What to know about Hannukah and how it's celebrated around the world
Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”
2023-11-30 21:20
Breaking the chains: Creator of comic strip 'Mutts' frees his Guard Dog character after decades
Something is different on the comics pages this week
2023-11-30 21:15
Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling
Russia’s Supreme Court has effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country
2023-11-30 21:00
Pressure builds to eliminate fossil fuel use as oil executive takes over climate talks
The pressure to phase out of fossil fuels is mounting on the oil company chief who Thursday took over fragile international climate negotiations that opened in Dubai amid concerns about what some say is contradictory dual roles
2023-11-30 20:52
U.S. EPA proposes replacing lead water pipes within 10 years
The Biden administration announced a proposal on Thursday which would require water systems across the U.S. to replace
2023-11-30 20:51
A Pakistani province aims to deport 10,000 Afghans a day
Authorities in a Pakistani province are setting targets for police to arrest and deport hundreds of thousands of Afghans who are in the country illegally
2023-11-30 19:59
Biden administration proposes biggest changes to lead pipe rules in more than three decades
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed the strongest overhaul of lead in drinking water rules in more than three decades
2023-11-30 19:26
South Korean farmers rally near presidential office to protest proposed anti-dog meat legislation
Dozens of South Korean dog farmers have scuffled with police during a rally near the presidential office to protest a recent push by authorities to outlaw dog meat consumption
2023-11-30 18:54
UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead
The U.N. weather agency says 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, forest fires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future
2023-11-30 18:52
Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine tear through buildings and bury families in rubble
Ukrainian officials say Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region during the night
2023-11-30 18:47
Inflation in Europe falls to 2.4%. It shows interest rates are packing a punch
Europeans are again seeing some relief as inflation dropped to 2.4% in November, the lowest in more than two years
2023-11-30 18:19
A friendship forged over 7 weeks of captivity lives on as freed women are reunited
In the depths of captivity in Gaza, they formed an unlikely but prized friendship
2023-11-30 17:27