The Associated Press

Australia is preparing to send aircraft and other equipment to help at the site of the deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea as rain in the South Pacific nation’s mountainous interior is raising fears that the tons of rubble that buried hundreds of villagers will become dangerously unstable

The Papua New Guinea government says a landslide Friday buried more than 2,000 people and has formally asked for international help

A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive by a landslide Friday

The Libertarian Party has nominated party activist Chase Oliver for president

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving scored 33 points apiece and the Dallas Mavericks made all the big plays late again, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-107 for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals

Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee

Nigeria’s government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones and power systems

A cyclone has flooded coastal villages and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in southern Bangladesh

A cyclone has flooded coastal villages, blew away thatched roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in southern Bangladesh

Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in Los Angeles