Canadian officials accidentally push nuke alert to millions

The message, which was transmitted throughout the nation's most populous province, was accompanied by a shrill emergency broadcast noise. It said an unspecified event had occurred at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. There was no abnormal release of radioactivity, it added, and people did not need to take protective action.

California sends earthquake response experts to Puerto Rico

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the deployment comes in response to the Puerto Rican government's request for assistance.

Iran invites Boeing to probe plane crash that killed 176

The move came after Western leaders said the plane appeared to have been unintentionally hit by a surface-to-air missile hours after Iran launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq to avenge the killing of its top general in an American airstrike.

Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 8:54 a.m. (1254 GMT) quake hit 8 miles southeast of Guanica at a shallow depth of 3 miles. It was followed by several aftershocks, including a magnitude 5.2 temblor less than two minutes later.

Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian jetliner

Iranian state TV, citing a military statement, says the country `unintentionally' shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 aboard.

US blames Iran for Ukrainian jetliner downing, pledges probe

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo became the highest-level U.S. official to directly pin the blame on Iran, after Canadian, Australian and British leaders announced similar intelligence conclusions Thursday.

Iran denies downing plane, says US and Canada should share evidence

Western leaders said the plane appeared to have been unintentionally hit by a missile just hours after Iran launched around a dozen ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq.