World Jul 21 Firefighters battle forest inferno, Swiss authorities order hang gliders to stay away Swiss authorities have temporarily shut the airspace over a small part of southwestern Switzerland because recreational gliders in the area have endangered the work of emergency teams battling a persistent forest fire.
World Jul 21 Death toll rises to 21 as rescuers find more bodies in landslide-hit village in western India Officials say scores of rescuers and trekkers have been deployed to search for people trapped by the landslide, which occurred late Wednesday night.
Nation Jul 21 Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 Publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett's death to The Associated Press, saying he died in his hometown of New York.
World Jul 20 China-U.S. ties at a crossroads but could possibly stabilize, Xi tells Kissinger Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told former top U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger that relations between the two countries are at a crossroads and both sides need to “make new decisions” that could result in stable ties and “joint success and…
Nation Jul 20 Powerball winner scores jackpot worth more than $1 billion The California Lottery said on Twitter that the winning ticket was sold in Los Angeles at Las Palmitas Mini Market.
Politics Jul 19 The upper house of Russian parliament approves a ban on gender changes The bill, which already was approved in the lower house, bans any "medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person. The only exception is medical intervention to treat congenital anomalies.
Nation Jul 19 High-water rescue crews save people flooded in Northeast as death toll rises Atmospheric scientists say the global warming responsible for unrelenting heat in the Southwest also is making this kind of extreme rainfall a more frequent reality.
Politics Jul 19 WATCH: White House holds briefing amid hearing on the IRS investigation of Hunter Biden GOP lawmakers have summoned IRS whistleblowers to testify publicly for the first time about claims the Justice Department improperly interfered with a tax investigation into Biden’s son Hunter.
World Jul 18 EU lawmakers dampen Turkey's hopes of reopening accession talks The European Parliament's foreign affairs committee said on Tuesday that Ankara's bid to join the bloc "cannot resume under the current circumstances."…
Politics Jul 18 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Russia retaliates for Crimea bridge attack White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Tuesday as Ukraine claims it shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa.