Google Doodle celebrates the birthday of one of the key inventors of film
If you like movies, you will appreciate Monday’s Google Doodle celebrating the 218th birthday of Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau.…
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Woman busted for marijuana at Moscow airport is at the center of a three-way diplomatic wrangle
An American-Israeli woman arrested at a Moscow airport with nine and a half grams of marijuana has found herself at the center of a diplomatic…
Continue Reading Parents of teen killed in car crash want diplomat’s wife to face justice in the UK
Harry Dunn’s family wants the woman suspected of killing him in a crash to return to the UK. The mother and father of Dunn, the 19-year-old who…
Continue Reading Christopher Columbus statues vandalized in California and Rhode Island
Vandals threw red paint on statues of Christopher Columbus in San Francisco and Providence, Rhode Island, as people around the US prepared to…
Continue Reading Populist parties celebrate in Poland and lick their wounds in Hungary
When Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated his “Polish friends” on their electoral victory on Sunday, it was at…
Continue Reading Kurdish forces backed by US strike deal with Syria’s Assad, in major shift in 8-year war
Abandoned by the United States and facing a deepening Turkish military offensive, Kurdish forces near the northern Syrian border have struck a deal…
Continue Reading The man accused of shooting inside a New Hampshire church is facing more charges, prosecutors say
More charges have been brought against the gunman who allegedly barged into a wedding at a New Hampshire church and began shooting, wounding the…
Continue Reading Not everything you learned about Christopher Columbus is true
We grow up learning all kinds of history about the founding of America, and one of the explorers taught in every classroom is Christopher Columbus.…
Continue Reading Trump’s language is his tell on Syria — Meanwhile in America
Ever since Donald Trump became president, critics have worried that his rudimentary knowledge of global affairs, erratic decisions and politicized…
Continue Reading He used to be homeless. Now, he’s trying to support the New York homeless community after a crisis
Like many people in New York, Hakki Akdeniz was taken aback when he heard about the brutal killing of four homeless people in the Chinatown…
Continue Reading Japan launches major search operation after deadly typhoon kills dozens
A major search and rescue operation is underway in Japan after deadly Typhoon Hagibis brought widespread flooding and landslides, destroying…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 14: Syria, Fort Worth shooting, impeachment
Today is Columbus Day, though an increasing number of cities and states are updating the observance to Indigenous People’s Day. Here’s…
Continue Reading Xi vows attempts to split China will ‘end in crushed bodies and shattered bones’
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned adversaries on Sunday that any attempt to split China will “end in crushed bodies and shattered…
Continue Reading Girl dies after being flung from a ride at a New Jersey festival
A 10-year-old girl died after she was thrown from a ride Saturday at the Deerfield Township Harvest Festival. The girl was ejected from a ride called…
Continue Reading A man walked more than 300 miles to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, prosecutors say
A man walked from an Indianapolis suburb to Wisconsin — a 351-mile journey — to have sex with a person he believed was the 14-year-old…
Continue Reading A Texas mom is going to prison after putting her son through unnecessary medical procedures
A Dallas mother made her son go through unnecessary medical procedures throughout the first years of his life, court documents say. She was sentenced…
Continue Reading A community is still searching for a University of Portland freshman who went missing a week ago
A search party of about 100 people combed through the areas surrounding the University of Portland this weekend, hoping to find anything that might…
Continue Reading A Hong Kong festival featuring Wiz Khalifa and Migos is canceled for safety concerns
A hip-hop festival in Hong Kong, which would have featured American artists Migos and Wiz Khalifa, is the latest event to be canceled due to the…
Continue Reading 6 people hospitalized after being shot in Philadelphia
Six people, ranging from 14 to 27 years old, are being treated in a Philadelphia hospital after being shot, police said. A 911 call came in Sunday…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania teacher on leave without pay after racist tirade recorded by parent
A female teacher at a Pennsylvania middle school is on administrative leave after she could be heard on video calling a black man the…
Continue Reading Activists defiant as Uganda proposes death penalty for gay sex
The Ugandan government’s plan to reintroduce a bill that could impose the death penalty for homosexuality is being met with defiance from the…
Continue Reading Two teenage boys were charged after a woman was killed by a falling log in an Ohio park
Ohio police arrested two 16-year-old boys this week on charges of reckless homicide after a woman was killed by a falling log in a state park.…
Continue Reading Lawyer for slain woman’s family says Fort Worth police should not be investigating themselves
A lawyer for the family of a black woman who was fatally shot inside her Fort Worth, Texas, home by a white police officer says an outside agency…
Continue Reading A high school runner who overcame a traumatic brain injury is crowned homecoming king
Caleb Freeman was once the fastest runner at his Oklahoma high school. But after a car accident left him with a traumatic brain injury, he was told…
Continue Reading Iran says it discovered a natural gas reserve that could create $40 billion in revenue
Iran announced on Sunday that it has discovered a new natural gas reserve with the capacity to produce nearly 400 million barrels of gas condensate,…
Continue Reading 11 people on an Illinois hayride were rushed to hospitals after a car struck their wagon
Eleven people were rushed to hospitals in Illinois after a vehicle struck the back of a haywagon they were riding in, authorities said. The Kendall…
Continue Reading Kurdish politician and 10 others killed by ‘Turkish-backed militia’ in Syria, SDF claims
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say a prominent politician, her driver, members of Kurdish security forces and several civilians were killed by…
Continue Reading Start your Monday smart: Opioid trial, impeachment, Brexit, EU tariffs, Dems’ debate
Here’s what you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox…
Continue Reading Firefighters make headway against the biggest of California’s active wildfires
Firefighters are making progress containing the largest of the wildfires currently burning in California, authorities said. The Saddleridge Fire in…
Continue Reading California becomes the first state to ban fur products
California has become the first US state to ban the sale of animal fur products. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday that will make it…
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