Japanese regulators disqualify a reactor under post-Fukushima safety standards for the first time
Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region for a restart, ...
Indonesia’s volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali
Several international airlines canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali on Wednesday as an ongoing ...
Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands
Dozens of soldiers and police fanned out across a neighborhood on a recent night in the Turks & Caicos Islands just days ...
Spoelstra laments ‘horrendous mistake’ after calling timeout Heat didn’t have in OT loss to Pistons
Erik Spoelstra blamed himself for a “horrendous mistake” after calling a timeout the Miami Heat didn’t have with 1.1 seconds ...
Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon, raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to ...
France’s Marine Le Pen rejects embezzlement claims as her presidential bid hangs in balance
For weeks, Marine Le Pen has thrown all her energy into fighting what she calls unfair accusations that her party embezzled ...
Senate Republicans are gathering behind closed doors to pick a new majority leader
Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate leader Mitch ...
Allies providing Sudan’s warring parties with weapons are ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN official says
The U.N. political chief accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the ...
Infowars auction could determine whether Alex Jones is kicked off its platforms
Conspiracy theory purveyor Infowars and most of its assets are set to go on the auction block Wednesday, with Alex Jones ...
Speaker Johnson begins fight for the House gavel promising to be Trump’s ‘quarterback’
Speaker Mike Johnson is beginning the hard fight for his gavel, a weeks-long campaign that starts Wednesday during internal ...
Middle East latest: 3 young siblings among 6 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, medics say
An Israeli strike on a home in northern Gaza killed three siblings aged 6 and under, among at least six people killed in airstrikes in the war-ravaged territory, Palestinian medics said Wednesday.
Odessa City Council accepts City Manager resignation; demands payment of around $700,000
Frustrations flew in the Odessa City Council as incumbent members attended their last meeting before the new members came to ...