Israeli father says even in Hamas captivity, his daughter heard his pleas to come home alive
For more than 470 days, Eitan Gonen publicly pleaded with his daughter to stay alive while in Hamas captivity. He didn’t know ...
3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration
The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known ...
The Year of the Snake is underway with Lunar New Year festivities in Asia and around the world
Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow. Hundreds of people lined up in the ...
Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows
Commercial fishing fleets have been playing a key role in trafficking parts of tigers poached in Malaysia, according to ...
Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump’s swift deportations
Margarita Raymundo walked down the ramp of the U.S. Air Force cargo jet and onto the tarmac of Guatemala City’s airport, barely three days after a U.S. Border Patrol agent ...
Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation
President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential ...
After talking tough during campaign, Trump appears to ease up on China at start of presidency
On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that ...
Panama City native Jimmy Patronis wins primary race to replace Matt Gaetz
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is one step closer to Washington, D.C. He won the primary race to replace former House Representative Matt Gaetz.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing to be health secretary: Five things to look for
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s famous name, populist stances and loyal following have earned him President Donald Trump’s support, but will that get him the votes he needs ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe. As ...
Trump is looking to boot transgender troops from the military. Here’s why that’s complicated
President Donald Trump has launched his second bid to oust all transgender troops from the military, and once again it will be headed to the courts to sort it out. Although the ...
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results ...