Australian minister credits improved relations with China for the release of a detained journalist
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Thursday credited improved relations with China for the return home this week of an...
Japan’s government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government said Thursday it would ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime...
After troubled start, New York is shaking up its legal marijuana market with new...
RAVENA, N.Y. (AP) — New York officials launched legal recreational marijuana sales by promising many of the first retail licenses to people with past...
Judge to hear arguments from TikTok and content creators who are challenging Montana’s ban...
A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators who want the court...
As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel says it’s preparing for possible ground assault
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza lined up outside bakeries on Thursday after spending the night in pitch darkness surrounded by the ruins of...
IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Many poor countries in Africa face the harshest effects of climate change: severe droughts, vicious heat and dry land, but...
25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk
It's been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two...
Live updates | Day 6 of the latest Israel-Palestinian war
The Israeli government is under intense public pressure Thursday to topple Hamas after its militants stormed through a border fence Saturday and killed hundreds...
An Oklahoma man used pandemic relief funds to have his name cleared of murder
GREENWOOD, Ark. (AP) — Ricky Dority spends most of his days playing with his grandchildren, feeding chickens and working in the yard where he...
Nominated to be House speaker, Steve Scalise is left searching for Republican votes to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Having won the nomination to be the next House speaker, Rep. Steve Scalise is heading straight into a familiar Republican problem...
