US sending F-16 fighter jets to protect ships from Iranian seizures in Gulf region

A senior defense official says the U.S. is beefing up its use of fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures

2023-07-15 06:50

Silas Bolden has 2 TDs to help No. 19 Oregon State beat No. 10 Utah 21-7

Silas Bolden caught a 27-yard touchdown pass and ran 45 yards for another score and No. 19 Oregon State handed No. 10 Utah its first loss of the season with a 21-7 victory Friday night

2023-09-30 12:56

What is the curse of Grimaldi? 14th-century hex linked to tragic deaths, sudden divorces in Monaco's royal family

The Grimaldi family, which has ruled Monaco for over seven centuries, has been plagued by a curse: none of their marriages had a happy ending ever

2023-05-23 20:15

Biden stands with Israel but US diplomacy challenges remain in the Middle East

President Joe Biden left for home after seven hours in the Israeli war zone with an increasingly tense Middle East in worse shape than when he arrived.

2023-10-19 06:55

NYC’s $15 Congestion Pricing Risks Delay From New Jersey Lawsuit

While New York City’s push to charge motorists $15 to enter Manhattan’s congested central business district next year

2023-12-01 22:59

Divisive Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin returns from exile as party seeks to form new government

Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Thailand after years of self-imposed exile to face criminal charges on the same day that a party affiliated with him plans to start forming a new government

2023-08-22 10:49

Turkey’s First Dollar Bond Since Vote Caps $10 Billion Borrowing

Turkey completed a $10 billion borrowing program in international markets this year with its first dollar bond sale

2023-11-08 16:46

Texas police officer and suspect killed in a shooting; two other people were found dead

A Texas police officer was killed in a shooting that also left the suspect dead and a second officer wounded in Austin

2023-11-12 01:45

China's factory activity expands for first time in six months, in latest sign economy is recovering

An official Chinese survey says the country's factory activity has recorded its first expansion in six months, providing another sign that the world’s second-largest economy is gradually improving following its post-pandemic malaise

2023-09-30 13:24

Hollywood's actors strike is nearing its 100th day. Why hasn't a deal been reached and what's next?

Film and TV actors are still on strike in what has become the longest walk-off in their history

2023-10-19 21:47

A country where kissing is a custom reels from a major exception

In Spain kissing is a widely-accepted custom. Friends and family do it, whether woman to woman, woman to man, or man to man. It can be lips to cheek or a little kissing sound. There are numerous variants, and even strangers greet each other this way.

2023-08-28 01:48

Man accused of locking a woman in a cell in Oregon faces rape, kidnapping charges in earlier case

Court documents show that a man accused of abducting a woman in Seattle, driving her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locking her in a cinder block cell is facing fresh charges of kidnapping and rape in a separate case involving alleged crimes two months earlier

2023-10-01 08:55