Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office
Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all ...
Wisconsin’s Evers revives plan to enable voters to repeal and create state laws
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is reviving his plan to let voters repeal and create state laws without legislative involvement, ...
Dog dies, two people displaced after house fire overnight in Durham: Fire Department
Crews were called to a structure fire around 11 p.m. on the 600 block of Stoney Creek Circle in Durham’s Oak Grove neighborhood.
Austrian far-right leader meets president as expectations mount he will be asked to form government
Austrian Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl met the country’s president on Monday as expectations mounted that he would be ...
Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters
President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to ...
Harris will oversee certification of her defeat to Trump four years after he sparked Capitol attack
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday is set to preside over the certification of her defeat to Donald Trump four years ...
Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn’t confirm the loss
Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed Monday, adding the wrecked town to the ...
Shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank kills 3
Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding seven others. Violence has surged in the ...
What to know about the siege outside South Korea’s presidential compound
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea has been a startling development, ...
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea
North Korea on Monday fired a ballistic missile that flew 1,100 kilometers (685 miles) before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, South Korea’s ...
Beijing-based cyber group protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacking incidents
China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S.
South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to take over efforts to detain impeached Yoon
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has requested that police take over efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its investigators failed to bring him ...