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 ...
Deadline passes without Gaza ceasefire as Hamas fails to provide names of first hostages to be freed
The deadline for the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip passed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas ...
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 planned ceasefire. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the military’s chief spokesman, ...
How Baltimore is saving lives by offering young men resources when they put down the guns
With his dad in prison and his mom suffering from alcoholism, Malik Grant faced abandonment and instability early on. He got ...
TikTok goes dark as U.S. ban takes effect
Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform as a federal ...
Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work
On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through pasture, casually ...
Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them
Voters in Missouri last election approved a constitutional amendment that promised to undo the state’s near-total abortion ...
US cities largely saw a drop in violent crime in 2024, yet many still feel unsafe
As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in homicides and drops in other violent crimes compared to ...
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg returns to New England and gives Maine fans a show against BC
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg won’t be making it all the way up to Maine, so his fans trekked to Chestnut Hill on Saturday night ...
Jayden Daniels and the Commanders stun the top-seeded Lions 45-31 to reach NFC title game
Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns in a flawless performance by Washington’s dazzling rookie, and the Commanders stunned ...
Mahomes and Kelce help Chiefs to a 23-14 win over Texans and another AFC title game trip
Mahomes, who threw for 177 yards and a score, improved 16-3 in the postseason, tying Joe Montana for the second-most wins by a starting QB in NFL history behind Tom Brady. That includes his peerless 7 ...
Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea disputes
Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over ...