Li Cunxin, 'Mao's Last Dancer,' to step away from ballet due to 'serious health concerns'
Li Cunxin, who found international fame for his remarkable rise from rural China to become one of the world's leading ballet dancers, has announced his retirement as the artistic director of Queensland Ballet due to health issues.
2023-06-21 13:45
Allies seek big-business investment to rebuild Ukraine at London conference
Diplomats from dozens of countries are meeting in London to drum up funds to rebuild Ukraine
2023-06-21 13:21
Gang behind slaughter of 41 women at Honduran prison, officials say
Women at a prison in Honduras had complained for weeks that gang members were threatening them
2023-06-21 13:15
Modi to start US visit with yoga on the UN lawn, a savvy and symbolic choice for India's leader
There will be plenty of time to discuss global tensions during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. this week
2023-06-21 12:59
With Trump under indictment, House GOP calls on Trump-era special counsel who studied Russia probe
As Donald Trump faces a federal indictment, House Republicans are using the report from a special counsel to renew their argument that federal law enforcement is tainted by political bias
2023-06-21 12:50
Chinese Official Blasts US Over Taiwan After Blinken-Xi Meeting
China accused the US of tampering with its political promises on Taiwan, days after a high-level meeting brought
2023-06-21 12:48
Ukraine's counteroffensive has been brutal and slow. But Kyiv has many cards left to play
The footage is a grainy and disturbing. A Ukrainian soldier from the 73rd Naval Special Operations Center fights his way through a trench, apparently on the southern front, shooting Russian soldiers repeatedly at point-blank range. The dust kicked up adds to the sense of chaos, and the dense panic and brutality of this counteroffensive's start.
2023-06-21 12:25
Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office
Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago
2023-06-21 12:23
Powell to face Capitol Hill hearing at a time of rising uncertainty over Fed's interest-rate plans
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will begin two days of hearings before Congress on Wednesday that will likely focus on the question that consumed the central bank last week: How far and how fast will the Fed raise its key interest rate from here
2023-06-21 12:22
'We can't do anything:' Ukrainian pilots plead for F-16s as they struggle to contain Russian aviation
One of the main issues Kyiv's ground forces have faced as the counteroffensive gets underway is Russian air power holding them back. Russia still maintains air superiority, which makes it difficult for ground forces to advance.
2023-06-21 12:20
Pride and pain for president as son Hunter has navigated years of investigation, reaches plea deal
President Joe Biden had just six words to offer after his 53-year-old son Hunter pleaded guilty to federal tax offenses in a deal that is also likely to spare him time behind bars on a weapons charge
2023-06-21 12:18
Bitcoin Hits a Six-Week High as Financial Titans Step Up Crypto Initiatives
Bitcoin climbed to the highest level since early May, buoyed by crypto initiatives involving major players from the
2023-06-21 11:51