UN slams France's decision to ban French athletes' hijabs at 2024 Olympics
The United Nations' human rights office has criticized the French government for banning French athletes from wearing the hijab at the Paris Olympics next year.
2023-09-27 07:45
Brooks Robinson, Orioles third baseman with 16 Gold Gloves, has died. He was 86
Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died
2023-09-27 07:29
UN summit of world leaders, by the numbers: The longest speech, the language that dominated and more
Nearly all the world’s on stage, and all the men and but 20 women merely players
2023-09-27 07:24
Many powerful leaders skipped the UN this year. That created space for emerging voices to rise
Togo’s foreign minister wasn’t having any of it
2023-09-27 06:57
Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire
A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House
2023-09-27 06:54
Commander Biden bites another Secret Service employee at the White House
President Joe Biden’s dog Commander has bitten another U.S. Secret Service employee
2023-09-27 06:51
Connecticut lawmakers OK election monitor for Bridgeport after mayor race tainted by possible fraud
Connecticut lawmakers have approved $150,000 for an election monitor for Bridgeport
2023-09-27 06:48
2 children killed and 2 hurt in Amish buggy crash in Minnesota
Two children were killed and another two were injured when an SUV crashed into a two-wheeled horse-drawn Amish buggy in southern Minnesota on Monday morning, authorities said.
2023-09-27 06:26
The first time a president went to ... (in photos)
It was a shorter distance through US history from the White House to the Soviet Union or North Korea than to an autoworkers picket line in Michigan.
2023-09-27 06:24
Senate leaders reach deal on short-term spending bill in push to avert shutdown
With just days to go before the government runs out of money, the Senate has unveiled a bipartisan stopgap bill in a bid to avert a shutdown -- but there's no guarantee that it will be able to pass in the House as a bloc of conservatives rail against the prospect of a short-term funding extension.
2023-09-27 05:58
Magic Johnson has declined multiple NBA ownership chances. The New York Knicks would interest him
Magic Johnson’s love for his Los Angeles Lakers has kept him from considering ownership of any other NBA team
2023-09-27 05:53
When will saltwater arrive in New Orleans? Here's what to know
As drought tightens its grip in the Central US and water levels on the Mississippi River plummet to near-record lows, a surge of saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is pushing upstream, polluting drinking water for thousands of residents south of New Orleans.
2023-09-27 05:52