Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no ...
Deadline passes without Gaza ceasefire as Hamas fails to provide names of first hostages to be freed
The deadline for the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip passed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas ...
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg returns to New England and gives Maine fans a show against BC
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg won’t be making it all the way up to Maine, so his fans trekked to Chestnut Hill on Saturday night ...
Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them
Voters in Missouri last election approved a constitutional amendment that promised to undo the state’s near-total abortion ...
An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart from other inmates in Penal Colony No. 9 in ...
Jayden Daniels and the Commanders stun the top-seeded Lions 45-31 to reach NFC title game
Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns in a flawless performance by Washington’s dazzling rookie, and the Commanders stunned ...
Biden’s departing UN envoy says US rivals will fill the vacuum if Trump abandons global leadership
The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says she watched America’s leadership diminish in the world during Donald ...
Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work
On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through pasture, casually ...
TikTok goes dark as U.S. ban takes effect
Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform as a federal ...
Cooper Flagg returns to New England and leads No. 3 Duke past Boston College 88-63
Cooper Flagg scored 28 points, settling down after missing four of his first five shots on Saturday night to lead No. 3 Duke ...
Lions CB Amik Robertson hurt and QB Jared Goff misses a series in playoff game vs. Commanders
Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson suffered an elbow injury on the Washington Commanders’ second snap and walked off the ...
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire is delayed over dispute between Hamas and Israel
The Israeli military says it “continues to attack” inside the Gaza Strip as a dispute with Hamas delayed the start of a planned ceasefire. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the military’s chief spokesman, ...