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Top Iran diplomat set to travel to Pakistan as US takes new step to ease flows of oil and gas
Iran’s top diplomat is expected to travel to Pakistan by this weekend for talks, two Pakistani officials told...
Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging homes and shutting down roads
Officials say a powerful tornado that barreled through Oklahoma damaged homes and sent emergency crews door-to...
Haiti's new UN-backed gang-fighting force exceeds funding expectations
The new U.N.-backed international force charged with combating Haiti’s violent gangs has received more pledges...
Man who helped fellow runner across Boston Marathon finish line says it was natural instinct to help
One of two men who helped carry a fellow runner across the finish line of the Boston Marathon said he had been...
A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry
A small Indigenous village in Alaska wants to reclaim its status as a top spot for polar bear tourism
Key takeaways from a report into the deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport
Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on last month's deadly airplane crash at a New York C...
What to know if your flight is canceled amid rising jet fuel costs
Airlines around the world are canceling flights as the war in the Middle East squeezes global jet fuel supplie...
Democrat Josh Shapiro tests political muscle in swing-state Pennsylvania's midterms
Josh Shapiro may be heavily favored to win reelection as Pennsylvania governor, but that doesn’t mean there is...
Cuban diplomat denies that releasing political prisoners is part of US negotiations
Havana won't abide by any American “ultimatums” to release political prisoners as part of new talks
Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese companies 'exploiting' AI models made in US
The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies’ exploitation of U.S. artificial in...
Trump's 'gold card' visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, White House says
President Donald Trump's “gold card” visa program, which allows foreigners to live and work in the U.S. for at...
Retiring Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart won't take new high-paying role at school
Retiring Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart won’t take on a new high-paying role at the school after al...
What to know about a kidnapping case involving a child flown back to the US from Cuba
A couple from Utah face parental kidnapping charges after being accused of taking a 10-year-old child to Cuba...
US charges 2 Chinese nationals with managing cyberscam compound in Myanmar
Two Chinese nationals face charges in the U.S. that they managed a sprawling compound in Myanmar where authori...
Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning off the coast of...
6 plead guilty and 1 found not guilty in Mississippi drug trafficking bribery scheme
Six current or former Mississippi law officers have pleaded guilty to charges arising from what prosecutors de...
School buses should all have alcohol tests to avoid drunken driving, NTSB recommends
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that all new school buses should be equipped with alcoh...
Michigan is off the hook in lawsuit over 2020 dam collapse that flooded communities
Michigan regulators have been cleared of liability in a 2020 dam failure that flooded communities, destroyed m...