Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of France’s far-right National Front, has died at 96, Sebastien Chenu, a senior party official, said Tuesday. A polarizing figure in French politics, Le ...
Dome After Dark returns to the Des Moines Botanical Garden
You can now experience the Des Moines Botanical Garden in a new light. The Dome After Dark event returns to the metro on Friday, January 10th. The event will take place every ...
A planned trip to Kyiv by Trump’s Ukraine envoy isn’t going ahead yet, top Ukrainian diplomat says
An upcoming trip to Kyiv by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been canceled but will be rescheduled, Ukrainian Foreign Minister ...
Immigration is a higher priority for Americans than it was a year ago, an AP-NORC poll shows
More Americans say immigration should be a top focus for the U.S. government in 2025, as the country heads toward a new Republican administration in which President-elect Donald ...
Trump’s inauguration coincides with an unprecedented string of high-stakes security events in DC
The last time a president was inaugurated, there was a global pandemic and a violent siege at the very spot at the U.S. Capitol where the ceremony takes place. This time, the ...
France marks 10 years since deadly Charlie Hebdo attacks
A decade after gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in a deadly assault that shook France to its core and ignited a global outcry in defense of freedom ...