The 17 passengers are set to be transferred to a special quarantine center in Nebraska to ‘assess them for risk’ The 17 Americans onboard the hantavirus -stricken cruise ship M/V Hondius were being repatriated to the United States on Sunday after the vessel docked in Tenerife and all the passengers were evacuated. Upon their arrival in Spain, medical teams from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were waiting and interviewed the passengers, whose identities have not been publ
Iran responds to U.S. peace deal
Passengers are returning to their home countries after weeks on the ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak. The Americans aboard are headed for Nebraska to be evaluated by health officials. (Image credit: Chris McGrath)
A Union Pacific freight train in Hutto, Texas, in July. A spokesperson said the company was “saddened" after six people were found dead in a cargo train boxcar in Laredo.
Actor and comedian speaks for the first time since his 42-year-old daughter died by suicide in February Martin Short has spoken for the first time about the death of his daughter, Katherine Short, saying her death has been “a nightmare for the family”. Katherine died in February aged 42, at her home in the Hollywood Hills. The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s office confirmed she died by suicide. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988l
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Frontier Airlines jetliners sit on the tarmac outside the A concourse of Denver International Airport on May 9, 2026.
Al Jazeera English, NPR News · Oct 8
UN condemns confrontation in occupied West Bank as appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians .
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President Trump appeared to reject Iran’s response to the latest U.S. peace proposal to end the war, calling the Iranian demands “totally unacceptable.” Iranian state media reported the response focuses on opening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war, but does not mention nuclear weapons. NBC News’ Molly Hunter reports.
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There are new developments in the deadly runway collision that killed a trespasser who was struck by a jet ahead of takeoff at Denver International Airport. Investigators are now looking into how the trespasser managed to hop a fence and gain access to the runway. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports.
