World Apr 18 U.N. says Yemen's Houthi rebels have agreed to stop using child soldiers The Houthis signed what the U.N. describes as an "action plan" to end and prevent recruiting or using children in armed conflict, killing or maiming children and attacking schools and hospitals.
Nation Apr 13 Police arrest man accused of shooting 10 in Brooklyn subway attack The man accused in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway has been arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offense.
Nation Apr 12 At least 16 people injured, including 10 shot, at Brooklyn subway station Police are looking for a U-Haul truck in connection to the Brooklyn subway shooting.
World Apr 07 U.N. General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the world organization's leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes.
Arts Apr 03 Actor Estelle Harris, of 'Seinfeld' and 'Toy Story' fame, dies at 93 As middle-class matron Estelle Costanza, Harris put a memorable stamp on her recurring role in the smash 1990s sitcom. With her high-pitched voice and humorously overbearing attitude, she was an archetype of maternal indignation.
World Mar 23 U.N. Security Council defeats Russia humanitarian resolution on Ukraine that would omit fault The U.N. Security Council has overwhelmingly defeated a Russian resolution that would have acknowledged Ukraine's growing humanitarian needs -- but without mentioning the Russian invasion that caused the escalating crisis.
Nation Mar 10 After years of pain, opioid crisis victims confront Sackler family in court Victims of opioids and those who have lost loved ones to the addiction crisis are unloading their emotions on members of the family they blame for fueling the deadly epidemic.
Health Mar 09 A look inside the 1st official safe injection sites in U.S. Two modest rooms in New York City are the first places in the United States where local officials are allowing illicit drug use to make it less deadly.
World Mar 02 U.N. Assembly votes to demand that Russia stops the war in Ukraine The U.N. General Assembly has voted to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine and withdraw all troops, with nations from world powers to tiny island states condemning Moscow's actions.
World Feb 28 WATCH: At rare U.N. Security Council session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine Reflecting escalating global alarm, both of the U.N.'s major bodies — the 193-nation assembly and the smaller, more powerful Security Council — took the unusual step of holding simultaneous, hastily scheduled meetings on the war.