Tim Scott celebrates historic milestone as longest-serving Black US senator
With the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott will become the longest-serving Black Senator ...
He says he won Venezuela’s presidential election. Now he’s returning to South America as his rival prepares for inauguration
Edmundo González Urrutia is heading to Argentina this week in a show of defiance as Caracas prepares to inaugurate current ...
Huge fire at Ghanaian clothing market destroys hundreds of market stalls
A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital, Accra, has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses ...
Barricades were supposed to keep Bourbon Street revelers safe. Here’s why they didn’t
Throngs of New Year’s Day revelers packed in the city’s bustling French Quarter had no strong barriers to protect them from ...
French and German foreign ministers meet Syria’s new leaders in first high-level EU visit since Assad’s toppling
The French and German foreign ministers have met Syria’s new leaders and called for an inclusive transition of power, in the ...
Angelina Jolie became an actor because it was her mother’s passion, but she has a message about finding your own
Now that she is herself a mother of six, Jolie is focused on allowing them to find their own passions. She mentioned in the ...
Jill Biden got the priciest gift from a foreign leader in 2023 — a $20,000 diamond
President Joe Biden and his family were given tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from foreign leaders in 2023, according ...
What you need to know about the House speaker election
The 119th Congress will begin on Friday, ushering in a new era of Republican control in Washington that will start with a ...
How an ‘unimaginable’ truck attack unfolded on one of America’s most famous streets
The new year was just three hours old, the chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” and the sound of fireworks still ringing in the ears of ...
What we know about the suspect in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion
Despite the symbolism that might be associated with exploding a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las ...
NY judge upholds Donald Trump’s conviction in hush money case and sets sentencing for January 10
A New York judge on Friday upheld Donald Trump’s conviction in the hush money case, rejecting the president-elect’s effort to ...
Slovakia threatens to reduce aid to Ukrainian refugees in spat over Russian gas
Slovakia could take retaliatory measures against Ukraine after Kyiv halted the flow of Russian gas through its territory, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned Thursday.