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Navy ships and helicopters used in intensified search for 30 missing after Indonesian ferry sinks
Indonesian authorities deployed navy ships and helicopters Friday in the intensified search for 30 people still missing ...
What’s open and closed on July Fourth
The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of ...
A bill setting new limits on asylum-seekers passes in the Dutch parliament
A pair of bills cracking down on asylum-seekers wishing to settle in the Netherlands has passed in the Dutch parliament after ...
Family of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother gather at chapel ahead of wake and funeral
Family and friends of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother are gathering Friday at a church where their bodies have ...
Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut hopes for a comeback victory in annual Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest
The Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is hoping ...
Democrats see Trump’s big bill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy
It is big and it is beautiful, says President Donald Trump. But for many Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut ...
A year before declaring independence, colonists offered ‘Olive Branch’ petition to King George III
Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...
Aaron Judge draws 23rd intentional walk, matches Mickey Mantle’s 1957 Yankees record
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge drew his 23rd intentional walk of the season in the eighth inning Thursday night against ...
Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upwards 20,000 ...
House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
House Republicans pushed back on track Thursday toward passing President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending ...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers say he is a changed man. Will that spare him from more time behind bars?
In rejecting Sean “Diddy” Combs’ release on bail, a federal judge confronted the hip-hop impresario with a disturbing aspect ...
Gas station explodes in Rome, injuring at least 9 first responders
A gas station exploded early on Friday in southeastern Rome, injuring at least nine people including eight police officers and a firefighter, police and rescuers said. The explosion ...