Iraq's prime minister visits wedding fire victims as 2 more people die from their injuries
Iraq’s prime minister has visited injured patients and the families of victims in northern Iraq days after a deadly wedding fire killed around 100 people, as two more people died from their injuries
2023-09-28 18:51
What to watch for during Joe Biden's first impeachment inquiry hearing
House Republicans hold their first impeachment hearing Thursday, to start publicly making their case after struggling for months to tie President Joe Biden to his son's foreign business dealings and to corral support inside the GOP conference for impeachment.
2023-09-28 18:16
Israel's High Court hears a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
Israel’s Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister
2023-09-28 17:54
An explosion following a lightning strike in the Uzbek capital kills 1 person and injures 162
An explosion in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, has killed a teenage boy and injured at least 162 people
2023-09-28 17:53
Biden to issue a warning over Trump's threats to democracy as they head toward possible 2024 rematch
President Joe Biden will issue blunt new warnings about ongoing threats to US democracy in a major address Thursday, sharpening the central argument in his potential rematch with Donald Trump, who he's accused of trying to "destroy" bedrock American institutions.
2023-09-28 17:28
As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers have lost 10% of their volume in the past 2 years, experts say
A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter
2023-09-28 17:24
Congress on track to trigger a shutdown with House and Senate at odds
With only three days to go before government funding expires, Congress is barreling toward a shutdown with the House and Senate at an impasse over a path forward.
2023-09-28 17:21
Texas man pleads guilty in the smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead in a hot semitruck in San Antonio
One of several men indicted in a smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead after they were trapped in the back of a sweltering semitruck in San Antonio last year has pleaded guilty, authorities said.
2023-09-28 16:59
The Mississippi River is starving for rain. Its prospects are grim
Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency in Louisiana as ocean water flows upstream, unimpeded by the river's uncharacteristically weak flow. With no substantial rain in the immediate forecast, levels are expected to drop to even more dire levels in the coming weeks.
2023-09-28 16:58
Israel reopens Gaza crossing for Palestinian laborers after sealing it over rising tensions
Israel has reopened a main crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing thousands of Palestinian laborers to enter the country for the first time since sealing it last week
2023-09-28 16:56
Video appears to show American solider who crossed into North Korea arriving back in the US
Video appears to show the American soldier who sprinted into North Korea across the heavily fortified border between the Koreas two months ago arriving back in the U.S. Pvt. Travis King’s release was secured with the help of ally Sweden and rival China, the White House said Wednesday
2023-09-28 16:53
American soldier Travis King arrives back in US after being freed by North Korea
US Army Private Travis King arrived back on United States soil Thursday after being returned to American custody weeks after he crossed into North Korea, a Defense Department official said.
2023-09-28 16:29