday with

Irma | UK defends hurricane response as critics say it’s too slow

The U.K. government defended its response to Hurricane Irma yesterday, amid claims it has been slow to help British overseas territories devastated by the storm. The

Offbeat | Oregon town seeks solutions to wild turkeys, their droppings

A small Oregon city is asking the state for advice on how to handle a flock of wild turkeys that are ruining gardens and leaving droppings just

This Day in History | 2001 – US declares war on terror

The President of the United States has described the destruction caused in New York and Washington as an act of war against all freedom-loving people. In

World briefs

PHILIPPINES Pro-democracy activists yesterday protested the Philippine president’s declaration of a provincial holiday marking the birthday of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and other steps they said promote

The Buzz | Pope blasts climate skeptics, cites ‘moral’ duty to act

Pope Francis has sharply criticized climate change skeptics, saying history will judge those who failed to take the necessary decisions to curb heat-trapping emissions blamed for the warming

Climate change | Portugal faces dire drought, the worst in more than 20 years

Portugal’s Pego do Altar reservoir looks like disused quarry now, its bare, exposed slopes rising up steeply on each side and shimmering in the sun as it

Deadly Hurricane Irma plows into the Florida Keys

Announcing itself with roaring 130 mph winds, Hurricane Irma plowed into the mostly emptied-out Florida Keys yesterday for the start of what could be a slow, ruinous march up

Featrure | Clinton book relives Democrats’ agonizing defeat

In a candid and pointed new book, Hillary Clinton relives her stunning defeat to Donald Trump, admitting to personal mistakes and defending campaign strategy even as her return

Nature | Seeding the future? ‘Ark’ preserves rare, threatened plants

An ordinary-looking freezer in a sturdy cinderblock shed at a suburban Boston botanical garden holds what might be New England's most important seed catalog. Inside the freezer in

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