New Thai leader Srettha Thavisin is a wealthy property developer who didn't hide his political views
Srettha Thavisin, the wealthy leader of one of Thailand’s best-known property empires, has been selected prime minister just nine months after joining a political party that champions the poor
2023-08-23 10:22
Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation
Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital “clone,” an online avatar that's updated in real time with information about a person's tastes and habits
2023-08-23 09:21
White House tells GOP congressman certain Jan. 6 committee transcripts are still being redacted for security purposes
The White House told Rep. Barry Loudermilk it is still reviewing the transcripts of four individuals who testified to the House select committee that investigated January 6, 2021, for security purposes, according to a letter obtained exclusively by CNN.
2023-08-23 08:57
Ethiopia to investigate report of killings of hundreds of its nationals at the Saudi-Yemen border
The Ethiopian government says it will investigate a report by a human rights group of killings of hundreds its nationals at the Yemen-Saudi border
2023-08-23 08:47
Libya's stability at greater risk after deadly militia clashes, turmoil in Niger and Sudan, UN says
The U.N. special envoy for Libya says the oil-rich North African country’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid the danger of spillover from the turmoil in neighboring Sudan and Niger
2023-08-23 08:24
16 dead and 36 injured after bus carrying migrants and locals crashes in Mexico, officials say
At least 16 people have been killed and 36 more injured following a bus crash Tuesday on central Mexico's Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca highway, according to officials.
2023-08-23 08:15
Asylum seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say
A coalition of human rights groups says migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. are being set up for rejection at a privately run detention center in New Mexico
2023-08-23 07:54
1-year-old dies in hot day care van as scorching weather hits central US
Scorching weather hitting nearly 100 million people across a huge swath of the U.S. has killed a child left in a hot van and is sending schools and outdoor workers scrambling to adjust
2023-08-23 07:53
Lawsuit seeks to halt Medicaid terminations in Florida
Two consumer advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in a Florida federal court Tuesday seeking to halt the state's termination of residents' Medicaid benefits. The suit is the first in the nation to challenge states' resumption of reviewing Medicaid enrollees' eligibility and dropping those deemed no longer qualified.
2023-08-23 07:27
Prosecutors say witness in Trump's classified documents case retracted false testimony
The Justice Department says a witness in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump over the hoarding of classified documents retracted “prior false testimony” after switching lawyers last month and provided new information that implicated the former president
2023-08-23 07:21
Newly released video shows police shooting into vehicle at a traffic stop in an encounter that contradicts initial police narrative
An attorney representing the family of a 27-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer last
2023-08-23 07:16
James Harden fined $100,000 for public comments about status with 76ers
The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden $100,000 for public comments he made about his status with the team
2023-08-23 06:58