Taliban Deputy Tells Leader There Is No Excuse for Education Bans on Afghan Women and Girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no ...
Middle East Latest: Gaza Ceasefire Is Delayed Over Dispute Between Hamas and Israel
The Israeli military says it “continues to attack” inside the Gaza Strip as a dispute with Hamas delayed the start of a ...
Islam Makhachev Submits Late-Replacement Renato Moicano in 1st Round at UFC 311
Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC ...
How Baltimore Is Saving Lives by Offering Young Men Resources When They Put Down the Guns
Baltimore is seeing a sustained reduction in gun violence and city leaders believe investments in robust anti-violence ...
Turnovers and Depleted Defense Contribute to Top-Seeded Lions' Quick Playoff Exit
The Detroit Lions worked all season to earn the NFC's top seed and ensure they wouldn't have to play anywhere but Ford Field ...
Solar Farms Are Booming in the US and Putting Thousands of Hungry Sheep to Work
The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across the U.S. and in ...
Families of Wildfire Victims Mired in Grief, Questioning What More Could Have Been Done
Many families in California are full of grief and questions about what more they could have done to save their loved ones ...
Civil Rights Leaders and King Family Mark MLK Day as a Special Call to Action as Trump Takes Office
Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the ...
US Rejects Venezuelan President Maduro's Reelection, but Keeps Financial Lifeline for His Government
In 2022, the White House granted Venezuela a financial lifeline “to support the restoration of democracy” after President ...
Trump Taps Penny Schwinn for Deputy Secretary of Education
In addition to Tennessee, Schwinn has worked at the Texas Education Agency as deputy commissioner of standards and engagement ...
An Imprisoned Nobel Laureate Underscores Human Rights Abuses in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus ...
Malaysia Names Ex-Diplomat Othman Hashim ASEAN Special Envoy on Myanmar Crisis
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's has appointed diplomat Othman Hashim as the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN's special envoy on the crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, its foreign minister said on ...