The world’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says
The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water ...
Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire 4 rockets into Israel as mourners mark Oct 7
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired four rockets into Israel on Monday as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, without disrupting a nearby ceremony. Hamas also said it attacked ...
Stock market today: Asian shares climb after blockbuster US jobs report
Asian shares advanced Monday after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report raised optimism about the economy, sparking a rally ...
South Korean woman sues government and adoption agency after her kidnapped daughter was sent abroad
A 70-year-old South Korean woman sued her government, an adoption agency, and an orphanage Monday over the adoption of her daughter, who was sent to the United States in ...
Prescott throws TD pass to Tolbert with 20 seconds left to lift Cowboys past Steelers, 20-17
Dak Prescott threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert with 20 seconds remaining and the Dallas Cowboys slipped past the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-17 early Monday. The Cowboys ...
Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began
A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no signs of ending ...
Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost
Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he’s elected to the ...
US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish
A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies to place polluting ...
In Mexico, the mayor of a state capital has been killed less than 1 week after he took office
The mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico has been killed just one week after he took office, officials said Sunday. Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of ...
Israelis, scarred and battling on multiple fronts, mark a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
Israelis were holding vigils and somber ceremonies on Monday to mark a year since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, the ...
New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump
No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s economic plans. The analysis released ...
For US adversaries, Election Day won’t mean the end to efforts to influence Americans
Soon, the ballots will be cast, the polls will close and a campaign marked by assassination attempts, animosity and anxiety will come to an end. But for U.S. adversaries, the ...