Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran and returning home
An Italian journalist detained in Iran since Dec. 19 has been freed and is heading back to Italy, Premier Giorgia Meloni’s office announced Wednesday. A plane carrying Cecilia Sala ...
Impeached South Korean president’s lawyers slam detention efforts as acting leader warns of clash
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denounced efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting ...
South Korean court clears government, adoption agency of liability in adoptee’s deportation from US
A South Korean court on Wednesday cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a lawsuit filed by a 49-year-old Korean man whose traumatic adoption ...
Middle East latest: Israeli airstrikes kill at least 5 in Gaza, including 2 babies, Palestinians say
Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip, including two infants and a woman. One strike hit a home in the central city of Deir al-Balah, killing ...
Thai police issue arrest warrant for man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok
Thai police on Wednesday said an arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of gunning down a former opposition politician from Cambodia in a popular Bangkok tourist area.
A second wind-whipped wildfire is burning out of control in the Los Angeles area
A fast-moving wildfire broke out Tuesday in the inland foothills northeast of Los Angeles hours after another blaze tore through the city’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood along ...
Jimmy Carter continues to lie in state at Capitol Rotunda ahead of his state funeral
President Jimmy Carter will continue to lie in state Wednesday after his remains arrived in Washington a day earlier as part of state funeral rites. The Georgia Democrat and 39th ...
Southern US shivers as new winter storm threatens snow for Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
A developing winter storm threatens to drop snow, sleet and freezing rain on parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas as frigid air that escaped the Arctic plunges temperatures to ...
Jimmy Carter’s woodworking, painting and poetry reveal an introspective Renaissance Man
The world knew Jimmy Carter as a president and humanitarian, but he also was a woodworker, painter and poet, creating a body of artistic work that reflects deeply personal views ...
Hostages in Gaza endure another winter as their families plead for a ceasefire
When Luis Har was kidnapped by Hamas-led militants on the warm morning of Oct. 7, 2023, he was forced into Gaza wearing shorts and a T-shirt. As his captivity stretched ...
Colorado governor walks a tightrope in approaching Trump. Deportations likely to be the first test
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis donned safety glasses and seized the handle of the electric saw, guiding the buzzing blade down through a stack of printed-out executive orders dating back ...
Sandfort and Dix lead Hawkeye comeback over Nebraska
Josh Dix had a career-high 31 points and seven 3-pointers, Payton Sandfort scored all 30 of his points after halftime and Iowa overcame a 15-point, second-half deficit to ...