New Orleans attack came as officials warned of an escalating threat of international terrorism
The truck attack in New Orleans by an Army veteran inspired by the Islamic State group unfolded amid months of warnings by ...
What to know as snow, freezing rain and bitter cold heads through much of the US
The National Weather Service says a major winter storm is forecast to produce heavy snow and significant ice starting in the ...
The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations
A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem ...
Jimmy Carter's state funeral starts Saturday. Here is what to know
Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter are set to take place in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 ...
Sunday school class with Jimmy Carter: What it was like
Carter taught his Sunday school class roughly twice a month to accommodate crowds that sometimes swelled to more than 500.
Luke Littler had ‘visions’ of world title win after re-run of last year’s final
Littler became the youngest world champion ever when he demolished Michael van Gerwen in a one-sided final at Alexandra ...
Ohio Governor DeWine signs law that could charge public for access to police videos
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New Orleans attack latest: FBI looking into suspect’s travels to Egypt as more victims ID’d
Bomb-making materials linked to the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans were recovered by the FBI at Shamsud Din Jabbar’s Houston, Texas, home. Jabbar, a US citizen and Army veteran who ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia ‘drafts 180,000 convicts’ as Zelensky says decisive Trump can stop Putin
Russia has enlisted between 140,000 and 180,000 prison inmates to fight in the war against Ukraine, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU) said, according to the Kyiv Independent. At such a ...
Hideki Matsuyama off to fast start to new season
The former Masters champion shot a second successive 65 to take a one-shot halfway lead at The Sentry in Hawaii.
Dozens rescued after fire breaks out at commercial building in South Korea
Dozens of people were rescued or evacuated after a fire broke out at a large commercial building in the South Korean city of ...
How filmmakers and actors in Asia and the Asian diaspora are expanding representation
It’s vastly different to work as an Asian actor in North American hubs such as Toronto, Los Angeles and New York — than in ...