A rights group says it can't get access to detained officials in Niger
Human rights activists in Niger say they have been unable to gain access to top political officials detained after mutinous soldiers ousted the democratically elected president nearly three weeks ago
2023-08-15 21:18
Santiago Pena, Paraguay's new president, faces tricky balancing act
By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION Paraguay's new president Santiago Pena takes office on Tuesday, a clean-cut
2023-08-15 20:55
US retail sales increase more than expected in July
WASHINGTON U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in July as Americans boosted online purchases and dined out
2023-08-15 20:51
White House defends Hawaii response amid Biden silence and Trump criticism
The White House is making a concerted effort to defend and explain the federal reaction to the Maui wildfires, highlighting what it describes as a "robust whole-of-government response" on the island.
2023-08-15 20:48
Poland holds biggest military parade in decades, as its clout in Europe grows
Poland is holding its largest military parade in decades on Tuesday, in a flex of defensive muscle that comes as tensions rise on the border between the NATO nation and key Russian ally Belarus.
2023-08-15 20:29
Biden heads to battleground Wisconsin to talk about the economy a week before GOP debate
President Joe Biden is stopping in the battleground state of Wisconsin to discuss how economic policies he calls “Bidenomics” are boosting the economy
2023-08-15 20:28
Who is Scott McAfee, the judge assigned to oversee Trump case in Georgia?
The newly leveled case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants accusing them of engaging in a conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia has been assigned to a judge who is a lifelong Georgian.
2023-08-15 20:25
Texas wants Planned Parenthood to repay millions of dollars
Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements and pay far more in fines on top of that
2023-08-15 19:53
Why tensions have been growing along NATO’s eastern border with Belarus
Poland is deploying thousands of troops to its border with pro-Russian Belarus, calling it a deterrent move as tensions between the neighbors ratchet up
2023-08-15 19:27
Death toll after landslides in Indian Himalayas rises to 57; 10 still missing
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2023-08-15 19:26
Myanmar rescuers recover 22 bodies after a deadly landslide
Rescue teams in northern Myanmar have found 22 bodies following a huge landslide at the weekend near a
2023-08-15 19:19
Mother expected to plead guilty after her 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot his Virginia teacher
The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is expected to plead guilty after her son used her gun in the classroom shooting
2023-08-15 19:18