Ecuadorians vote Sunday for president after a campaign dominated by demands for safety
Ecuadorians will choose a new president Sunday, less than two weeks after the South American country was shaken by the assassination of one of the candidates
2023-08-17 23:54
Medieval girl buried face down, ankles possibly tied, to prevent 'return' from the grave
Analysis of the remains of a young Medieval girl, who was buried face down with her ankles potentially tied together, suggests extra measures were taken to ensure "she could not 'return' from the grave," archaeologists have said.
2023-08-17 23:51
At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan, South Korea toward greater unity in complicated Pacific
President Joe Biden is set to welcome the leaders of Japan and South Korea for the first summit of his presidency at the Camp David presidential retreat
2023-08-17 23:48
Judge in Trump classified docs case cancels tentative August 25 hearing, scheduling sealed proceeding for another time
US District Judge Aileen Cannon has canceled tentative plans to hold a hearing on August 25 on a protective order for classified evidence in the Mar-a-Lago documents case against former President Donald Trump.
2023-08-17 23:48
Slovak spy and police officials face criminal charges in scandal ahead of early election
Slovakia’s top police officer says the former and current heads of the country’s spy agency and five other police and intelligence officers have been accused of abuse of power and criminal conspiracy in a scandal ahead of an upcoming early election
2023-08-17 23:45
Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public
A Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public, and that the only way to wear the hijab, or the Islamic headscarf, is if the face is hidden
2023-08-17 23:28
US says airstrike kills 5 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
The US military conducted an airstrike killing five al-Shabaab terrorists on Tuesday, US Africa Command said in a statement.
2023-08-17 23:17
Maui's 'one big family' of locals rally to aid of wildfire victims
By Jonathan Allen LAHAINA, Hawaii Although Uilani Kapu's home was spared by the wildfires that raged through West
2023-08-17 22:59
Biden to pay respects to former Pennsylvania first lady Ellen Casey in Scranton
President Joe Biden is traveling to Pennsylvania Thursday to privately pay his respects to the mother of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey
2023-08-17 22:48
Mississippi judge declares mistrial in case of 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver
A Mississippi judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of two white men charged in the attack on a Black FedEx employee who was making a delivery
2023-08-17 22:47
White House lawyer who advised Biden on pandemic and GOP investigations is set to leave next month
The top White House lawyer will leave next month after a nearly three-year run helping President Joe Biden weigh legal considerations as he implemented his pandemic response, battled Republican investigations and crafted major legislation
2023-08-17 22:25
Tel Aviv gets new metro line but Sabbath-closure stirs secular anger
By Rami Amichai PETAH TIKVA, Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched Tel Aviv's long-anticipated light rail on
2023-08-17 22:19