Middle East latest: Israeli airstrikes kill 28 in Gaza, including 7 children, health officials say
Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 28 people in the Gaza Strip, including seven children and a woman, hours after the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly ...
2 men go free after their convictions were overturned in a case involving a discredited detective
Two men were freed Wednesday after their convictions were overturned in a 2009 double homicide whose investigation was ...
East Coast storm makes a mess at ski resorts as strong winds cause power outages
A storm that swept up the East Coast delivered a blow to New England, packing powerful gusts that knocked out power along with a deluge of rain and warming temperatures that ...
Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali
Mali’s armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, committed abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of a U.N.
North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline
A North Dakota panel will consider Thursday whether to approve permits for underground storage of hundreds of millions of ...
As tourists discover Finland’s Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses
Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village, a ...
Turning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others
Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of the Declaration of Independence sitting on a pile of trash, and ...
Crooks scores 31, but Iowa rallies for Cy-Hawk win
Lucy Olsen scored 25 points and No. 21 Iowa stormed past No. 18 Iowa State in the fourth quarter to take a 75-69 win on Wednesday night before a sold-out crowd of 14,998 at ...
One of metro’s oldest houses will soon be joined by another
In West Des Moines, spirits are stirring. Down the road from the Jordan Cemetery, things are happening around the old Jordan House. “The City of West Des Moines ...
Firefighters battle blaze at Des Moines paper mill
DES MOINES, Iowa — A fire broke out at a paper mill in Des Moines on Wednesday. At around 2 p.m. the Des Moines Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at International Paper, a paper mill ...
Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks over killing of gay University of Mississippi student
A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. in the 2022 killing of Jimmy “Jay” Lee, a gay man who was prominent in the LGBTQ+ community at the University ...
Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America, installing a staunch loyalist who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona ...