Woman who called police on Black bird-watcher faces skeptical court in employment appeal

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Friday appeared unlikely to reinstate a lawsuit by

2023-05-20 00:21

McConnell and McCarthy split deepens as GOP divide prompts shutdown fears

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy privately delivered a message to Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell this week: The Senate's bipartisan bill to keep the government open wouldn't get a vote in his chamber unless significant changes are made.

2023-09-28 08:29

Former Austrian leader Kurz charged with giving false evidence to a corruption inquiry

Prosecutors say Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his first government, which collapsed in a scandal in 2019

2023-08-18 19:17

At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release

For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden since the meltdown in March 2011

2023-08-27 11:29

Who owns Happy Happy Daycare? 2 children drown to death in pool at California daycare

Two children died and a third is in hospital after drowning in a daycare pool in South San Jose, California

2023-10-03 22:26

Rhodes fires: Scots tourists sleep on street as blazes spread

One couple from Kilmarnock had to sleep on a mattress in the street after hotels on the Greek island were evacuated.

2023-07-23 19:18

White House says Biden spoke with leaders of France, Germany and UK amid developments in Russia

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of France, Germany and the United

2023-06-25 01:18

Biden requests $106 bln package, including Ukraine, Israel funds

US President Joe Biden urgently requested Friday military aid for Ukraine and Israel in a massive $106 billion national security package, but Republican paralysis in Congress means...

2023-10-20 23:23

Trump says 'vital' federal role remains for regulating abortion

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON Former President Donald Trump said the federal government has a role in regulating late

2023-06-25 09:18

California's Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues

Death Valley is putting a sizzling exclamation point on a record warm summer across the globe as it flirts with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded

2023-07-17 03:56

Israel pounds Gaza as UN warns order 'starting to break down'

Israel pounded Hamas-ruled Gaza with more air and ground attacks Sunday in an escalating military campaign as the UN warned civil order was "starting to break...

2023-10-29 17:22

Where did Billy Ray Cyrus marry Firerose? Singer, 62, ties the knot for the third time in 'most perfect, ethereal celebration of love'

Billy Ray Cyrus said he met his now-wife 12 years ago in Los Angeles on the set of Disney Channel series 'Hannah Montana', a show he 'loved doing'

2023-10-12 05:57