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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore among those who lost homes in Los Angeles fires
Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore ...
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 ...
Participate or keep it quiet? Recent sing-alongs tap into larger discussion on moviegoing etiquette
As movie theaters worked to entice Americans back into seats after COVID-19 lockdowns and labor strikes, the industry ...
Biden cancels trip to Italy, meant as final foreign visit of presidency, as fires rage in California
President Joe Biden on Wednesday cancelled the final overseas trip of his presidency just hours before he was set to depart ...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower after Wall St holds firm
Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday after U.S. stock indexes finished mixed a day after strong reports on the economy ...
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 that venerates a centuries-old black statue of ...
Guantanamo’s prisoners have reached a pivotal moment. So has the 9/11 case. Here’s what to know
After 23 years, the fate of the last remaining Guantanamo detainees swept up worldwide after al-Qaida’s shattering Sept. 11, ...