Liberians head to the polls in high stakes elections amid flaring tensions
Liberians are voting Tuesday in high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections — the first since the 2018 exit of a UN…
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Chevron Australia workers to restart strikes next week after deal talks falter
Union workers are set to go on strike at Chevron’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia next Thursday, in…
Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife with arsenic pleads not guilty
A Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife in March pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of first-degree murder…
Destroying Hamas a priority for Israel, ambassador says, after militant group threatens hostages
Israel is repeatedly pounding Gaza with deadly airstrikes, displacing more than 100,000 people and sending waves of injured Palestinians to…
Powerball jackpot leaps to $1.73 billion, second largest prize in the lottery’s history
The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping estimated $1.73 billion after no big winner was drawn Monday night, marking…
Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 102
Hughes “Uncle Redd” Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, died in…
Kaiser Permanente workers warn of potential second strike
A coalition of unions representing thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers warned they will walk off the job again…
Aid groups warn devastation from Afghanistan earthquake ‘worse than we imagined’
International aid groups in Afghanistan are scrambling to send help to survivors of an earthquake which has left more than…
Russia says it deserves a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. It may have a shot
Russia is campaigning for a return to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council — after being suspended just last year…
Israel at war with Hamas after unprecedented attacks
Israel has declared war on Hamas after the group launched a devastating surprise attack from Gaza. Hundreds of Israelis and…