Iraqis vote for new parliament hoping for change
BAGHDAD , -- Iraq closed its airspace Sunday and scrambled its aircraft force as voters headed to the polls for a parliament that, despite...
Illinois Democrats approve new legislative maps over criticism
Tuesday's vote by lawmakers approved a re-drawing of the legislative maps approved by majority Democrats and approved by Gov. J.B. Pritzker earlier this year. These maps...
South Dakota AG receives fines and no jail time for pedestrian deaths
Circuit Judge John Brown was limited in his ability to order jail time. Instead, he issued a $500 fine to the top state law enforcement...
Hopes for Afghan refugees in India are dimming for their return home
Khatera Hashmi, a former Afghan policewoman was shot multiple times as she traveled home from work last Oct in Ghazni, south of Kabul.She slumped...
California wildfires could be sparked by winds
"We have a firefight before us and the wind is going to make this very difficult," Keith Wade, a spokesperson for the California Department...
The testimony of R. Kelly's sex-trafficking accuser continues
Jerhonda Pace resumed her testimony in Brooklyn federal court a day after telling jurors she was a 16-year-old virgin and a member of Kelly's fan club...
Again, it's golden: The USA beats France 87-82 to win the Tokyo title
Americans were not satisfied with anything less.Their Olympic reign continues to live on at the end.Kevin Durant was 29th in scoring and joins Carmelo...
This year's "summer of extremes" hits the wealthier areas
The United States, Canada and Germany are among the wealthier countries that have joined other more vulnerable and less wealthy nations in a growing...
US sends more than 110M COVID vaccines to 60 countries
President Joe Biden was expected to discuss that milestone and more later Tuesday in remarks updating the public on the U.S. strategy to slow...
Blood Moon: What is it?
The blood moon is formed during a total lunar eclipse The color is formed by a...