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Back-to-back world leader summits in Europe begin this weekend, with the goal of rallying Western nations behind Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion...

When Mayor Lori Lightfoot approached them in a hospital following the shooting of two officers on Saturday night, about 30 Chicago police officers reportedly...

Chase Oliver, a libertarian, will not win Georgia's Senate race. However, the 37-year-old self-described former Democrat could command enormous national attention, influencing the election night...

In 2021, disasters continued to strike, from Hurricane Ida's devastation in Louisiana and the Northeast to devastating wildfires in the West and damaging storms,...

When Saraswati Tamang Karki became ill with COVID-19 in a small village near Mount Everest, her family had to enlist the assistance of Nepalese...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a new push in Brussels to repair the United States' relationship with the European Union, urging EU members to...

The Canadian government announced Friday that it will prohibit the importation of handguns into the country, the latest in a series of gun-control measures...

Google wants you to reconsider how you record screen on your Chromebook, particularly in classroom and education scenarios. Screencast, a new system app in ChromeOS...

Districts are planning to ramp up COVID-19 testing when classes resume in January, anticipating steep challenges in reopening schools amid an omicron-driven surge of...

Waterloo, Iowa's first Black police chief is facing fierce opposition from some current and former officers as he works with city leaders to reform...

Amazon installed a slew of metal lockers outside a 2019 Fresno, California, gas station convenience store so customers who didn't want packages delivered directly...

According to officials, the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, which has so far escaped the brunt of the conflict, has recorded its first civilian...

Experts believe that in order to fully compensate for the planet's damage, we must completely remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Experts say there is still...

Facial recognition technology is making a comeback in the United States, as bans intended to thwart the technology and reduce racial bias in policing...

On Sunday, a man lay sprawled by the roadside in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, his hands tied behind his back and a bullet...

Amber Heard has hired new lawyers in her latest legal battle. The actress has hired Ballard Spahr as her lead appellate counsel, less than a...

Ethiopia's Nobel Peace Prize winner says he will lead his country's army "from the battlefront" beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step in a year-long...

Six months into the campaign to vaccinate the US population against Covid-19, stark differences in vaccination rates have emerged between the states with the...

According to senior administration officials and others briefed on the material, the US has obtained intelligence about a Russian plan to use a faked...

25th of September, 2001 It's a date that many Michael Jordan fans don't believe exists. Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of Michael Jordan's return from...

Dell is being sued in California over claims that its Alienware Area 51m-R1 gaming laptops can be upgraded. In his lawsuit, Robert Felter claimed that...

Brett Hankison was acquitted of all three counts of felony wanton endangerment in the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor on Thursday. The only officer...

Elaine Moore's family is running out of an increasingly valuable resource as California's drought worsens: water. This summer, two Central Valley almond growers' wells ran...

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent battle with what he sees as the "woke" agenda is pushing Florida further to the ideological right and positioning...

Omicron is fading, as are Americans' concerns about COVID-19. According to a new poll, as the number of coronavirus pandemic cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continues...

As the world suffers from a punishing drought this summer, bodies of water have dried up, exposing submerged World War II relics in Europe,...

Shemah Crosby remembers her grandmother Lena spending time with her hand crafting Choctaw Indian traditional dresses, sowing elaborate appliques onto colorful fabrics. When her "pokni,"...

Honolulu officials are planning to demolish a popular hiking trail and Instagram-worthy location that attracts thousands of visitors each year, claiming that it is...

The expansion of COVID-19 vaccination requirements across the United States has not had the desired effect, with the number of Americans receiving their first...

Seven African immigrant leaders gathered in a large hall of a newly renovated church on Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Grand Rapids to...

President Biden scored a major victory late Friday when the House passed a $1 trillion public-works bill, but the White House faces new challenges...

Barrett McKim, 12, has always been interested in learning, particularly science. Whether reading or watching YouTube videos on the subject, his admiration grew and is...

According to an email sent to Trump's lawyers in May 2021 by National Archives and Records Administration chief counsel Gary Stern, Trump-era records were...

A US congressman has asked the FBI to look into law enforcement's response to the Uvalde, Texas, massacre that killed 19 children and two...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Mike Lindell, the CEO of the company MyPillow, is being...

NATO's Communication and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is starting its annual Locked Shields cyber defense simulation as the West prepares for Russian cyberattacks amid...

Months of dire warnings and diplomacy by the Biden Administration were ineffective in deterring Russian President Vladimir Putin from ordering his forces into eastern...

Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists in an eastern district of Luhansk are trading accusations of fighting escalation after the US claimed that Moscow is looking...

Kristin Riott is the executive director of Bridging the Gap, a nonprofit in Kansas City, Missouri that works on climate change and other environmental...

On the last day of the state's legislative session, Alabama's Republican-controlled legislature passed two bills aimed at transgender children, including one that makes it...

As Ukrainian and Western officials responded to discoveries of mass graves and streets littered with the bodies of dead civilians after Russia's retreat from...

Critical race theory arose from the critical studies family and seeks to promote what its adherents believe is a pervasive and inescapable racist legacy...

Western weapons are now being used in the fight for Ukraine. However, putting them into action on the front lines is causing serious problems...

Police said Tuesday that a candidate for Louisville's metro council has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on a mayoral candidate...

Extensive unemployment benefits that have kept millions of Americans afloat during the pandemic expired on Monday, resulting in a sudden cutoff of assistance to...

In Manila, the capital of the Philippines, Raquel Fortun whispers to the scattered human skeletal remains. She wants to know the truth about their...

Reported details have emerged painting a bloody scene outside a Miami strip club that left Houston Rockets guard Sterling Brown hospitalized early Monday. The Houston...

Mark Golding, who took over as People's National Party (PNP) premier in November 2020, described the measure as critical, especially in light of the...

Russian strikes in Ukraine continued as the Kremlin urged Kyiv to resume grain shipments despite a Russian missile attack over the weekend that threatened...

When a Texas law prohibiting abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy went into effect in September, Oklahoma became the most popular out-of-state abortion...

On Tuesday, The White House will announce President Joe Biden's first sanctions against Russia over the Russian government's poisoning and detention of opposition leader Alexei...

As abortion rights battles rage across the country, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, is facing criticism from top Catholic leaders over her abortion...

The novelty coins are simple, gleaming expressions of support for former President Donald J. Trump. They're also one of the hottest products on the...

Thousands of Japanese military personnel have previously traveled around the world to assist the UN in some of the most volatile hotspots. However, priorities...

Huda Sarhang, 27, was sitting at one of Erbil's most iconic tea shops, the Macho tea shop, nearly five years ago, sipping the store's...

With less than three months until the November 8 elections, Democrats appear poised to flip several governorships. Democrats currently hold governorships in 22 states, while...

President Joe Biden's and his team is promising updated guidance on the reopening of schools next week. As more Covid-19 vaccines are being administered,...

Blink Science, a Florida-based startup, heard something startling while developing a rapid test that detects the coronavirus in someone's saliva: The Food and Drug...

In what could be the biggest head-turning move so far in Biden’s presidency, the new President has vowed to legalize over 11 million immigrants...

The US Commerce Department blacklisted Israeli firms NSO Group and Candiru on Wednesday, accusing them of providing spyware to foreign governments who "maliciously targeted"...

In 2021, a lot happened. Some of it set world records, sparked creativity, and revealed awe. According to a spokesperson for Guinness World Records, there...

What better time for introspection than the end of the year? Simple: the end of the year in a locked-out game. Here are a...

In at least 152 incidents of gunfire on school grounds across the United States since January, 50 people have been killed and 122 have...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Moscow of building up troops on his country's border as the United States warned Russia against "intimidating"...

While conservatives on the Supreme Court prepare to hear cases on affirmative action and gay rights this fall, the court will also hear two...

A report on Maricopa County's 2020 election, ordered by Arizona state Senate Republicans and delivered to them on Friday, confirmed the state's certified election...

According to new research, abrupt changes in Earth's climate thousands of years ago that caused extreme sea-level rise and mass ice cap melting can...

According to Harvard economist Jason Furman, Russia's economy is 'unimportant' except for its natural gas resources. His remarks come as the United States and Europe...

The Snow family's rules were straightforward. Evan, Emily Snow's first-grader, could have his favorite treat if he made it through the evening without kicking,...

Top Senate Republicans are working hard to prevent the formation of a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Capitol attack, putting the bill's passage in...

On July 20, billionaire Amazon cofounder Jeff Bezos went into space for a brief period of time in a rocket built by his rocket...

Natty Jumreornvong was outside Mount Sinai hospital on the Upper East Side of New York around 11am one morning in February when a man...

  Twitter is working to  expand their use of labels in identifying official government accounts and state-affiliated media in attempts to boost transparency. Twitter has...

A new Senate panel's bipartisan investigation claims that one of the country's largest military housing companies put military families' health and safety at risk,...

The Office of Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services is conducting an investigation into how the Food and Drug Administration...

After President Biden outlined his proposal for a massive $2.2 trillion spending bill on Wednesday, a bevy of Senate Republicans are speaking out against the plan...

For weeks, César Salomé, a physician in Lima’s Hospital Mongrut, had followed the chilling reports. A new coronavirus variant, spawned in the Amazon rainforest,...

Engracia Figueroa, a passionate advocate for people with disabilities, died as a result of complications from injuries she sustained in July when United Airlines...

Armadillos are common in the southern United States, thanks in part to the warmer weather that attracts them, but these creatures have recently begun...

The US Embassy in Beijing has apologized after a social media post meant to herald the removal of some pandemic barriers between the two...