Tourists can finally visit the Oval Office. A replica is opening near the White House on Monday
Washington is getting a new tourist stop that offers visitors the next best thing to being in the Oval Office: an identical replica of President Joe Biden ‘s office, right ...
Takeaways from AP’s report on churches starting schools in voucher states
Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with religious values. State school voucher programs are not the ...
Hezbollah hits northern Israel with 140 rockets
Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets Friday, a day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack, ...
Ukraine bans Telegram messenger app on state-issued devices because of Russian security threat
Ukraine has banned government officials, military personnel and other defense and critical infrastructure workers from installing the popular Telegram messaging app on ...
Israel-Hamas war latest: 15 killed overnight in Gaza in multiple attacks
Palestinian authorities say 15 people were killed overnight in the Gaza Strip in multiple Israeli attacks. An airstrike early Friday morning in Gaza City hit a family home, killing six people ...
Harris focusing on personal stories as she campaigns on abortion rights
For the first time since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give a speech focused squarely on abortion rights and ...
‘Water is flooding everywhere’ as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city’s main prison as its walls got washed away by water rising from an overflowing dam.
Lawyers say former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a ‘monster’ who abused young women and girls
Lawyers representing dozens of women who say they were raped and sexually abused by Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of the famous London department store Harrods, said the case was ...
Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital
Authorities in Ukraine advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors Friday as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city. Ukraine’s ...
Global stocks are mixed as Wall Street’s rate cut-fueled rally fades
European markets traded lower on Friday after Asian stocks surged, as a rally driven by the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates faded. Germany’s DAX lost 1.0% to 18,813.20 ...
Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals
Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals. At ...
Seeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states
The Biden administration is awarding over $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for electric vehicles, part of ...