Live from New York: Bishop robbed of jewelry during livestreamed sermon
NEW YORK - New York City police on Monday were hunting for thieves who burst into a Brooklyn church and brazenly stripped a bishop of the jewelry he was wearing while he was...
Foreign attempts to sway US elections dangerously high and rising — officials
WASHINGTON — An increasing number of foreign actors, including non-state actors, are seeking to influence US elections, and Russia, China and Iran, while the...
Judge lifts Trump White House restrictions on AP while lawsuit proceeds
WASHINGTON — A US judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump’s White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the Associated Press (AP) over...
Kushner set for Israeli-Palestinian talks; pessimism high
JERUSALEM -- White House aide Jared Kushner meets Israeli and Palestinian leaders Thursday with the aim of restarting long-stalled peace talks, but pessimism is...
US lawmakers strike deal on data privacy legislation
WASHINGTON - Two key US lawmakers said on Sunday they struck a deal on draft bipartisan data privacy legislation that would restrict consumer data that technology...
Far-right leaders hold rally to ‘Make Europe Great Again’
MADRID — Leaders of far-right parties in the European Parliament’s third-largest voting bloc, Patriots for Europe, praised Donald Trump’s return to power at a...
Five dead after JAL airliner crashes into quake aid plane at Tokyo airport
TOKYO - All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda...
Ocean temperature hit record high in February 2024, EU scientists say
LONDON - Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), the EU's...
Vietnam says more US vaccine donations expected after first 5-M doses
HANOI — The United States is considering giving more coronavirus vaccines to Vietnam, its ambassador to the United States said on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country struggles to control outbreaks of the fast-spreading Delta variant of the virus.
US not ruling out eventual direct talks with NoKor
TOKYO/UNITED NATIONS -- The United States is not ruling out the eventual possibility of direct talks with North Korea, Deputy Secretary of State John...
China’s Xi vows to protect foreign investors
CHINESE leader Xi Jinping pledged that his nation would do right by foreign investors, underscoring his government’s attempts to assuage worries about the economy...
Youth vs. Europe: ‘Unprecedented’ climate trial to kick off at rights court
Six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves will on Wednesday take 32 European governments to court over what they...