Beer and merriment flow at the 189th Oktoberfest in Munich
Revelers celebrated to mark the official opening of the world’s largest folk festival, the 189th Oktoberfest in Munich.
Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, dies at 90
Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”, “Anatomy of a Murder,” and “Operation Mad Ball” ...
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, ...
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 ...
Hezbollah strikes northern Israel with over 100 rockets
Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets early Sunday across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing ...
Mass shooting kills 4, wounds many in nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama
A mass shooting killed four people and wounded 18 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, with many of the victims caught in the crossfire.
Solidarity felt with union strikers from past; Hammond memorial remembers those killed, injured in 1919 strike
On Sept. 9, 1919, four men were killed and 64 were injured after police and security guards fired shots into a striking crowd where Columbia Avenue and Highland Street intersect in Hammond.