Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’
The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of ...
After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission
Naftali Fürst will never forget his first view of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, on Nov. 3, 1944. He was 12 years old. SS soldiers threw open the doors of the ...
What to know about the ruling blocking Trump’s order on birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally faced the first of what will be many legal tests ...
What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump will sign
President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia ...
North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South Korea says
South Korea’s military said Friday it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers fighting in the Russian-Ukraine war ...
Pokémon brawl breaks out at Southern California Costco
In a video posted to social media, two people appeared to be embroiled in a scuffle over Pokémon cards sold at a Los Angeles-area Costco. The fight, captured on video by X user ...
Loved ones devastated after Southern California grandfather murdered by intruder
Loved ones are devastated after a Southern California grandfather was beaten to death by a suspect who remains at large. The victim, Fritz Mendoza, 79, was a veteran who was married to his wife ...
ICC prosecutor requests warrants for Afghan Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor announced on Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials for the repression of ...
Fire crews in the Inland Empire battling 2 brush fires
Firefighters rushed to battle a pair of wildfires that erupted Thursday afternoon in the Inland Empire. Preliminary reports put the Gibbel Fire in Riverside County, which could be seen from ...
California lawmakers approve $2.5 billion in Los Angeles wildfire relief
California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom signed the laws ...
Homeowners in Palisades Fire burn area angered by bank’s decision
With hot spots from the devastating Palisades Fire still smoldering, Lisa Pelton and some of her neighbors in Mandeville Canyon received an unpleasant notice from their bank: ...
New York county agrees to redraw voting lines that lawsuit said disenfranchised residents of color
A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color. Nassau County reached a ...