Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no ...
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire is delayed over dispute between Hamas and Israel
The Israeli military says it “continues to attack” inside the Gaza Strip as a dispute with Hamas delayed the start of a ...
Islam Makhachev submits late-replacement Renato Moicano in 1st round at UFC 311
Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC 311 for his 15th straight victory. It didn’t ...
How Baltimore is saving lives by offering young men resources when they put down the guns
With his dad in prison and his mom suffering from alcoholism, Malik Grant faced abandonment and instability early on. He got ...
Families of wildfire victims mired in grief, questioning what more could have been done
The house was burning with her brother-in-law and nephew inside when Jackie McDaniels flagged down a firetruck and begged for ...
Netanyahu warns again that Gaza ceasefire will not begin until Hamas provides a hostage list
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Israel has ...
An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart from other inmates in Penal Colony No. 9 in ...
Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them
Voters in Missouri last election approved a constitutional amendment that promised to undo the state’s near-total abortion ...
Biden’s departing UN envoy says US rivals will fill the vacuum if Trump abandons global leadership
The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says she watched America’s leadership diminish in the world during Donald ...
US cities largely saw a drop in violent crime in 2024, yet many still feel unsafe
As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in ...
Jayden Daniels and the Commanders stun the top-seeded Lions 45-31 to reach NFC title game
Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns in a flawless performance by Washington’s dazzling rookie, as the Commanders stunned ...
TikTok goes dark in the US
TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores on Saturday evening just before as a federal law that bans the popular social media platform went into effect. By 10:50pm Eastern ...