Australia’s prime minister is criticized for buying a waterfront home during a housing crisis
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been criticized for buying a multimillion-dollar waterfront home during a national housing crisis with federal elections ...
UK inflation falls to lowest level in over 3 years, cementing expectations for another rate cut
Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level for more than three years, official figures showed Wednesday, a drop that has cemented market expectations that the Bank of ...
Israel strikes southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in nearly a week
Israeli jets struck the southern suburbs of Beirut early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported. The casualty count was not yet clear. The attack ...
First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request
An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters. The naval ship Libra ...
Lionel Messi's Top 20 Goals of All Time
It's the 20th anniversary of the professional debut of who many consider the greatest soccer player of all time.Lionel Messi ...
Middle East latest: Israeli jets strike Beirut’s southern suburbs
Israeli jets struck Beirut’s southern suburbs early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported. Israel says it is striking Hezbollah assets in the suburbs, where ...
Calls for investigation over Santa Clara County superintendent firing
The controversy continues over the firing of Santa Clara County’s superintendent Mary Ann Dewan. A couple dozen teachers, parents and education ...
Texas man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case awaits clemency ruling
A Texas man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome awaited a decision Wednesday on his ...
Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall St decline, as selling hits tech companies
Markets were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks pulled back from their records, dented by selling of technology and energy sector shares. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index ...
14-year-old girl dies after car crash in Richmond
A 14-year-old girl died after an early Monday morning crash in Richmond, the Richmond Police Department announced Tuesday in a Facebook post. The fatal crash happened around 5:17 ...
A full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition
The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New York. A full-scale replica of the rooms that form the heart of ...
19 mayoral candidates compete to lead Portland, Oregon, in a race with homelessness at its heart
A lot of political changes are coming to Portland, Oregon. The open mayoral race in the state’s most populous city features 19 candidates — all vying to lead after years of ...