In Rio de Janeiro, decades-old palm trees flower for the first — and only — time
RIO DE JANEIRO — Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only…
New Orleans is target of latest ICE effort Operation Catahoula Crunch
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it is surging immigration agents into New Orleans, making it the latest…
Judge orders ICE to stop most warrantless immigration arrests in D.C.
A federal judge issued a stern spanking to the Trump administration on Tuesday, telling it to cut out warrantless arrests…
Larry Summers banned for life from academic society over his close ties to Jeffrey Epstein
BOSTON — Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was banned for life Tuesday from an academic society in the latest…
Trump praises Dallas County for moving to paper ballots, says all GOP governors should follow suit
President Trump on Tuesday hailed Dallas County, Texas, for moving to paper ballots, as he ramps up his push to…
12-year-old girl successfully saved after sandbar collapsed on her at Houston-area creek
A 12-year-old girl playing at a creek in Texas on Thanksgiving became trapped in a hole when a sandbar collapsed,…
Ukrainian delegation en route to Washington after previous negotiator resigns
Ukrainian officials led by Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov are on their way to Washington on Saturday ahead of negotiations…
Pope Leo visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque at start of day of meetings with Turkey’s religious leaders
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he opened…
Florida firefighters arrested, fired after allegedly whipping, waterboarding coworker
Four Florida firefighters were arrested and fired for an alleged hazing incident this month that included whipping and waterboarding. The…
U.N. nuclear agency returns to Chernobyl to check damage from recent Russian drone attack
The International Atomic Energy Agency is sending technicians to the site of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant to assess the…