
Spanish health officials says all 146 passengers remain asymptomatic as vessel arrives in Tenerife waters Good morning, and welcome to our Europe live blog. Spanish health officials have said all the passengers on the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius remain asymptomatic after the vessel arrived in Tenerife on Sunday, almost a month after the first passenger died of the rodent-borne disease on board the ship. “The anchoring has been a success despite all the difficulties,” the health minister, Mó

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright during a panel at the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit, in Washington, D.C., on March 11, 2026.

The chocolate biz is raising the bar with a lab to assess cacao beans from around the world. (Talk about a sweet gig!) Consumers and farmers stand to benefit from the "Standard of Excellence" program. (Image credit: Valerio Muscella for NPR)
Questions mount over why person was on runway

Guardian - World · Oct 8
Man, 45, and 52-year-old woman held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson after blaze in Whitechapel Two people have been arrested by counter-terrorism officers investigating an arson attack at a former synagogue in east London. A 45-year-old man and a woman, 52, were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson and have been taken into police custody. Continue reading...
NBC News · Oct 8
Energy Secretary Chris Wright tells Meet the Press that the Trump administration’s priority is ending Iran’s nuclear program and restoring secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while ongoing tensions could keep gas prices elevated in the short term.

NBC News · Oct 8
From left, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee, journalist Kristen Welker and philanthropist Olivia Walton, the founder of Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America.
NBC News · Oct 8
Passengers disembark from hantavirus-stricken cruise