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The U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss felony destruction of government property charges against former Olympian David Hearn on Friday. Prosecutors acknowledged that damage to … Read more
New Zealand greyhounds are being flown to Australia’s eastern states as a nationwide ban on the sport takes effect this August. Between 1,300 and 1,500 dogs … Read more
Mildred Pitts Walter, a pioneering children’s author and civil rights activist who authored over 20 books featuring African American children, died on May 19 in Redwood … Read more
Two senior FIFA officials have criticized a proposal by President Gianni Infantino to sell stakes in the organization’s commercial operations, with one official resigning in protest … Read more
President Donald Trump has nominated his former personal attorney, Todd Blanche, to serve as U.S. Attorney General. The transition of Todd Blanche from defense counsel to … Read more
The Senate Judiciary Committee has delayed a vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after Republican senators demanded written assurances regarding a controversial IRS settlement. … Read more
Nearly six months after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the … Read more
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen urged Mt Kenya residents and leaders to unite behind Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during a thanksgiving ceremony in Embu County. Murkomen … Read more
About 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta within a 24-hour period, triggering a humanitarian crisis and a security surge. While Spanish … Read more
Indonesia has formally established the Indonesia International Financial Center, known as the PFII, after the House of Representatives passed the necessary legislation on July 21, 2026. … Read more
Nadia Comăneci, the Romanian gymnastics legend who became the first person to earn a perfect 10 at an Olympic Games, has returned to Montreal to commemorate … Read more
The federal government has released a plan to manage the drought-stricken Colorado River that will require Arizona, California, and Nevada to reduce their water use by … Read more