West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for dialogue to resolve tensions
West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger...
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The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says
The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, a top aide to Navalny...
At the Florida Man Games, tank-topped teams compete at evading police, wrestling over beer
They rose up by the dozens from across Florida, caricatured competitors in tank tops and cutoff shorts, for a showdown...
Lander ‘alive and well’ after company scores first US moon landing since Apollo era
The moon’s newest arrival was said to be “alive and well” a day after making the first U.S. landing in...
Ally of late Kremlin critic Navalny says authorities threaten to bury him on prison grounds
An ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday that Russian authorities have given his mother a deadline...
History of Shearer Hills reflects San Antonio’s post-war housing boom
Sought out by buyers looking for a neighborhood with a 1950s and ‘60s vibe, Shearer Hills was one of the...
AT&T’s network is down, here’s what to do when your phone service has an outage
Customers of AT&T, the country's largest wireless provider, reported widespread outages on Thursday. Some AT&T customers saw SOS messages displayed...
A trial is underway over a Black student punished by Texas school district because of his hairstyle
A trial began Thursday to determine if a Texas school district can continue to punish a Black high school student...
Feds accuse alleged Japanese crime boss of conspiring to traffic nuclear material
A leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran...
Biden is boosting cybersecurity at US ports, where online attacks can be more ravaging than storms
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order and created a federal rule aimed at better securing the nation's...
To keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle
Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a whale, so he was elated...
Criminal case over handwritten lyrics to ‘Hotel California’ goes to trial
A criminal case involving handwritten lyrics to the classic rock megahit “Hotel California” and other Eagles favorites went to trial...
Fire sends families in 2 homes scrambling, leaves man with burns
One person was taken to the hospital after a fire destroyed one house and damaged another on the West Side.The...
Live updates | US is set to veto a UN cease-fire resolution
The United States vetoed an Arab-backed U.N. resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in the...
WikiLeaks founder Assange faces his last legal roll of the dice in Britain to avoid US extradition
Julian Assange's lawyers opened a final U.K. legal challenge Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the...
