Ukrainian drone strikes another arms depot inside Russia, officials say
A Ukrainian drone struck an important arms depot inside Russia, the Ukraine military said Wednesday, three weeks after ...
GOP scrambles to close fundraising gap in swing states
Republicans are scrambling to close the fundraising gap with Democrats in battleground states with less than a month to go before the election.  Democrats across the country have consistently ...
Rights groups ask Filipinos to reject ex-Pres Duterte and detained preacher in upcoming elections
Human rights activists called on Filipino voters Wednesday to reject former President Rodrigo Duterte and detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy in next year’s mid-term ...
Israeli offensive in hard-hit northern Gaza kills and wounds dozens and threatens hospitals
A large-scale Israeli operation in northern Gaza has killed and wounded dozens of people and threatens to shut down three hospitals over a year into the war with ...
A plane crashes on Catalina Island off Southern California coast
A plane crashed Tuesday night on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast near the island’s private airport. It was not immediately known if there were injuries ...
Middle East latest: 18 dead after Israeli strikes in Gaza
Palestinian officials said Wednesday that Israel’s bombardment of central and northern Gaza killed at least 18 people, including five children and two women. Two strikes hit tents for displaced ...
US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order ...
Mozambique votes for president and the ruling party could extend its 49 years in power
Mozambique is voting for a new president on Wednesday in an election that is expected to extend the ruling party’s 49 years ...
China stocks decline amid economic recovery disappointment, while other markets in Asia rise
Shares in China slumped on Wednesday as details of economic stimulus plans from officials in Beijing failed to live up to ...
Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state’s support
The Supreme Court is returning to the case of Richard Glossip, who has spent most of the past quarter century on Oklahoma’s ...
Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it has put disproportionate voting power in the hands of a few states that are fairly evenly divided ...
Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene ‘s rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by ...