Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters to decide on plan to bolster country’s fragile biodiversity
Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world’s richest ...
German chancellor’s Social Democrats seek to hold off far right in Brandenburg state election
A state election is taking place in Brandenburg on Sunday, three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states ...
4 killed and multiple people wounded in Birmingham late night shooting, Alabama police say
Four people have died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and news reports. There were multiple ...
Over 100 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, with some hitting near northern city of Haifa
Over 100 rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon early Sunday, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and the Hezbollah militant group appeared to be ...
New York City interim police commissioner says federal authorities searched his homes
New York City’s interim police commissioner revealed late Saturday that federal authorities had executed search warrants at his homes. Thomas Donlon, who became the interim ...
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Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early official vote count in Sri Lanka’s presidential election
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election ...
World leaders are gathering in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy
Facing a swirl of conflicts and crises across a fragmented world, leaders attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering are ...
The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too
The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top ...
More shelter beds and a crackdown on tents means fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco
Sidewalks once teeming with tents, tarps and people passed out next to heaps of trash have largely disappeared from great ...
A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections
When film star James Stewart went on location in 1948 at Stateville prison’s notorious roundhouse while portraying a Chicago ...
Trial in daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph 3 years ago to begin in Memphis
Young Dolph grew up riding his bike and playing basketball in a Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhood and later built a rap career ...
Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ...