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6 Americans Tried to Float Bibles, Rice Into North Korea

South Korea makes arrests in border incident

(Newser) - Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, US dollars bills, and Bibles toward North Korea by sea, police said. The Americans tried to throw the bottles into the ocean from front-line Gwanghwa Island so they could float toward...

Americans Lead Rush for New Zealand's 'Golden Visa'

Relaxed rules spark surge in US applications and investment interest

(Newser) - As global uncertainty rises, New Zealand's stability and new investor-friendly policies are drawing fresh waves of affluent newcomers. Wealthy Americans are now the leading applicants for New Zealand's "golden visa," after the country relaxed its Active Investor Plus visa rules in April. The changes lowered...

This May Be the Right Time to Raid Your Silver Drawer

Industrial demand, investor interest drive silver to highest prices in a decade

(Newser) - Silver prices have jumped 27% this year, hitting their highest levels in more than a decade and prompting Americans to cash in old jewelry, coins, and silverware. While gold often grabs headlines, silver's rally has been fueled by strong demand from both investors and industrial buyers, particularly solar-panel...

American Who Vanished in Himalayas Turns Up 9 Days Later

Family says it's a 'miracle' that Samuel Vengrinovich, found with broken arm, is alive

(Newser) - A California native who vanished during a Himalayan trek has turned up alive in what his family calls a "miracle." Per NBC Bay Area , 44-year-old Samuel Vengrinovich was last seen on June 6 near Dharamsala as he set off on a glacial hike. Sister Natasha Vengrinovich of San...

Consumers Hedge on Shopping, but Not Here

Dollar General posts record sales amid tariffs; its stock rises, as does Dollar Tree's

(Newser) - Dollar General set a quarterly sales record and upgraded its annual profit and sales outlook as Americans tighten their budgets and spend more at bargain stores amid economic uncertainty. The US economy shrank at a 0.2% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years, as...

It Turns Out Astrology Guides Very Few of Us

About 30% of Americans use it, but they don't rely on it when it's crunch time

(Newser) - A good number of American adults—about 3 in 10—make use of astrology, tarot cards, or fortunetellers at least once a year. But only a small fraction of them rely on what they learn from those practices to make major decisions. That's according to a nationwide survey released...

Hostage's Family Reacts to His Release: 'You Look Unbelievable'

Video emerges of 21-year-old Israeli American reuniting with mom, others after 584 days in captivity

(Newser) - On Monday, Hamas released the last living American-Israeli hostage , 21-year-old Edan Alexander, and now there's video of his emotional reunion with his family after 584 days in captivity, reports Mediaite .
  • Footage: In the clip posted by Axios' Barak Ravid, the New Jersey native is seen smiling as he's
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Americans' Views on Economy Have Changed Drastically in 3 Months

Record high 53% say their financial situation is worsening

(Newser) - Donald Trump was reelected to the Oval Office partly because those who voted for him had faith he'd boost the economy. Now, two recent surveys from Gallup and Reuters/Ipsos suggest that Americans' confidence in the president to achieve that is waning, especially after his administration's launch of tariffs...

Ladies Who Are 'Boy Sober' Are Far From Alone

US women are responding to 'major demographic shifts,' swearing off marriage in increasing numbers

(Newser) - Women in the US "would rather be alone than with a man who holds them back." That's according to Daniel Cox, director of the American Enterprise Institute's Survey Center on American Life, who says that American women have become more choosy in recent years and even...

They'd Been Set to Die in Congo. Now They're Back in US

But the men will serve life sentences here

(Newser) - Three Americans originally sentenced to death for a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo have returned to US soil. The men saw those death sentences commuted to life imprisonment last week as Congo angles to ink a minerals deal with the US that would see it get...

Taliban Releases American Held for 2 Years

Airline mechanic George Glezmann is the third American detainee released this year

(Newser) - An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal brokered by US and Qatari negotiators, the State Department said Thursday. George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American detainee...

31M Americans Had to Borrow for Health Care in 2024

That's 12% of the adult population, to the tune of $74B, according to latest Gallup survey

(Newser) - When you've got a medical issue, the only thing worse than the issue itself can be the bill that accompanies it—and as it turns out, a good percentage of us can't afford that bill. According to the latest West Health-Gallup survey , conducted among 3,500-plus respondents in...

In First, US Golfers Will Get a Paycheck From Ryder Cup

$200K for charity has been upped by PGA of America to $300K for charity, $200K for stipend

(Newser) - Americans will be paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time under a new PGA of America program announced Monday that gives them a $200,000 stipend and $300,000 for them to distribute to charity. The $500,000 directed to each of the 12 players and...

US Couple Gunned Down on Mexico Vacation

Authorities aren't sure why the California residents were targeted in Michoacán

(Newser) - Two Americans on holiday in western Mexico were fatally shot before midnight Wednesday. The married couple were identified by Mexican prosecutors only as Rafael C., 53, born in the US to Mexican parents, and Mexico-born naturalized American María Gloria A., 50, per Reuters . They had traveled from California in...

Majority of Americans Haven't Gotten Vaccinated This Year

Public health experts fear outbreaks of COVID, flu, RSV amid lagging vax rates

(Newser) - It's immunization season, meaning health agencies and medical centers are urging Americans to prep for winter by getting their COVID, flu, RSV, and pneumonia shots. Public health experts are expressing concern, however, that vaccination rates ahead of the holidays, with peak infection typically emerging from December to February, are...

After Election, a Spike in Emigration Queries

Inquiries on living abroad follow Trump's victory

(Newser) - As Donald Trump starts to make plans for his next Cabinet, some Americans are potentially making other plans, including getting out of Dodge. Reuters reports that searches on Google for "move to Canada" spiked 1,270% in the day after US polls closed on Tuesday. Similar searches for moving...

Russia Convicts 72-Year-Old American Over Ukraine War

Stephen Hubbard gets nearly 7 years in prison after Russia accused him of fighting for Ukraine

(Newser) - In April 2022, two months after the war in Ukraine began, Russian forces detained US citizen Stephen Hubbard. Now, the 72-year-old has heard his fate, per a Monday sentencing hearing in Moscow behind closed doors: six years and 10 months behind bars, per the AP . Hubbard, originally from Michigan, had...

Congo: 3 Americans Among Those Arrested in Failed Coup
Congo Court Sentences
3 Americans to Death
UPDATED
Sep 13, 2024 2:49 PM CDT

Congo Court Sentences 3 Americans to Death

They're accused of taking part in failed coup earlier this year

(Newser) - Three Americans have been sentenced to death for taking part in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports CNN . Marcel Malanga, 21; Tyler Thompson Jr., 21; and Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 36, received the sentences Friday along with 34 others arrested in May. Malanga is the son...

Family: Unjustly Held American Was Raped in Chinese Prison

Father, brother call attention to case of Chicago woman Dawn Michelle Hunt

(Newser) - Dawn Michelle Hunt thought she'd won a free trip from Chicago to Australia in 2014. Instead, the US woman landed in a Chinese prison for life, narrowly escaping execution. As the New York Times reports, the trip she thought she'd won was part of a drug trafficking scheme....

Israel Accused of Fatally Shooting American Activist

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, of Turkish descent, was reportedly killed by troops in West Bank

(Newser) - An American woman was shot and killed in the West Bank on Friday, two doctors told the AP . Dr. Ward Basalat, an ER doctor, said that the 26-year-old woman was shot in the head and died after arriving at his hospital. Dr. Fouad Nafaa, the head of the hospital, also...

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