Death toll from Johannesburg fire rises to 76 as city turns to tough job of identifying victims
Emergency teams have finished searching a derelict Johannesburg apartment building a day after one of South Africa's deadliest fires broke out there
2023-09-02 01:45
Russian students are returning to school, where they face new lessons to boost their patriotism
Children across Russia have returned to school, where the Kremlin’s narratives about the war in Ukraine and its confrontation with the West are taking an even more prominent spot than before
2023-09-02 00:56
Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on January 6 sentenced to 10 years
The Proud Boy who smashed through a window to the US Capitol with a police riot shield on January 6, 2021, allowing the first wave of rioters to storm the building as members of Congress were being evacuated was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.
2023-09-02 00:48
Labor Day sizzle: Extreme heat spreads across two-thirds of US this weekend
Labor Day weekend may mark the unofficial end to summer for many, but Mother Nature didn't get the memo this year.
2023-09-02 00:27
Algerian coastguard allegedly kill two men jet skiing, Moroccan media say
A French Moroccan national has died and another was detained by Algerian authorities after an incident off the coast of Algeria, according to a French diplomatic source.
2023-09-01 23:52
After Maui's wildfires, thousands brace for long process of restoring safe water service
Some populated areas of Maui are looking at months or even years before their water systems are fully and safely restored following the wildfires that devastated the island last month
2023-09-01 23:24
Biden approves Medal of Honor for Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in a Vietnam firefight
The White House says President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War-era Army pilot who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy
2023-09-01 23:19
Authorities release bodycam video showing the fatal police shooting of Black woman Ta’Kiya Young
Ohio authorities have released bodycam video showing the fatal police shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a young pregnant Black woman
2023-09-01 22:59
Israeli forces raid a West Bank town, sparking a firefight that kills a Palestinian teacher
Palestinian health officials say that the Israeli military has raided a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, besieging an apartment and sparking a gunfight with local militants that killed an apparently uninvolved Palestinian teacher
2023-09-01 22:55
This isn't what I ordered: Lawsuits accuse Burger King, others of ads that misrepresent their foods
Food ads have long made their subjects look bigger, juicier and crispier than they are in real life
2023-09-01 22:54
The biggest difference between hurricanes Ian and Idalia? Where -- and what -- they hit
The full scope of Hurricane Idalia's destruction is still coming into focus, but experts say one thing is clear: It could have been more like the damage wrought by Hurricane Ian had it hit anywhere else on the Florida coast.
2023-09-01 22:48
In wartime Ukraine, going back to school means preparing for air raids and huddling in shelters
Kateryna Pylypenko prepared two backpacks for her youngest son's first day of school on Friday. One with school supplies, and one for the bomb shelter.
2023-09-01 22:46