Divisive Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin returns from exile as party seeks to form new government
Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Thailand after years of self-imposed exile to face criminal charges on the same day that a party affiliated with him plans to start forming a new government
2023-08-22 10:49
Thailand's fugitive ex-PM Thaksin returns from 17 years in self-exile
By Napat Wesshasartar and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's fugitive former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, returned on Tuesday from 17 years
2023-08-22 10:45
24-year-old driver for Tony Stewart Racing dies in interstate-highway crash
A 24-year-old woman who drove for Tony Stewart Racing died Friday after being ejected from the car in which she was riding on an Indiana highway.
2023-08-22 10:25
Georgia sheriff pleads guilty to sexual battery and resigns after grabbing TV Judge Glenda Hatchett
A Georgia sheriff resigned and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sexual battery charge Monday after he grabbed TV's Judge Glenda Hatchett's chest in January 2022, his attorney said.
2023-08-22 10:20
'T. rexes' race to photo finish at Washington state track
A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the track cloaked in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur costumes
2023-08-22 09:55
FACT FOCUS: Is Dodger Stadium flooded? No, it was just an illusion
A viral aerial video of Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium has many social media users convinced that floodwaters submerged the ballpark amid Tropical Storm Hilary over the weekend
2023-08-22 09:55
Japan to start releasing Fukushima plant's treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday
The Japanese government treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be released into the ocean as early as Thursday
2023-08-22 09:47
Colts give Jonathan Taylor permission to seek out trade, source says
The Indianapolis Colts are allowing disgruntled running back Jonathan Taylor to seek out a trade partner, a person with knowledge of the situation has told The Associated Press
2023-08-22 09:26
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims to be making Africa 'freer' in unverified video
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin seems to have appeared in his first video address since leading an abortive mutiny against the Russian military in June where he claimed to be in Africa and spoke about "making Russia even greater on all continents, and Africa even freer."
2023-08-22 08:51
U.N. calls unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots a violation of the status quo on Cyprus
The U.N. Security Council says unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots inside the U.N. buffer zone dividing Cyrus is a violation of the status quo and runs contrary to council resolutions
2023-08-22 08:16
Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
A federal appeals court is allowing Alabama to enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children
2023-08-22 07:54
San Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse
San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archdiocese has filed for bankruptcy, saying the filing is necessary to manage more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials
2023-08-22 07:50