Susie King Taylor's name replaces pro-slavery former US vice-president John C Calhoun.

New Jersey is suing to stop New York City's landmark congestion price plan to charge drivers entering downtown Manhattan.

The United Nations says five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have walked free

Authorities in a small Missouri town are searching for an emergency room physician a week-and-a-half after his mysterious disappearance

By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Wednesday that interest rates

Following Matthew Perry's sudden death, Peter Hitchens shared an article recounting their 2013 BBC 'Newsnight' debate on the topic of addiction

Two people were killed in Brussels after a gunman opened fire in the city centre, police have said. Footage shared online showed a man dressed in an orange jacket unloading several shots, using a large weapon. Local media outlets said the two victims were Swedish nationals. The violent incident came ahead of a qualifier game for the UEFA Euros between Sweden and Belgium at the Heysel Stadium, some 3 miles away. Police spokeswoman Ilse Vande Keere said officers arrived soon at the scene, and sealed off the immediate neighborhood, The Associated Press reported, though no further information was made immediately available. Dutch-language newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN) reported that the perpatrator of the crimes had released a video on Facebook, in which he claimed to be a member of IS. The man said he had shot the people “avenge the Muslims”. It comes at a time of heightened politcal and religious tension around the world, following the recent attacks on Israel by Hamas, and ensuing conflict. More follows … Read More A top EU official convenes a summit to deal with a fallout in Europe from the Israel-Hamas war The AP Interview: EU President Michel warns about spillover of Israel-Hamas war into Europe EU can't reach decision on prolonging the use of chemical herbicide glyphosate

South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate their adoptions in Europe and the United States

Survivors of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide have criticized a call by appeals judges at a United Nations court to indefinitely halt the trial of an alleged financer and supporter of the massacre due to the suspect’s ill health

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds share daughters James, eight, Inez, six, and Betty, three, and also welcomed their fourth child in February 2023

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2023--

Tesla Inc. has started offering consumers 84-month auto loans after Elon Musk said the carmaker would “have to