A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They're still waiting for new maps
The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activist a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states
2023-09-17 20:17
After castigating video games during riots, France's Macron backpedals and showers them with praise
French President Emmanuel Macron is extending an olive branch to video gamers after previously linking computer games to rioting that rocked France earlier this year
2023-09-17 19:52
Chinese police detain wealth management staff at the heavily indebted developer Evergrande
Police in a southern Chinese city say they have detained some staff at China Evergrande Group’s wealth management unit in the latest trouble for the heavily indebted developer
2023-09-17 19:50
Libyan flood survivors weigh water shortages against landmine risk
By Ahmed Elumami and Ayman al-Warfali DERNA, Libya People whose homes were swept away by flooding in Libya's
2023-09-17 19:47
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy dies after being shot in his patrol car by an unknown assailant
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy has died after he was shot in his patrol car by an unknown assailant and an investigation is underway that the sheriff says will press all of the department’s resources into action
2023-09-17 18:58
Ukraine is firing shells faster than can be supplied. Can Europe catch up?
The scene looks almost lunar. Drone videos covering more than a thousand miles of the Ukrainian front line show great craters of earth, scooped from the ground by unseen barrages.
2023-09-17 18:46
Stolen Girls: The untold story of the Leesburg Stockade Girls
In July 1963, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, teenager Shirley Reese joined a peaceful protest here in Americus, Georgia, with other young Black girls.
2023-09-17 18:25
EU and Italian leaders tour tiny Lampedusa as tensions rise over surge in migrant arrivals
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday toured a migrant center on Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa that was overwhelmed with nearly 7,000 arrivals in a 24-hour period this week
2023-09-17 17:52
UN committee votes to list ancient Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine
A U.N. conference has voted to list the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine
2023-09-17 17:18
A Los Angeles sheriff's deputy is fatally shot inside his patrol car, officials say
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy died after he was shot inside his patrol car Saturday evening, authorities said.
2023-09-17 15:59
A Maryland woman's license plate helps her win a $50,000 lottery prize
The numbers on an Maryland woman's license plate led her to win a $50,000 lottery prize from a $1 ticket.
2023-09-17 15:58
Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge
Lawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party
2023-09-17 15:28