Huge crowds circle Kaaba as hajj begins in Saudi heat

Vast crowds of robed pilgrims made solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque, on Sunday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years began in...

2023-06-25 10:18

Italy hosts Med migration conference to extend Tunisia deal

Italy hosted numerous national leaders in Rome on Sunday, at a conference aimed at extending an EU-backed deal with Tunisia to curb the arrival...

2023-07-23 21:19

Helen Showalter: Iowa man who murdered wife and dumped her body in river gets life sentence

Gregory Showalter was charged in August 2021 with the murder of his wife, 60-year-old Helen Showalter

2023-10-19 11:21

Teen pleads not guilty to hate crime in killing of O'Shae Sibley, who was fatally stabbed while dancing at a Brooklyn gas station

A teenager pleaded not guilty on Friday to second-degree murder as a hate crime in the killing of O'Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer who was stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station after dancing to a Beyoncé song.

2023-08-11 23:22

Mexico ends federal ban on abortion, but patchwork of state restrictions remains

A Mexican Supreme Court ruling that invalidated all federal criminal penalties for abortion continued a regional trend of widening access to the procedure, but left in place a patchwork of varying state restrictions

2023-09-07 13:28

Zelenskiy says he understands Ukraine will be in NATO

By Oleksandr Kozhukhar (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he expects the NATO summit in Vilnius to confirm

2023-07-11 06:18

Wisconsin Republicans want to make it a crime to be naked in public

Wisconsin Republicans want to make it a crime to be naked in public for any reason and for a child to attend any event, like a naked bike ride, where people don’t have clothes on

2023-10-06 00:49

Florida judge rejects attempt by Tiger Woods' ex-girlfriend to throw out nondisclosure agreement

A Florida judge has sided with superstar golfer Tiger Woods in a legal dispute with his ex-girlfriend

2023-05-18 10:59

At the scene: Marrakech residents spend a night in the streets while others flee

As the dust began to settle, panic set in.

2023-09-10 00:29

Canada's wildfires set to shroud New York City, Northeast in smoky haze

Smoke from wildfires still raging in Canada is expected to blanket part of the Northeast US on Monday, bringing a haze to cities in New York and Massachusetts, forecasters say.

2023-10-02 09:49

World’s First Cancer Patient Treated with RefleXion’s Breakthrough SCINTIX Biology-guided Radiotherapy

HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 23, 2023--

2023-08-23 21:23

Australia Extends Rate Pause for Second Month, Currency Drops

Australia’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged on Tuesday following a cooling of inflation pressures and

2023-08-01 12:51