The Republican-led House passed a bill that would put restrictions on the president's ability to withhold weapons transfers to Israel in a vote that drew attention to a divided Democratic caucus on the war in Gaza.
Hundreds of students gathered at The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Thursday for 'The People's Graduation'
Dominican President Luis Abinader is poised for a comfortable re-election on Sunday, analysts say, buoyed by support for his tough stance on migration from troubled neighboring Haiti."He is heading towards a comfortable re-election," Dominican political scientist Rosario Espinal told AFP. "He has known how to take measures that would add support for his re-election: subsidies, increased employment, the issue of Haitian migration."
On a November day in 2015, Fausia went to fetch water from a river near her home in rural Honduras.- Human rights violations - Every day in Honduras, three girls younger than 14 are "compelled to sustain pregnancies resulting from rape and become mothers," according to the CDR, citing health ministry data from 2022.
OpenAI will have access to Reddit data for training its artificial intelligence models and will put its technology to work at the popular discussion platform, the companies said Thursday.OpenAI will access Reddit data in real-time, enhancing such content in ChatGPT and powering tools at the social media platform, the companies said.
Much of Thursday's court proceedings in Donald Trump's hush money trial were consumed by the defense cross-examining Michael Cohen, his former attorney and fixer.
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced the former head of a pro-Kurdish party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.The jihadists were driven out of Kobane in January 2015 by US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters that Turkey officially views as terrorists.
A bill in California that aimed to ban the sale of anti-aging skin products to kids under 13 failed to advance in the state Assembly Thursday after being brought forward at an Appropriations Committee meeting.
About a month before Taiwan's January presidential election, China began sending intruders over the Taiwan Strait: more than 100 balloons, some of which passed through the island's airspace or busy, Taipei-controlled air corridors for civil aviation. Experts say the balloons could be psychological warfare, carry surveillance tools or simply gather meteorological data. In the week leading up to Taiwan's presidential election on Jan. 13, an average of three balloons were spotted each day.
The leader of the cartel's operations in Spain was among the five people arrested. Officials also seized cash, abundant documentation, a detonating weapon and five vehicles.
Alphabet's Google in a court filing on Thursday is seeking a non-jury trial in the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit accusing the advertising and search giant of anticompetitive practices in the online advertising marketplace. The Justice Department, which filed the advertising lawsuit in January 2023, alleged the company has abused its dominance of the digital advertising business and argued that it should be forced to sell its ad manager suite. Google said the Justice Department's request for a jury trial breaks "with all historical precedent" and noted the department itself has said the technical nature might be difficult for a prospective juror to understand.
The skeletal remains — along with clothing and a cross necklace — were found stuffed inside a Madison, Wisconsin, chimney in 1989.
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday announced a plan to end coal leases in the Powder River Basin, the nation's largest coal-producing region, drawing condemnation from the mining sector and praise from environmentalists.The statement noted the Powder River Basin coal industry has been in decline since 2008.
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again denied Friday that her country has exported any weapons to Russia, as she labeled outside speculation on North Korea-Russian arms dealings as “the most absurd paradox.” The U.S., South Korea and others have steadfastly accused North Korea of supplying artillery, missiles and other conventional weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine in return for advanced military technologies and economic aid.
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday denied widespread allegations that Pyongyang is shipping weapons to Russia, calling the claim "absurd".On Tuesday, leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new tactical missile weapons system and called for an "epochal change" in war preparations by achieving arsenal production targets.
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager shared their thoughts about the graduation speech by Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker at Benedictine College.
An upside-down American flag – a symbol used by some supporters of former President Donald Trump who challenged the legitimacy Joe Biden’s 2020 victory – hung outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after the election, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Alaska's youngest legislator, 26-year-old Democratic state Rep. CJ McCormick, demanded tribal seats on state Seafood Task Force
The settlement covers U.S. residents who owned an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus between September 16, 2016, and January 3, 2023, and reported a covered issue to Apple or paid the company for repairs.
Maggie Moore and Pierce Hill, two seniors at Richwoods High in Illinois, executed the perfect senior prank, hiring a bagpipes player to follow their principal around.