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FDA approves new drug to treat prostate cancer

WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) -- The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a new drug to treat men with symptomatic late-stage prostate cancer. Xofigo (radium Ra 223 dichloride) specifically targets those suffering [...]

N. Korea says American jailed for 15 years transferred to ‘special prison’

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- A Korean American man who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor after being found guilty of plotting to overthrow the North Korean government has begun serving his sentence at a 'special prison,' state-run [...]

Deep magnitude-7.0 quake strikes off the Northern Mariana Islands

SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful but deep earthquake struck near the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, seismologists said, but no tsunami alerts were issued and neither damage nor casualties [...]

Shooting at Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans injures 19

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) -- Nineteen people were injured Sunday when as many as three gunmen opened fire at a crowd watching a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, police said on Monday. The motive was not yet known, and no arrests were [...]

U.S. military aircraft crashes in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A United States military aircraft on Friday crashed in Kyrgyzstan, officials said. The U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft with three people on board crashed in a mountainous area between two villages in [...]

U.S. urges N. Korea to free American jailed for 15 years

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. government on Thursday called on North Korea to grant amnesty and release immediately a Korean American man who has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor after being found guilty of plotting to [...]

‘Kris Kross’ rapper Chris Kelly dies at age 34

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (BNO NEWS) -- Rapper Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly, best known for being one half of the 1990s rap duo 'Kris Kross', died of a suspected drug overdose Wednesday after being found unresponsive at his home in the U.S. state of Georgia, [...]

Eurozone jobless rate reaches record 12.1 percent

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (BNO NEWS) -- The unemployment rate in the euro area (EA17) reached a new record high of 12.1 percent in March, up a tenth of a percentage point when compared to the previous month, the European Union (EU) said on Friday. The [...]

Detained U.S. man ‘confesses’ in plot against N. Korea

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- A Korean American man who was arrested in North Korea late last year has admitted plotting to overthrow the North Korean government, state-run media reported on Saturday. A verdict is expected soon that could [...]

Mississippi man arrested in connection with poisoned letters

TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI (BNO NEWS) -- A Mississippi man was arrested and charged Saturday in connection with poisoned letters which were sent to U.S. President Barack Obama and two other people, federal officials and prosecutors said. Another Mississippi [...]