The Texas Supreme Court has refused to declare that Democratic state lawmakers who briefly left the state last year in a quorum break to stop a vote on new congressional voting maps pushed by President Donald Trump vacated their offices
May 15, 2026
English has long dominated pop music, but it no longer reigns supreme at the Eurovision Song Contest
May 15, 2026
Saying ‘screw you’ through architecture: America’s spite houses
October 24, 2025
U.S.
May 15, 2026
The Pentagon has canceled plans to deploy 4,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland, two U.S. officials said, a surprise decision slammed by lawmakers that renewed questions
May 15, 2026
New species of giant dinosaur identified from remains found in Thailand
May 15, 2026
Elon Musk's social media platform X is pledging to crack down on hate and terrorist content in Britain
May 15, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping is considering the case of detained pastor Ezra Jin Mingri
May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump said aircraft manufacturer Boeing has a deal to sell at least 200 planes to China
May 15, 2026
Trump leaves China, short on deliverables but with signs of a stabilized relationship
May 15, 2026
Oleksandr Usyk wants to make some “noise” before he calls time on a career that has made him the most dominant heavyweight boxer of his generation
May 15, 2026
Trump announces sculpture garden site as he muses on architecture after trip to China
May 15, 2026
Injured Premier League winger Kaoru Mitoma was left out of Japan’s World Cup squad when coach Hajime Moriyasu named his 26 players for the tournament starting next month in North America
May 15, 2026
Abby Roque scored her second goal of the game 2:29 into overtime as the Montreal Victoire defeated the Ottawa Charge 3-2 in Game 1 of the Walter Cup Finals in the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Thursday night
May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump says he’s not yet made a decision on whether a major sale of U.S. arms to Taiwan can move forward following his three-day visit to China
May 15, 2026
The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013
May 15, 2026
Colombian superstar Shakira and Afrobeats icon Burna Boy have released the official 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem
May 15, 2026
To stop the spread of infectious diseases, governments need information and other resources that countries around the globe share through international organizations.
May 15, 2026
Cubans are using AI image generators to imagine US intervention in their country. The results look straight out of the 1890s.
May 15, 2026
AT&T Stadium unveils new World Cup grass pitch
May 15, 2026
Louisiana voters will participate in a revamped and stripped-down state primary Saturday and decide the political fate of an embattled Republican U.S. senator targeted for defeat by President Donald Trump
May 15, 2026
Somali piracy on the rise as Iran war forces ships into high-risk detours
May 15, 2026
Why Xi invited Trump to this highly secretive former imperial garden
May 15, 2026
Eurovision finalists to take the stage amid boycott from Spain, Ireland and others over Israel’s presence
May 15, 2026
Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba
May 15, 2026
Trump administration rushes to steady Kennedy’s HHS, with an eye on the midterms
May 15, 2026
India has raised fuel prices by 3 rupees per liter to offset losses from higher global oil prices
May 15, 2026
Renowned Cuban dancer and choreographer Juan Miguel Mas, has faced significant challenges due to Cuba's economic crisis
May 15, 2026
Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks
May 15, 2026
A bungled message from a South Texas housing authority prompted mass flight
May 15, 2026
Mitch Marner scored a tremendous goal 62 seconds after the opening faceoff, Pavel Dorofeyev scored two goals in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights cruised into the Western Conference finals with a 5-1 victory over Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the second round
May 15, 2026
A teenage Buddhist lama recently blessed thousands at a monastery in the Himalayan foothills
May 15, 2026
Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in April at the fastest pace in three years as the Iran war boosted oil and chemical goods prices, data showed on
May 15, 2026
At the Eurovision Song Contest, performers get just three minutes to impress
May 15, 2026
Two Democrats competing to become Iowa's next senator each say they're the best candidate to flip a GOP seat in the U.S. Senate
May 14, 2026
Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman
May 14, 2026
Captain Nick Suzuki and Jake Evans scored 68 seconds apart late in the second period, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round playoff series
May 15, 2026
Explosions were heard during violent clashes in La Paz on Thursday, as mining groups took to the streets, calling for the resignation of centrist President Rodrigo Paz.
May 15, 2026
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels have agreed to free more than 1,600 detainees in the largest swap of Yemen's 11-year civil war
May 14, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils a clean electricity strategy aimed at doubling Canada’s electricity grid by 2050
May 15, 2026
Global Citizen is gearing up for its biggest event yet: the first-ever FIFA World Cup halftime show
May 15, 2026
Another day, another record high for the Nasdaq, S&P 500 and many stock markets around the world on Thursday, as the Xi-Trump summit in China and
May 15, 2026
U.S.
May 14, 2026
Mexican retail and bottling group FEMSA, which runs OXXO convenience stores and gas stations, said on Thursday its payments unit NetPay was launching a digital payments
May 15, 2026
Cuba on Thursday said it would entertain a U.S. offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid but expressed skepticism over President Donald Trump's intentions
May 15, 2026
New Zealand's manufacturing index marginally expanded in April, but the sector's growth slowed to a six-month low as the conflict in the Middle East drove up costs and
May 15, 2026
The six people found dead inside a sweltering railroad boxcar in Laredo, Texas, over the weekend were stowaway migrants from Mexico and Honduras who fell victim to
May 15, 2026
The U.S.
May 14, 2026
Police in Florida are investigating vandalism at a historic, predominantly African
May 14, 2026
By Michael S.
May 15, 2026
(Corrects date of Cuban revolution in paragraph 2, also, clarifies Ratcliffe´s visit to the island was second by a CIA director, not the first.)
May 15, 2026
By Michael S.
May 15, 2026
The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy band BTS
May 14, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court has for now refused to block a U.S.
May 15, 2026
Cuban and U.S. officials say that CIA Director John Ratcliffe has met with Cuban officials including Raul Castro’s grandson during a high-level visit to the island
May 15, 2026
Trump is cutting the numbers of US troops in Europe. Here’s how
May 15, 2026
A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal
May 14, 2026
Former death row inmate Richard Glossip has been granted bond by an Oklahoma judge who ruled Thursday that Glossip could be freed from jail while awaiting a new trial for a 1997 killing
May 15, 2026
The Justice Department is accusing Yale University of illegally considering race in its medical school admissions
May 15, 2026
Voting rights groups are arguing that a federal judge should stop President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail voting because he doesn’t have the authority to do so
May 15, 2026
IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward finally saw his name at the top of the Indianapolis 500 leaderboard Thursday
May 15, 2026
Supreme Court allows telehealth and mail access to mifepristone for now
May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump is in Beijing for key meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
May 14, 2026
The Princess of Wales’ visit to Italy highlights the Reggio Approach, an educational model that values a child’s curiosity and potential
May 14, 2026
The U.S.
May 15, 2026
More details are out after six people were found dead in a rail yard shipping container in Laredo, Texas, last weekend
May 15, 2026
A federal jury in Chicago has awarded $49.5 million to the family of a 24-year-old nonprofit global health worker killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia
May 15, 2026
Czech police detained a 35-year-old man suspected of stealing a revered 800-year-old saint's skull from a church in the northern Czech Republic this week, they said on
May 15, 2026
The U.S.
May 15, 2026
Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine, pounding the capital Kyiv and
May 14, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was struggling to hold on to power after his main rival in the government
May 14, 2026
Argentina's monthly inflation rate was 2.6% in April, down from the 3.4% registered in March but slightly above analysts' forecast of 2.5% despite increases in all
May 15, 2026
Republicans in Louisiana and South Carolina on Thursday took steps toward installing new congressional maps aimed at eliminating one Democratic-held seat in each state,
May 15, 2026
Lawmakers are working to raise the retirement age for U.S. Capitol Police officers
May 15, 2026
A cargo train hits a public bus at a Bangkok rail crossing, killing at least 8
Head of Harvard's $57 billion endowment, plans to retire, WSJ reports
Argentina’s beef consumption falls to lowest level in 20 years as prices soar
Hearts one point away from becoming Scottish champion and ending 41-year rule by Celtic and Rangers
Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing
Spain's Eurovision boycott over Israeli participation leaves contest fans torn
The NBA's MVP will be announced Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander, Wembanyama or Jokic the finalists