Japan releases Fukushima water into the ocean, prompting criticism, seafood bans
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan on Thursday started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant
2023-08-24 12:51
World Cup plans in Okinawa unaffected by North Korean spy satellite launch attempt
Plans for the start of the Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan, were unaffected Thursday after a North Korean rocket launch prompted an alert ordering some residents to evacuate
2023-08-24 12:50
Florida officials approve tougher punishment for college staff who break new restroom rules for transgender people
Florida education officials on Wednesday unanimously approved harsher penalties against state college employees who violate a new law barring them and students from using restrooms or changing facilities for a gender other than the one assigned at birth.
2023-08-24 12:26
Bans on diverse board books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts say
Across the country, books and lessons that represent different families and identities are increasingly the target of conservative pushback — even when they're for the youngest of learners
2023-08-24 12:17
What could have caused the plane crash that reportedly killed Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin?
Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a failed uprising against the Kremlin exactly two months ago, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, according to Russian officials -- raising questions as to exactly how the disaster occurred.
2023-08-24 12:17
Trial for suspect in Idaho student stabbings postponed after right to speedy trial waived
The trial for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year will not happen as scheduled on Oct. 2
2023-08-24 11:58
Multiple wounded after shooting at California biker bar, police say
Multiple victims have been wounded by gunfire at a biker bar in Orange County, California, police say.
2023-08-24 11:53
Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election
Eight candidates for the Republican nomination for president took the stage for the first GOP debate Wednesday night in Milwaukee. Below is a fact check of some of their statements.
2023-08-24 11:45
The Fukushima nuclear plant is ready to release radioactive wastewater into sea later Thursday
The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will begin releasing the first batch of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean later Thursday
2023-08-24 11:25
Three takeaways from the first 2024 Republican presidential debate
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON Eight contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination jockeyed for voters’ attention on Wednesday
2023-08-24 11:18
Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, plus other key moments from first Republican debate
Eight Republican presidential candidates met on the debate stage for the first time Wednesday night
2023-08-24 10:55
Defendant in Georgia election subversion case was previously charged with assaulting FBI agent
Harrison Floyd, one of President Donald Trump's 18 co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case, was charged in May for assaulting an FBI agent who came to serve him a subpoena to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington, DC.
2023-08-24 10:53