Mozambique opposition leader returns from self-imposed exile as police fire tear gas at supporters
Mozambique’s main opposition leader returned from self-imposed exile on Thursday clutching a bible and saying he still ...
Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue
Hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines ...
Uber, Lyft offer free rides to Southern California residents affected by wildfires
As several wildfires continue burning across Southern California, rideshare companies Uber and Lyft are helping evacuated ...
Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangers
Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as firefighters ushered a crowd of ...
No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably ...
After 12 failed attempts over 2 years, Lebanon’s parliament will try to pick a president
Lebanon’s parliament was set Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that’s lasted for ...
Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area
A fast-moving fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night, threatening one of Los Angeles’ most iconic spots as ...
Service workers union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years just ahead of Trump’s inauguration
The Service Employees International Union is returning to the AFL-CIO after 20 years, betting that a united labor movement ...
Jimmy Carter will be honored at Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometown
Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, will be ...
Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism
Donald Trump ran on a return to his “America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be ...
Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most
For some 15 hours as wildfires spiraled out of control in Los Angeles, the public water system faced four times its usual ...
Pope asks aide to deliver his annual foreign policy address, tells ambassadors he’s battling a cold
Pope Francis told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See on Thursday that he wasn’t up to delivering his annual foreign policy speech and asked an aide to deliver it instead. A ...