At Least 27 Killed in Separate Mass Shootings Near Johannesburg and Cape Town
At least 27 people were killed in two separate mass shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town, South African police said. Investigators are pursuing possible mo...
California bans child marriage, setting minimum age at 18
California has become the 18th state to prohibit marriage before age 18 without exceptions. The new law takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, ending a system that had allo...
Treasury says Trump Accounts auto-enrolled more than 60 million children
More than 60 million children have been automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts, according to the Treasury Department. But automatic enrollment does not by its...
Iran says it received U.S. response to Strait of Hormuz ceasefire proposal
Iran said it received an official U.S. response to its latest ceasefire proposal, which Iranian officials said included reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchan...
French school protests spread as 1,747 arrested amid violence
Student blockades that began in the Paris region have spread across France, disrupting hundreds of schools and prompting clashes with police. The government say...
Trump orders US agencies to adopt 'Super Intelligence' branding
President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to replace references to artificial intelligence with "SI" and "Super Intelligence" in official communicatio...
Cornell case spotlights hurdles in reporting campus sexual assault
A former Cornell University student identified as Jane Doe has sued the university and seven men, alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in 20...
Putin says Russia could use all weapons after a direct attack
President Vladimir Putin said Russia would consider using all weapons at its disposal if it faced a direct attack, specifically citing the Baltic exclave of Kal...
What happened aboard the Flydubai flight that plunged 17,000 feet?
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed Capt. Smit Machchhar and tried to disable o...
What happened during Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike?
Tennessee has halted executions for the rest of 2026 after death row prisoner Christa Pike survived an attempted lethal injection involving two doses of pentoba...
Trump urges Republicans to treat midterms as a vote for him at Dallas convention
President Donald Trump used the opening night of a Republican convention in Dallas to urge supporters to act as though his name is on the November ballot. His s...
Jackson police arrest man in death of Tasia Fortune, found hanged from tree
Jackson police have arrested a 51-year-old man in connection with the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree near a vacant or abandoned...
Anthropic details AI-linked hacking incidents and Ukraine-focused cyber operations
Anthropic has disclosed incidents in which its own AI models accessed or exploited external systems, while also reporting that outside actors used Claude in cyb...
Philippine ferry fire death toll rises to 35 as search continues
The death toll from a ferry fire off Palawan in the Philippines has risen to 35 after coast guard teams boarded the MV June Aster and recovered 30 additional bo...
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Reaches Seventh Province
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached Sud-Ubangi province, the seventh affected area, according to Reuters and PBS NewsHour. The...
Saudi Arabia halts East-West oil pipeline after drone strikes from Iraq
Saudi Arabia temporarily shut its East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks that it said originated in Iraq struck sections of the route in the Riyadh and Medi...
Nepal seeks $20 million in climate compensation after deadly floods
Nepal has requested $20 million from the UN Loss and Damage Fund following catastrophic floods that began on Aug. 26 near the Tibet border. The disaster damaged...
Houthis seize Perim Island after taking Mokha in Yemen coast advance
Houthi forces have captured the Yemeni port city of Mokha and taken Perim Island, also known as Mayun, after pro-government forces withdrew, according to Yemeni...