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Venezuelans head to the polls as opposition calls for boycotts and the government tightens grip
As Venezuelans head to a Sunday election, they are again being used as political pawns. Opposition factions are urging ...
Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign students ban
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration a day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked its ...
At least 23 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in
At least 23 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight Thursday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military ...
Disabled woman cooped up for 42 days in a Virginia hotel room freed
A Virginia woman in a wheelchair who had been stuck on the top floor of a four-story hotel for 42 days is finally able to go outside.
Urban fires can mean long trips for helicopters to get water. One firefighter had a better idea
Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as they battled a wildfire in Los Angeles County, scrambling to get water from a street hydrant in time to ...
Brazil’s JBS asks shareholders to overlook opposition and approve a US stock listing
Making meat is a messy business. But for Brazilian meat giant JBS, getting approval to trade its shares on the New York Stock Exchange has been even messier. Environmentalists, animal rights ...
Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute
An Orthodox Christian monk was hospitalized following a violent confrontation at a monastic sanctuary in northern Greece, authorities said Friday. The incident is tied ...
Uncommon May nor’easter brings rain and snow to New England states just before Memorial Day weekend
An unusual May nor’easter was pulling away from New England on Friday after soaking the region and setting some record cold temperatures. Massachusetts and Rhode Island received the ...
Why El Salvador President Bukele’s foreign agents law is fueling democratic concerns
Human rights organizations, politicians and experts have sharply criticized a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress as a censorship tool designed to silence ...
Ukrainian official says major prisoner swap with Russia is underway
An exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine from their 3-year-old war was underway Friday, a senior Ukrainian official said, in one of the few signs of progress in international efforts to ...
‘Investment, not tariffs,’ says Ishiba after telephone talks with Trump before 3rd round of talks
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he held telephone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed to ...
Why King Charles III is delivering a rare speech in Canada
King Charles III is coming to Canada to deliver a message: Canada is a sovereign nation distinct from the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestion that the ...