A fire at a shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people
BAGHDAD – A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children,…
US retail sales bounce around in a whipsaw trade environment
WASHINGTON – Consumers picked up their spending in June after an , despite anxiety over and the state of the…
Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province as a new ceasefire is on
DAMASCUS – Syrian government forces largely pulled out of the southern province of Sweida on Thursday after days of that…
Spidercam technology brings golf’s oldest major into the modern world
PORTRUSH – The oldest major championship has taken a step into the modern world by using a technological feature that…
Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to 6.75%, second straight uptick
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second week in a row, another setback for the…
An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case
BOISE, Idaho – An Idaho judge lifted a sweeping gag order Thursday in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case. Bryan Kohberger…
The House is poised to OK Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
WASHINGTON – The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s request for public broadcasting and foreign aid…
UN council authorizes continuing vigilance of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Red Sea shipping
TANZANIA – The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday authorized continued reporting on attacks on ships in the Red Sea by…
NBA will take a harder look at expansion, Commissioner Adam Silver says
LAS VEGAS – The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Saying owners have…
MLB honors Hank Aaron with recreation of record 715th homer during All-Star Game
ATLANTA – Major League Baseball honored by recreating his record-breaking 715th home run through the use of projection mapping and…
Kyle Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL
ATLANTA – Kyle Schwarber was nervous. He had played in Game 7 of the World Series, homered for the United…
How Trump could use a building renovation to oust the Fed chair
WASHINGTON – President says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding
OMAHA, Neb. – Dozens of Native American radio stations across the country vital to tribal communities will be at risk…
Russia may hope to use Trump’s 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains seem unlikely
to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions on its energy exports…
Roman-era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii
POMPEII – A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the…