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Aug 25 (Reuters) – Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: “Little Tiny Tasseltop,” an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair. Her mother stored it preciously in a shoebox. “I loved that little doll,” Parton wrote decades later. “I expressed myself and my feelings through writing – I’m sure what I was thinking was, ‘Well, Tasseltop has to have a song about her.'” Parton […]

By Marianna Parraga, Ana Isabel Martinez and Deisy Buitrago HOUSTON/CARACAS, Aug 25 (Reuters) – A contract that SLB and Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA signed last week has granted the U.S. oil services and technology company access to oilfield data from the country with the world’s largest crude reserves, three sources close to the negotiations said. The deal will allow SLB to organize and upgrade PDVSA’s vast but outdated databases following years […]

By Nancy Lapid Aug 25 (Reuters) – Two Pennsylvania residents have died due to measles, health officials said ​on Tuesday, the first U.S. deaths from the disease reported in 2026 and the first in the state in 35 years. A decline in vaccination among U.S. children in recent years, fueled by unscientific claims that the shots are unsafe, has triggered larger outbreaks. Here is what you need to know about […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped after armed men attacked a once-peaceful community near Haiti’s capital earlier this week, the United Nations said Tuesday. It is believed to be the largest mass kidnapping in Haiti in recent years, and one gang leader is threatening to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Canada has pledged to roll out “dollar-for-dollar” countertariffs on scores of U.S. goods next month in response to President Donald Trump’s latest import taxes, which have plunged the North American neighbors deeper into a bitter trade war. Ottawa released a list of more than 700 targets Tuesday. Starting Sept. 8, Canada’s government says it will impose steeper import taxes on goods ranging from fish and cheese to […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people during July, the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new figures. The spike in immigration arrests shows that the administration has continued to advance its mass deportations agenda despite a shift in approach earlier this year from high-profile operations in large American cities that sparked a public outcry to arrests that have […]

Evacuations were being ordered Tuesday in rural Texas where a wildfire has ballooned in size, burning through ranchland and forcing schools to delay or cancel classes. The fire that began early Monday afternoon has ripped through more than 78 square miles (200 square kilometers) across lightly populated areas in two counties in north central Texas. Perfect fire conditions allowed the fire to shoot up in a matter of hours, said […]

PARIS (AP) — A tornado ripped through a small village in southern France, damaging about 300 homes, destroying several cars and injuring dozens of people, authorities said Tuesday. The tornado struck Pomas, a village of about 1,000 people, on Monday and rescue teams were continuing their search through ruins on Tuesday, though no people were immediately reported missing. A total of 39 people were injured, including two in critical condition, […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died from measles, state health officials said Tuesday, the first measles-related deaths in the U.S. this year. Officials did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia. “My deepest sympathies are with the loved ones who are facing this unimaginable loss,” said state Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen. “Because measles […]