A mariner accused of raping college student loses ability to work at sea, but escapes criminal charges
In a high-profile case that rocked the commercial shipping industry, a sailor accused of raping a student from the US Merchant Marine Academy has agreed to surrender his credential to work on ships, but he will not be criminally prosecuted.
2023-08-25 19:23
Factbox-Companies sell their businesses in Russia
Some Western companies have agreed to sell their Russian assets or hand them over to local managers as
2023-08-25 19:22
Irish students receive boosted Leaving Cert results for third year running
Unlike in the UK, grades were still boosted to reduce the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2023-08-25 19:19
Virgin Galactic: Student Ana Mayers on going to space with her mum
Two weeks after she was in space with her mum, Ana Mayers is going back to university in Scotland.
2023-08-25 18:53
This baby gorilla almost died before a zookeeper held him close. Now he has a new adoptive mom
In many ways, raising a baby gorilla is very similar to nurturing human newborns, says Chad Staples, a father of four and the director of Mogo Wildlife Park, a small private zoo in the town of the same name on Australia's southeastern coast.
2023-08-25 18:49
AP Election Brief | What to expect in Mississippi's runoff primaries
Mississippi voters will head back to the polls next week to resolve a handful of state legislative contests from the Aug. 8 primaries in which no candidate reached the vote majority needed to advance to November's general election
2023-08-25 18:47
In battleground Arizona, key independent voters decry Trump, support Georgia election indictment
By Tim Reid PHOENIX Mark Clarcq is an independent voter in the presidential battleground state of Arizona. In
2023-08-25 18:27
Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian front lines
Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated the first line of Russian defenses along part of the southern front lines in Zaporizhzhia region, and are expanding a wedge in the direction of the strategic town of Tokmak.
2023-08-25 18:27
Analysis-Trump allies' push to move Georgia subversion trial could mean delays
By Tom Hals Efforts by Donald Trump allies to move Georgia's criminal case charging the former U.S. president
2023-08-25 18:21
Zimbabweans anxiously wait for election results as armed police gather with water cannons
Zimbabweans are waiting anxiously for the outcome of general elections as dozens of armed police with water cannons guard the national results center, the scene of deadly violence after the previous vote five years ago
2023-08-25 18:19
As temperatures climb across the globe, track and field athletes try to keep cool
Everyone in track and field is constantly looking for ways to keep cool in an era of rising temperatures and rising risk that comes with competing in them
2023-08-25 18:15
Fukushima: The fishy business of China's outrage over Japan's release
In China, there is alarm over the nuclear plant's water but its seafood ban isn't rooted in science.
2023-08-25 17:52