A sex offender freed in Zimbabwe's amnesty gains social media fame. His victim's family is dismayed
The mother of a 15-year-old Zimbabwean rape victim has gone to the country's High Court to challenge the early release of the man convicted of attacking her daughter when she was a preteen
2023-07-21 23:25
California has enough power during heat wave after Thursday emergency
California's power grid operator said it does not plan to ask consumers to conserve power on Friday after
2023-07-21 23:23
A notorious Indonesian animal market has ended its brutal dog and cat meat trade, campaigners say
Years after groups call for shutdown of brutal Indonesian animal markets where dogs and cats are bludgeoned by thousands and blow-torched alive, their campaigns are beginning to pay off
2023-07-21 23:21
Inflation, interest rates and whales: Why offshore wind projects are on the rocks
Inflation, high interest rates and even dead whales are lining up to delay the fledgling US offshore wind industry from taking off.
2023-07-21 23:19
Cupkin children's cups sold on Amazon recalled over newly-detected lead levels
More than 345,000 children’s cups are being recalled due to lead levels that exceed the federal content ban, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday
2023-07-21 23:18
Harris heads to Florida ready to forcefully condemn state's new Black history standards
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel Friday to Jacksonville in a last-minute trip to forcefully condemn a newly approved set of standards for teaching Black history by the Florida Board of Education, directly wading into one of the cultural flashpoints that have assumed new prominence ahead of the 2024 election.
2023-07-21 23:15
Italy starts removing lesbian mothers' names from children's birth certificates
The northern Italian city of Padua has started removing the names of non-biological gay mothers from their children's birth certificates under new legislation passed by the "traditional family-first" government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
2023-07-21 22:54
Chinese hackers breached US ambassador to China's email account
China-based hackers breached the email account of US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns as part of a recent targeted intelligence-gathering campaign, three US officials familiar with the matter told CNN.
2023-07-21 22:54
Hong Kong's golfers gird up for battle as housing policy threatens famed course
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Golfers have stepped up their fight to stop the Hong Kong government from taking
2023-07-21 22:47
Global retailers cash in on Barbie movie craze
By Helen Reid Shoppers are snapping up Barbie hoop earrings, perfume, jumpsuits, and dresses as retailers seek to
2023-07-21 22:26
Russia detains a hard-line nationalist who accused Putin of weakness in Ukraine
A prominent Russian hard-line nationalist who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine has been detained on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month’s abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company
2023-07-21 22:25
Stuck somewhere in Jersey? NJ sues to block New York City congestion plan
The state of New Jersey sued the Biden administration on Friday seeking to block New York City's congestion
2023-07-21 22:24