India teacher investigated for telling pupils to slap Muslim peer
Video shows the teacher telling students to hit their seven-year-old classmate harder, sparking outrage.
2023-08-27 01:26
India train fire: Gas canister sets off deadly explosion
The canister used by passengers to make drinks blew up, killing nine passengers, officials say.
2023-08-26 23:58
Kenya power cuts: Airports boss sacked as tourists left stranded
Many homes are without electricity since Friday and Nairobi's main airport was plunged into darkness.
2023-08-26 23:27
Boil-water notice issued after E. coli found in water supply near Phantom Ranch at Grand Canyon National Park
A boil water advisory has been issued after E. coli bacteria were found in the water supply near Phantom Ranch at Grand Canyon National Park, officials warned Friday.
2023-08-26 23:23
About 2,000 items were taken from British Museum and their recover is underway, chair says
The British Museum has begun recovering some items that were taken from the prestigious institution and sold online, museum chair George Osborne said on Saturday.
2023-08-26 23:23
Fed Latest: China Still Embedded in US Supply Chain, Paper Finds
China remains embedded in US supply chains even as American firms have taken steps to reduce direct imports
2023-08-26 22:58
DeSantis said he would send Special Forces after the cartels in Mexico as president. Can he do that?
Asked at the first Republican presidential debate if he would support sending US Special Forces into Mexico to confront drug cartels operating in the country, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answered clearly: "Yes, and I will do it on day one."
2023-08-26 22:56
An 'obscene' number of kids are losing Medicaid coverage
For months, Evangelina Hernandez watched helplessly as her autistic twin sons regressed -- their screaming, biting and scratching worsening. The Wichita, Kansas, resident couldn't afford the $3,000 monthly tab for their 10 prescriptions or their doctor visits without Medicaid.
2023-08-26 22:25
Tropical system likely in coming days that could threaten the Gulf Coast and Florida
An area of showers and thunderstorms in the Caribbean Sea could develop into a tropical system as soon as Sunday, posing a risk to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico coast early next week.
2023-08-26 22:20
A severe drought is affecting the Panama Canal. That's not a good sign for supply chains — or your holiday shopping
Panama is about halfway through its rainy season right now, and one of the wettest countries in the world is having one of its driest seasons on record.
2023-08-26 20:28
As young conservatives try to get climate on the agenda in 2024, denial takes the spotlight instead
During this week's Republican primary debate on Fox News, a young voter notably asked about the climate crisis: How would these presidential candidates assuage concerns that the Republican Party "doesn't care" about the issue?
2023-08-26 20:26
Bronny James, son of Lebron, has a congenital heart defect, family says
Bronny James, the older son of NBA superstar LeBron James, has been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and should fully recover from his cardiac arrest last month, his family said Friday.
2023-08-26 19:58