‘Life-threatening’ Tropical Storm Barry grinds toward Louisiana
City officials warned New Orleans residents on Friday to secure their homes, stock up on supplies and prepare to huddle indoors with Tropical Storm Barry...
Hezbollah cut down its forces in Syria: Nasrallah
Iran-backed Hezbollah has reduced its forces in Syria as fighting died down though it still has fighters all over the country, its leader said on...
Hezbollah leader says U.S. seeking to talk
The leader of Hezbollah said on Friday that Washington was seeking to open channels of communication despite ramping up sanctions against the Iran-backed movement’s officials....
South African minister aims to revoke extradition of ex-Mozambique finance minister: document
South Africa’s new justice minister will apply to have his predecessor’s decision to extradite former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang to his home country set...
Colombia’s Duque says working to stop slayings of community leaders
Colombia is working to halt scores of slayings of community leaders by criminal groups and remnant bands of rebels following the country’s historic 2016 peace...
California governor signs bill for $21 billion wildfire fund
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill approved by lawmakers a day earlier that creates a $21 billion fund to help bankrupt PG&E...
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes northern Mindanao, Philippines – USGS
An earthquake measured at a verified magnitude of 5.8 struck northern Mindanao in the Philippines archipelago early on Saturday local time, the U.S. Geological Survey...
U.S. appeals court blocks Trump administration birth control exemptions
A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new rules allowing employers to obtain exemptions from an Obamacare requirement they provide...
Magnitude 4.9 aftershock hits near California town rocked by big quakes
A magnitude 4.9 aftershock struck on Friday roughly 5 miles east of the remote California town of Ridgecrest, which was rocked by a pair of...
Eton’s conjunctivitis treatment fails to win FDA nod; shares tumble
Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its treatment for conjunctivitis, sending its shares tumbling nearly...