Just months after President Donald Trump returned to office amid a wave of anti-immigration sentiment, the share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a "good thing" for the country has jumped substantially — including among Republicans, according to new Gallup polling. Read More. |
The U.S. State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say will damage America's global leadership and efforts to counter threats abroad. Read More. |
A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal that would have spared him the risk of execution for al-Qaida's 2001 attacks. Read More. |
One of the most complex current issues in sports can be traced back to a track meet in Germany in 2009, when an unknown 18-year-old from South Africa blew away a field of the best female runners on the planet to win the world title. Read More. |
By day, the Ukrainian capital hums with life — crowded metros, dog walkers and children on playgrounds. By night, Kyiv becomes a battleground as Russia unleashes relentless drone and missile attacks that chase much of the population underground for safety. Read More. |
A Pennsylvania man who posted a video of his father's severed head on YouTube was convicted of murder Friday and sentenced to life without parole. Prosecutors said Justin Mohn killed his father — who had been an engineer with the geoenvironmental section of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District — to intimidate federal workers, calling it a "cold, calculated, organized plan." Read More. |
An event in support of local reporting was postponed after death threats against a journalist for his newspaper editorial cartoon about the catastrophic flooding in Texas, according to a union. An online fury erupted over an editorial cartoon in The Buffalo News by Pulitzer Prize-winner Adam Zyglis showing a man in a MAGA cap being swept away by the Texas floodwaters. Read More. |
Walmart is recalling about 850,000 stainless steel water bottles because the lid can "forcefully eject" and unexpectedly strike consumers — resulting in permanent vision loss for two people to date. Read More. |
Despite Cuba's economic crisis, many women are embracing elaborate nail art as a bold fashion statement. Manicurists like Marisel Darias Valdés treat it as an art form, creating intricate designs that can take hours and cost up to $40 — more than triple the average monthly salary. Read More. |
Pickles and pickle brine have been an ingredient that mixologists — and chefs — have played with for a long time, but they're finally getting a star turn in beverage menus around the world. Read More. |
