Iraqi officials, including lawmakers, arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid
Dozens of Iraqi political officials have been arrested on corruption charges, Iraq's state-run Iraqi News Agency reported Sunday.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says a democratic socialist can be elected U.S. president
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he believes a democratic socialist could one day be elected president of the United States.
France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records
France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is the fastest-warming continent on earth and countries there need to do better to protect their citizens.
Trump slams new book by New York Times reporters as 'mostly made up'
President Trump is lashing out at reporters for The New York Times, saying their upcoming book about his presidency is largely fabricated and "garbage."
Ceasefire again on the brink as U.S. strikes Iran, Tehran fires missiles at Bahrain, Kuwait
U.S. forces struck targets in Iran again late Saturday while Tehran launched a fresh wave of attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait, both home to key American military bases, just hours later.
Navy searching for Marine who went missing from USS Anchorage off coast of California
The Navy is searching for a Marine who went missing from the ship USS Anchorage off the coast of California late last week, Pentagon officials said in a statement late Saturday.
5 Questions About the Drop in Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Enrollment
About 3 million Americans lost their Affordable Care Act health insurance coverage after federal subsidies expired Jan. 1, triggering premium increases many couldn't afford.
New York judge rules in favor of transgender athlete booted from women's track meet
A New York judge ruled against a university that blocked a transgender athlete from competing in a women's track meet, saying that state law banning discrimination based on gender identity supersedes President Trump's executive order on female sports.
As survivors are pulled from rubble of Venezuela earthquakes, relatives of missing hold out hope
A bloody-faced Daniel Cordero emerged from the rubble of a fallen building in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, surrounded by rescue workers who helped him onto a stretcher as bystanders filmed the scene.
Vanilla Ice defends Freedom 250 gig after weather wipes out National Mall show
VANILLA ICE defends the Freedom 250 concert: "It's called the United States, and this event is made to be united, to unite us. It's really about an entertainer coming to entertain all the people of America for the birthday of America."
Serbia's populist President Vucic says he will resign within weeks as election nears
Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic said Saturday he will resign his post within weeks, paving the way for early elections following youth-led protests that shook his tight grip on power.
Maher tells Vance that Democrats dodge his show, Republicans 'take their beating like a man'
Comedian Bill Maher and Vice President J.D. Vance disagree on a host of issues, but the liberal talk-show host gave the Republican props for appearing on his show and dinged key Democrats for ducking him.
Ukraine's Black Sea Ports Fight to Stay Open as Russian Drones Target Wartime Lifeline
At the start of the invasion in February 2022, Russia's Black Sea fleet appeared to hold a near stranglehold over Ukraine's coast. That changed two months later, when Ukrainian anti-ship missiles sank the Moskva, the fleet's flagship, near Snake Island.
Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult
Hezbollah's leader on Saturday criticized a framework agreement that Israel and Lebanon signed a day earlier to end months of conflict between the militant group and Israel, raising concerns about its effectiveness.
Crucial window for rescuing survivors narrows as Venezuela enters third day after deadly twin quakes
The situation has grown more desperate by the hour in Venezuela as people dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings three days after the devastating one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes, knowing time is running out to find survivors.
U.S. nabs major Minnesota fraudster -- in Somalia
One of the orchestrators of the Feeding Our Future scam, the massive fraud that stole a quarter of a billion dollars in pandemic food assistance money in Minnesota, has been captured in Somalia.
Chinese dissident who fled by dinghy to South Korea arrives in Canada, his friend says
A Chinese political dissident who had fled to South Korea last month in a dinghy has arrived in Canada, his friend said on social media on Saturday.
How a beloved, murky D.C. landmark became the most policed pool in America
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is many things. One thing it's generally not: a strictly enforced police zone.
Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highway
A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona.
Democratic socialist surge pulls Newsom left -- and fast
California's governor rejected a state billionaire tax, citing fears the wealthy would flee. His answer: tax them nationally so they can't. The pivot follows a socialist surge that is reshaping the Democratic Party.
