Monkeypox: First deaths outside Africa in Brazil and Spain
Brazil and Spain report fatalities from the virus, but most infections are mild and overall risk is low....
Wildfire spreads to hotel in Turkey
Prosecutors have launched an investigation after the blaze broke out in Turkey’s south-west....
Shakira: Prosecutor seeks eight-year sentence for star over tax evasion
Spanish prosecutors say the star owed almost €15m in tax not paid between 2012 and 2014....
Ukraine ready for first grain ship in Russia deal
For the first time since February, a ship is loaded with grain for export through the Black Sea....
She once was the youngest woman elected to Congress. She’s trying again at 80
Eighty years old and going strong, Elizabeth Holtzman was once the youngest woman in Congress. Now, she’s making waves as she tries to return as...
Kansas to be first state to vote on abortion rights
Kansas will be the first state in the nation to vote on the issue of abortion since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade....
House passes assault-style weapons ban
The House of Representatives voted Friday evening to ban assault-style weapons, sending the bill to the Senate where it’s not expected to advance....
Miami-Dade County School Board reverses decision on health, sex education textbooks again
The Miami-Dade County School Board has reversed course on its July 20 decision to reject new sexual education textbooks that they approved just three months...
Do Senate Republicans have a candidate problem?
Just about every sign is pointing towards Republicans having a fruitful Election Day in three months. And yet, many of the party’s candidates in key...
RAP Act introduced in House would ban lyrics from being used as evidence in criminal cases
A new piece of legislation introduced in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday would ban the use of lyrics from being used as evidence...
