Congress poised for messy September as McCarthy races to avoid government shutdown
GOP hardliners in the House are eager to play a game of chicken over the end-of-the-month deadline to fund federal agencies, seeking to force the White House and Senate to make a choice: Accept a slew of conservative priorities or risk a debilitating government shutdown.
2023-09-03 19:27
Fire consumes oil depot in St. Petersburg
Dozens of firefighters are working to put out a blaze that is burning at an oil depot in St. Petersburg, Russian authorities said.
2023-09-03 19:15
Russia attacks a Ukrainian port before key grain deal talks between Putin and Turkey's president
Two people have been hospitalized following a 3 ½-hour Russian drone barrage against port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region
2023-09-03 18:49
Bavaria's governor leaves his deputy in office despite a furor over antisemitism allegations
The governor of the German state of Bavaria says he will let his deputy stay in office despite a furor that started with allegations he was responsible for an antisemitic flyer when he was a high school student 35 years ago
2023-09-03 18:27
Italy makes Basketball World Cup quarterfinals for 1st time in 25 years
For the first time in 25 years, Italy is going to the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup
2023-09-03 18:26
Death under investigation at Burning Man as flooding strands thousands at Nevada festival site
Authorities in Nevada were investigating a death at the site of the Burning Man festival where thousands of attendees remained stranded Saturday night as flooding from storms swept through the Nevada desert
2023-09-03 18:20
Israel's Netanyahu demands Eritrean migrants involved in violent clash to be deported immediately
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all of the country’s African migrants
2023-09-03 17:53
DeSantis looks for campaign momentum after leading Florida through Hurricane Idalia
Ron DeSantis is expected to turn his focus once again to his White House bid this week and kickstart a post-Labor Day push for the 2024 Republican nomination that will intensify throughout the fall.
2023-09-03 17:23
Mission accomplished, India puts moon rover to 'sleep'
By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI India switched off its moon rover, the first craft to reach the lunar
2023-09-03 16:58
After 8 major hurricanes in 6 years, some Gulf Coast communities are hitting a 'tipping point'
Hurricane Idalia was the eighth major hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast in the last six years.
2023-09-03 16:47
Drugs are sold out in the open in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. Inside the fight to curb it
The California Highway Patrol may best be known for freeway chases and the Hollywood glamour of its motorcycle cops in television shows like "ChiPs." But now the storied agency is patrolling the streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin as part of a multiagency effort to crack down on rampant drug dealing that's decimating the 50-square-block area.
2023-09-03 15:58
Seahorses, snakes and illegal pork from Vietnam seized by US Customs
When it comes to inspecting luggage, "there's never a dull moment," customs agents at Washington's Dulles Airport said after opening the bags of two passengers from Vietnam and discovering herbal medicine, snakes and even seahorses.
2023-09-03 14:28