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A skydiving plane crashes in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board

National News June 28, 2026

TOMBLAINE, France (AP) — Families watched in shock as a skydiving plane carrying their loved ones on what was meant to be a thrilling introduction to parachuting crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said. The dead included five parachuting instructors, five novice jumpers and the pilot, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said it was France's biggest aviation accident involving skydiving in about 30 years. "Some of the victims' families witnessed the aircraft falling with their own eyes. So there ...

McClure homicide suspect dies in head-on crash on Route 104

Local News June 28, 2026

MCCLURE — A McClure woman was found dead early Sunday morning and the man believed to be responsible was later killed in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer on Route 104, Snyder County District Attorney Heath Brosius said. Brosius said he was notified of the homicide on West Specht Street at 6 a.m. after a man — believed to be the victim’s husband — called 911, reported the woman’s death, and told dispatchers he intended to take his own life. Shortly before 11 a.m., the suspect’s vehicle collided head-on with a semi-truck on Route 104. He died at the scene. His ...

Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks

National News June 28, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran again launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday following new U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a "complete halt" in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. Efforts ...

Fifty years later, McClure opens its long awaited time capsule

Local News June 28, 2026

MCCLURE — For 50 years, the small concrete marker in McClure Station Park sat quietly beneath the trees, its plaque weathered by sun and seasons. Children played around it, families picnicked beside it, and every so often someone would pause, run a hand across the stone and wonder what ...

Ukraine's drone assault ignites major oil refinery in Russia

National News June 28, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, Russian authorities said Sunday. Ukraine has markedly stepped up its long-range attacks on Russian military industries and energy ...

France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records

National News June 28, 2026

BERLIN — France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is the fastest-warming continent on earth and countries there need to ...