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Donald Trump and his legal team face long odds in their bid to move his 2020 election conspiracy trial out of Washington.
An aid organization in Haiti says that American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter have been freed nearly two weeks after they were kidnapped in the capital Port-au-Prince.
Huge blast at Moscow area factory adds to Russian jitters as new drone attacks are blamed on Ukraine
An explosion on the grounds a factory north of Moscow that makes optical equipment for Russia’s security forces has wounded 45 people. Six of them had severe injuries.
A string of disturbing revelations of “inhumane and degrading” maltreatment of older and disabled people at Romanian care homes have sparked concerns over the country’s capacity to adequately care for its socially vulnerable.
A Publix grocery store in Neptune Beach sold the winning ticket, according to the Florida lottery. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since April 18, enabling the prize to grow to the third-largest in U.S. history.
In the five decades since hip-hop emerged out of New York City, it has spread around the country and the world.
Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons
Nagasaki has marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S dropping an atomic bomb on the city, with its mayor urging an end to nuclear weapons.
President Joe Biden says his policies of financial and tax incentives have revived U.S. manufacturing.
Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds have burned multiple structures, forced evacuations and caused power outages in several communities.
Gently holding a baby hummingbird between her hands, Catia Lattouf says, “Hello, cute little guy. Are you very hungry?”
The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of firearms without serial numbers, called ghost guns.
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is replacing his campaign manager as the Florida governor continues to reset his stagnant presidential campaign.
US inflation has steadily cooled. Getting it down to the Fed’s target rate will be the toughest mile
Over the past year, inflation in the United States has tumbled from 9% all the way to 3%, softening most of the price pressures that have gripped the nation for more than two years.
Researchers say such glacial floods could threaten about 15 million people around the world.
A new study concludes that Antarctica is already being and will continue to be affected by more frequent and severe extreme weather events, a known byproduct of human-caused climate change.
Georgia kids would need parental permission to join social media if Senate Republicans get their way
Children in Georgia would need their parents’ permission to create social media accounts if some top Republicans in the state get their way next year. Lt. Gov.
Tens of thousands of Scouts carrying backpacks and water bottles began arriving at university dormitories, government and corporate training centers, and hotels around Seoul and other inland cities as the South Korean government evacuated the World Scout Jamboree ahead of a tropical storm.
Suga, the K-pop superstar rapper/singer/songwriter, has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea’s compulsory military service.
A federal judge has tossed out former President Donald Trump’s countersuit against the writer who won a sex abuse lawsuit against him.
Attorney General Merrick Garland says the U.S. Justice Department is cooperating with the International Criminal Court and supporting Ukrainian prosecutors carrying out war crime investigations.
Nearly two weeks have passed since the coup in Niger, and the two men making competing claims to power have gone quiet in recent days.
President Joe Biden is off on a Western swing aimed at showcasing his work on conservation, clean energy and veterans’ benefits.
In late June, the Amazon city of Guajara-Mirim approved a law that designates the Komi Memem River “as a living entity and subject to rights.”
A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder after witnesses say a 9-year-old girl riding a scooter was fatally shot by someone upset over noise.
Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produce a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally.
Democrats in Minnesota and Michigan who won full control of their state government have used their new power to enact sweeping policy changes that have been stalled for years.
Ukrainian officials say that two Russian missiles have hit the center of Pokrovsk, a city in the eastern Donetsk region, killing at least five people and wounding two dozens more.
Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, didn’t show any repentance or admit any wrongdoing as he was sentenced to nearly five years.
Shootings and other attacks are increasing at hospitals across the US, contributing to health care becoming one of the nation’s most violent fields.
Republican candidates for president are trying to present themselves as Donald Trump alternatives without acknowledging the GOP front-runner and the new federal criminal charges against him.
Pope Francis says his recovery from his latest abdominal surgery is going well. He says he ditched speeches during his five-day trip to Portugal not because he was tired or feeling unwell, but to better communicate with young people.
Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers.
Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed live on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.
The United States played its best game of this Women’s World Cup and it wasn’t good enough to stop the two-time reigning champions from being eliminated in the round of 16.
Ten cars of an express train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90 others.
Russia unleashed a missile and drone barrage across parts of Ukraine that officials in Kyiv say killed six people, as Moscow followed through on its promise to retaliate for a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea late Friday.