Aviation legislation stalls in US Congress over pilot training rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON A bill to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65
2023-07-28 01:25
Vatican and Vietnam agree to open resident Holy See office in Hanoi, as relations improve
Vietnam has formally agreed to let a Vatican representative live in the country and open an office
2023-07-28 01:22
Divisive Israeli minister visits key Jerusalem holy site, drawing condemnation
Israel's minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Thursday joined a group of Jewish Israelis in visiting what is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, drawing condemnation from Palestinian authorities and Israel's neighbors.
2023-07-28 01:17
Ukraine's counteroffensive is ramping up after months of slow progress
After two months of painstakingly slow progress on the battlefield, Ukraine appears to be escalating its counteroffensive, ramping up the deployment of extra troops to the southern front and signaling a new phase of the operation, US and Russian officials said.
2023-07-28 00:58
Department of Justice to investigate city of Memphis and its police department
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the city of Memphis and its police department, it announced Thursday. The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the police department.
2023-07-28 00:54
Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley in court for hearing on whether he should spend life in prison
Seventeen-year-old Ethan Crumbley is in court Thursday for a hearing to determine whether he should spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing four students and wounding seven others in a mass shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School in 2021.
2023-07-28 00:53
NBA-LeBron James thanks fans for love after son's cardiac arrest
LeBron James thanked fans on Thursday for their love and prayers for his son Bronny, who suffered a
2023-07-28 00:50
Bankman-Fried campaign finance charge dropped, lessening trial's political focus
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK The decision by U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday to drop a campaign finance charge
2023-07-28 00:27
Nearly two months into his term, Nigeria's leader finally proposes his Cabinet to legislators
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has proposed a Cabinet nearly two months into office as he seeks to finally set up a government to lead Africa's most populous country
2023-07-28 00:25
Swedish PM 'extremely worried' what could happen if further Koran burnings go ahead
By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is "extremely worried" about the consequences
2023-07-28 00:18
Bud Light maker Anheuser-Busch lays off hundreds of US corporate workers after sales slump
Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Bud Light, is laying off hundreds of positions across its U.S. corporate staff, the company confirmed this week
2023-07-27 23:58
For clergy abuse survivors, Sinead O'Connor's protest that offended so many was brave and prophetic
In 1992, Sinéad O’Connor destroyed a photo of Pope John Paul II on U.S. national television
2023-07-27 23:54