Fighting erupts between Free Syrian Army rebels and Syrian regime forces in the southern countryside of Idlib. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
A man on Reddit received this epic birthday cake fail when he asked for "Thirty" written on top, but a series of events lead to a hilarious mistake.
Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state’s highest court concluded the law can be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to undo the long-dormant statute. Although no vote was taken on the repeal itself, Republican Sens. T.J. Shope and Shawnna Bolick sided with 14 Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday in changing rules to let a repeal proposal advance after the deadline for hearing bills had passed.
DonnaJean Wilde set the record 10 years after she began planking and discovered she had a knack for the challenging core exercise.
Outbreaks of norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea, are on the rise. What to know about the 2024 norovirus season in the US, symptoms, and prevention.
California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich.” The proposal was unanimously passed by the State Water Resources Control Board, though it needs approval from the Office of Administrative Law to take effect. More than 200 million Americans are estimated to have the chemical compound in their drinking water, according to an analysis of federal water testing data by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization.
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden called for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum Wednesday when he spoke to union members in battleground Pennsylvania.
EU leaders on Wednesday weighed a response to suspicions of Russian meddling ahead of June elections in the bloc, with several states pushing for sanctions targeting "malign activities" by Moscow.The prime ministers of Belgium and the Czech Republic, Alexander De Croo and Petr Fiala, had appealed to fellow leaders to consider new sanctions to counter Russian "malign activities."
Prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney's office said in a court filing Wednesday that they plan to ask Donald Trump about the costly verdicts and findings of wrongdoing in his numerous civil cases if the former president decides to testify in the criminal case — though the permissibility of that line of questioning remains to be seen.
A California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures that have enabled some companies to skirt state laws without facing consequences. Limited liability companies and similar corporations in the United States are often formed to protect a business owner's personal assets. In California, the world's fifth largest economy, such businesses are already required to register with the Secretary of State and share information including the name of the business, its address and the names of its executives or representatives.
LATAM Flight 800 was flying from Australia to New Zealand when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner suddenly plunged 400 feet. Investigators are trying to find out why.
A southern Minnesota community is mourning, supporting a family after their 1-year-old son fell to his death from a hotel window.
Belgium will investigate Russian meddling in European Parliament elections after the country’s intelligence services confirmed “pro-Russian interference networks,” Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday.
Senators will hold an impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with Democrats likely to dismiss the case.
The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. An internal investigation found that FBI agents mishandled abuse allegations by women more than a year before Nassar was arrested in 2016. The settlement was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Fossil collectors contributed to finding the jawbone of a giant ichthyosaur new to science that’s likely the largest known marine reptile to swim Earth’s seas.
Bo Dietl, the notoriously foul-mouthed head of an eponymous security and private investigation firm, was a contractor connected to the trust.
Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. The package totals $95.3 billion in spending, which matches the total that the Senate passed in mid-February. The aid to support Ukraine totals about $61 billion.
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he will roll out four bills to provide U.S. aid to Ukraine, Israel and other allies, with plans to vote this weekend.
A Tennessee judge on Wednesday seemed ready to agree with an attorney for Nashville police that the writings of a school shooter could be released as public record once the investigation is officially closed. None of the eight attorneys arguing before Davidson County Chancery Court Judge I'Ashea Myles during a two-day hearing claimed to be a copyright expert. In the end, Myles said she will write an order outlining specific questions she wants them to address.
What is the true story of Under the Bridge? Here's the meaning and the murder of Reena Virk, who killed her and more.
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