About 300 Italian schools received bomb threats by email, triggering evacuations, but authorities reported no evidence of concrete danger. Schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland also received messages that police treated as hoaxes.
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DNA testing linked a female grizzly and her three cubs to the deaths of Jennifer Balcarras and her daughter, Selah Reed, in British Columbia. Wildlife officials killed all four bears and said the attack likely involved rare predatory behavior.
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large prisoner exchange at U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi, with the number to be finalized Thursday. The negotiations produced no breakthrough on ending the war.
The House voted 211-204 to send impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee. Eleven Democrats missed the procedural vote, including Nancy Pelosi.
Spain’s first general strike in 14 years disrupted transport and workplaces as unions pressed for government action on housing. The 24-hour walkout comes less than three weeks before a national election.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved to a military base after a reported Iranian threat against his life. The move comes as U.S. officials warn of intensified efforts to target Americans.
Searchers found 11-month-old Koah Sharpe crying inside a buried dog crate in South Carolina woods Tuesday. His father had been arrested the previous night on a burglary charge, and authorities were considering additional charges.
Three people died when an SUV struck a North Hollywood sidewalk near a Metro stop and food stand Tuesday evening. Three others were hospitalized, including the driver, as police investigated the cause.