Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage last year. He's releasing a memoir about the attack
Salman Rushdie has written a memoir about the horrifying attempt on his life that left him blind in his right eye and with a damaged left hand
2023-10-11 20:29
21 Old and Odd Directional Words
The rich history of the English language is full of similar directional words that are cool but uncommon, like ‘pancakewards,’ ‘couchward,’ and ‘pocketwards.’
2023-10-11 20:22
French troops are starting to withdraw from Niger and junta leaders give UN head 72 hours to leave
The French military says it's begun withdrawing from Niger following the July coup when mutinous soldiers toppled the country’s democratically elected president
2023-10-11 20:18
Second biggest lottery prize ever is up for grabs in Powerball drawing
After 35 straight drawings without a big winner, Powerball players will have a shot Wednesday at a near-record jackpot worth an estimated $1.73 billion
2023-10-11 19:59
Sam Bankman-Fried's trial to resume with more testimony from Caroline Ellison
By Jody Godoy and Luc Cohen NEW YORK Caroline Ellison, the former co-head of Sam Bankman-Fried's hedge fund
2023-10-11 19:57
Afghanistan: Talks with Taliban helped free four British men
The Presidum Network says it argued for their release as it had prior contact with the group.
2023-10-11 19:21
Exxon Mobil buys Pioneer Natural in $59.5 billion deal with energy prices surging
Exxon Mobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion, making it one of the oil giant’s biggest transactions ever
2023-10-11 19:17
AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana's statewide primaries
The race to replace Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of contests voters will decide Saturday in one of only three gubernatorial elections scheduled this year
2023-10-11 18:54
Populist former prime minister in Slovakia signs a deal to form a new government
A former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country’s military support for Ukraine is poised to return to office after his political party signed a coalition government deal with two other parties
2023-10-11 18:53
US Supreme Court scrutinizes South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court was set on Wednesday to hear a bid by South
2023-10-11 18:28
US House Republicans seek to unite around a new speaker
By David Morgan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will try to unite
2023-10-11 18:28
Factbox-US House Republicans eye Scalise, Jordan for possible next speaker
WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday could begin voting on a new speaker to
2023-10-11 18:24