Israeli offensive in hard-hit northern Gaza kills and wounds dozens and threatens hospitals
A large-scale Israeli operation in northern Gaza has killed and wounded dozens of people and threatens to shut down three ...
A plane crashes on Catalina Island off Southern California coast
A plane crashed Tuesday night on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast near the island’s private airport. It was not immediately known if there were injuries ...
Ishiba dissolves Japan’s lower house to set up an Oct. 27 parliamentary election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved Japan’s lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27 snap election and ...
US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order ...
Mozambique votes for president and the ruling party could extend its 49 years in power
Mozambique is voting for a new president on Wednesday in an election that is expected to extend the ruling party’s 49 years ...
China stocks decline amid economic recovery disappointment, while other markets in Asia rise
Shares in China slumped on Wednesday as details of economic stimulus plans from officials in Beijing failed to live up to ...
Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state’s support
The Supreme Court is returning to the case of Richard Glossip, who has spent most of the past quarter century on Oklahoma’s ...
Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it has put disproportionate ...
House Democrats in close races try to show they hear voter concerns about immigration
In some of the closest House races in the country, Democratic candidates are leaning into an issue that Republicans have made ...
Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida
Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some ...
Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene ‘s rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by ...
What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines
On a table at the office of the Waukegan Township Democrats sits a box of postcards with Wisconsin addresses that were ...