Racial gap widened in deaths among U.S. moms around the time of childbirth
Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal ...
Ex-prosecutor’s trial ends as judge throws out her felony indictment in Ahmaud Arbery death case
A judge has thrown out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power to protect the men who chased and killed ...
Americans expected to eat 29 million pounds of cheese during the Super Bowl
Football fans’ Super Bowl spreads will likely be extra cheesy this year. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin released data this week ...
USAID is going away. Here’s what it’s been doing in South America
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian ...
A luxury house is close to tumbling into Cape Cod Bay. Will anyone stop it?
The waters of Cape Cod Bay are coming for the big brown house perched on the edge of a sandy bluff high above the beach. It’s ...
South African president phones influential billionaire Musk after Trump’s funding threat
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Donald Trump’s “influential” billionaire adviser Elon Musk a day after the new U.S. president promised to ...
Witnesses describe chaos and bloodshed in Sweden’s worst mass shooting
They scrambled for cover as quickly as they could as shots rang out, sheltering behind under whatever they could find to escape the gunman and the gore. One survivor with children feared she might ...
Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo
Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this ...
USAID workers placed on administrative leave ‘until further notice’
Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are being placed on administrative leave with pay “until further notice,” according to letters reviewed by The Hill.
Super Bowl conspiracy: Officials reject idea Chiefs get special treatment
Does the NFL show bias toward the Kansas City Chiefs? The NFL Referees Association calls the allegations “insulting and preposterous.” ...
Italy says International Criminal Court made an ‘immense mess’ out of Libyan warlord arrest warrant
Italy’s justice minister strongly defended the government’s decision to repatriate a Libyan warlord wanted by the ...
Musk shocks lawmakers, setting himself on collision course
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk is on a collision course with lawmakers on Capitol Hill who are starting to challenge his ...