New York City plans to temporarily house migrants in hotels in other counties. One county is suing to stop it
Following New York City Mayor Eric Adams' announcement last week that the city will bus some migrants to hotels in nearby counties temporarily, officials in Orange County filed two lawsuits on Friday attempting to stop the plan -- even as some migrants have already arrived.
2023-05-13 15:50
Karnataka results: India's Congress ahead of Modi's BJP in key state polls
The opposition Congress party is ahead in the Karnataka state election, according to trends.
2023-05-13 15:29
Communities in Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha intensifies
Aid agencies in Bangladesh and Myanmar say they are bracing for disaster and have launched a massive emergency plan as a powerful cyclone barrels toward millions of vulnerable people.
2023-05-13 14:53
Swiss village of Brienz evacuated over risk of imminent rockslide
Brienz's 100 residents, as well as the village's dairy cows, were given 48 hours to evacuate.
2023-05-13 12:57
Papua New Guinea minister quits over luxury Coronation trip controversy
Papua New Guinea's foreign minister called critics of his daughter's TikTok "primitive animals".
2023-05-13 12:52
Kenyan farmer: 'I'm afraid that elephants will kill me'
Prolonged drought in southern Kenya has led the giant mammals to encroach on farms to find food.
2023-05-13 08:54
Los Angeles police arrest 3 men suspected in January triple murder
Three men await extradition to California from three states following their arrests in connection with a Los Angeles triple homicide earlier this year, the city's authorities announced Friday.
2023-05-13 08:53
Eurovision: 'Liverpool is brimming with pride and joy'
The countdown is on to the grand final of Eurovision in Liverpool and the city is buzzing.
2023-05-13 05:17
Resolve debt limit dispute or no pay for U.S. lawmakers, House Democrat says
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON Lawmakers in the U.S. Congress should have their pay frozen until the fight over
2023-05-13 02:57
Eurovision: Ukrainian ambassador praises Liverpool's great job
Vadym Prystaiko pays tribute to the "uniqueness" of Liverpool and how the city has embraced Ukraine.
2023-05-13 02:51
Two fishermen accused of stuffing fish with weights during a tournament sentenced to jail
Two fishermen who were accused of cheating during the Lake Erie Walleye Trail fishing tournament last September -- after it was discovered their fish were stuffed with lead weights and fish fillets -- will serve jail time for the crime, according to court documents from a Thursday sentencing hearing.
2023-05-12 22:59
Eurovision: Ukraine's Zelensky should address contest, says Rishi Sunak
The organisers of the song contest turned down a request from Ukraine's president to speak.
2023-05-12 22:58