A decade of protests has reshaped the Arab world — and more change is on the way
When protesters flooded the streets of Tunisia and Egypt almost a decade ago, millions across the region were glued to their television screens. A…
Continue ReadingWhen protesters flooded the streets of Tunisia and Egypt almost a decade ago, millions across the region were glued to their television screens. A…
Continue ReadingGreta Thunberg’s father says he initially did not support his daughter’s climate activism, calling it a “bad idea,” but his…
Continue ReadingA Chick-fil-A employee in Wilmington, North Carolina, has caught the attention of his community with his infectiously upbeat customer service and…
Continue ReadingAs their night tour began, the two young New York City police officers pulled their SUV in front of the car driven by a man suspected of stabbing…
Continue ReadingYou know who had a strong 2019? The US stock market. All three major indexes climbed more than 20%, but the increase came with plenty of headaches…
Continue ReadingWhen the clock strikes midnight on January 1, an unparalleled decade comes to a close: one that saw everything from NASA’s first all-female…
Continue ReadingArmed conflicts are worsening around the world and children are suffering terrible damage as a result, UNICEF, the United Nations’ (UN)…
Continue ReadingA Chinese scientist who helped create the world’s first gene-edited babies has been sentenced to three years in prison. He Jiankui shocked the…
Continue ReadingAustralian officials are pushing ahead with Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display despite more than a quarter of a million people…
Continue ReadingA typical scene unfolds in India: angry crowds flood the streets in a mass outcry after yet another woman or girl falls victim to sexual violence.…
Continue ReadingAroon’s eyes rolled back into his head, his breath became fast and labored, and his body started to quiver. It was a drug overdose. Aroon had…
Continue ReadingFrom the Dakotas to New England, people are waking up to snow Monday as the year comes to a close. Nearly 25 million people will be under some sort…
Continue ReadingA man shot and killed two people during a church service in White Settlement, Texas, on Sunday morning before two members of the church security team…
Continue ReadingAt least 79 people are dead and 149 more injured after a massive car bomb exploded at a busy intersection on the outskirts of Somalia’s…
Continue ReadingA shooter at a church in White Settlement, Texas, was taken down by parishioners with guns seconds after he began firing Sunday. Those parishioners,…
Continue ReadingA New Zealand man who speared an endangered sea lion says he did it to protect his partner, adding: “It needed a stab. It will live.”…
Continue ReadingA plane carrying members of the University of Kansas men’s basketball team had to make an emergency landing when an engine failed on their…
Continue ReadingThe death toll from a powerful typhoon that lashed the Philippines over Christmas has risen to 47, with another nine people still missing,…
Continue ReadingJapan’s demographic crisis is getting worse, as the fast-graying nation experienced its biggest natural population decline and a record-low…
Continue ReadingThe Iranian government has banned the families of protesters killed during anti-government unrest in November from organizing any kind of funeral…
Continue ReadingThe suspect in a string of stabbings during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s Monsey, New York, home was found with “blood all over…
Continue ReadingUS women’s national soccer team players Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger tied the knot on Saturday in their much-anticipated wedding at the…
Continue ReadingFour planes crashed in separate incidents in Louisiana, New York, North Carolina and Maryland this weekend. Five people died in the crash in…
Continue ReadingBoth men accused in a fatal robbery at a Denny’s restaurant in Virginia have been arrested and charged, police say. Jordan Anderson of Manassas…
Continue ReadingOne person was killed after a small plane crashed into two homes in Lanham, Maryland, on Sunday, officials said. The crash occurred shortly before 3…
Continue ReadingA year ago, no one would believe that people would be licking tubs of ice cream in grocery stores and planning to raid Area 51. But that’s 2019…
Continue ReadingNo distress call was sent from the airplane that crashed in Lafayette, Louisiana, killing five people on board, an official with the National…
Continue ReadingOne of the Cincinnati Zoo’s most beloved animals has died. Walter the warthog died unexpectedly Saturday, the zoo said on Facebook. He was 6.…
Continue ReadingImpeachment proceedings against an American president should be a serious democratic exercise aimed at finding the truth. But remarks from both sides…
Continue ReadingSandra Muller didn’t expect her tweet to start a firestorm over sexual harassment in France, but she doesn’t regret it either —…
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