At least 19 killed as methane leak causes explosion at eastern Iran coal mine, state TV reports
A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 19 people and injuring another 17, ...
More shelter beds and a crackdown on tents means fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco
Sidewalks once teeming with tents, tarps and people passed out next to heaps of trash have largely disappeared from great ...
A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections
When film star James Stewart went on location in 1948 at Stateville prison’s notorious roundhouse while portraying a Chicago ...
Trial in daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph 3 years ago to begin in Memphis
Young Dolph grew up riding his bike and playing basketball in a Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhood and later built a rap career ...
Hezbollah targets base near Haifa after Israeli strike in Beirut killed 37, including top commander
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced that it fired a barrage of missiles at a military base deep inside Israel ...
Biden tells Quad leaders that Beijing is testing region at turbulent moment for Chinese economy
President Joe Biden told Indo-Pacific allies on Saturday that he believes China’s increasing military assertiveness is an ...
Hezbollah fires over 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of Israel as fears of war mount
Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets early Sunday across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as the sides ...
Marxist Dissanayake leads early vote count in Sri Lanka’s presidential election
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election ...
No. 1 Texas keeps rolling behind Manning and Blue and routs ULM 51-3 in last game before SEC play
Arch Manning earned his first career win as a starter and Jaydon Blue scored four touchdowns as No. 1 Texas ran over Louisiana-Monroe 51-3 Saturday night. The Longhorns took ...
New York City interim police commissioner says federal authorities searched his homes
New York City’s interim police commissioner revealed late Saturday that federal authorities had executed search warrants at his homes. Thomas Donlon, who became the interim ...
World leaders are gathering in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy
Facing a swirl of conflicts and crises across a fragmented world, leaders attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering are being challenged: Work together — not only on ...
Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid ...