Explainer: How can Tunisia hold an election runoff with one candidate in jail?
Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui has spent the entire election campaign in a prison cell but still managed to come second in the first round...
Egypt denounces Ethiopia for moving ahead with Nile dam amid water: shortage fears
Egypt denounced Ethiopia on Wednesday for moving forward with building and operating a hyropower dam on the Nile, which Cairo worries will threaten already scarce...
Rutgers QB Carter retires because of injuries
Rutgers quarterback McLane Carter is retiring because of medical issues....
Gymnastics: Russia’s men clinch maiden team title at worlds
Russia’s men clinched their first-ever team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday, edging China in a tight contest in the finals in Stuttgart....
Trump administration to announce changes to anti-kickback rules for healthcare providers
The Trump administration will announce plans to change healthcare regulations on Wednesday to loosen anti-kickback provisions that restrict the kinds of outside services providers can...
Trump says Congress would act if top court rejects ‘Dreamers’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Congress could step in to protect so called “Dreamers” if the U.S. Supreme Court moves to end the...
Tech stocks boost Wall Street as reports bolster hopes of trade deal
A rally in technology stocks boosted Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors cheered media reports signaling an ease in trade tensions between the United States...
Battery makers win Nobel Chemistry Prize
Three scientists have won a Nobel Prize for their invention of rechargeable lithium iron batteries. Gracie Jerome reports....
Victor the eagle’s bird’s eye view of Alps raises awareness of climate change
Victor, a nine-year-old white-tailed eagle, has been enlisted to raise awareness of climate change with spectacular images of him soaring over the peaks in his...
Turkey launches push into Syria, people flee as air raids, artillery hit border town
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday just days after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, with air...