UK & WORLD NEWS
- At least 27 people killed in fire at a Bangkok pub
A huge fire engulfed a pub in Bangkok overnight.
- Georgia's unique in the American Revolution told through its historical markers
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Andrew Iden, Executive Producer of Marked!: The Podcast, which examines Georgia's role in America's revolutionary period through […]
- Several people killed in Chile after car driven by navy officer crashes into an open-air market
An off-duty Chilean navy member crashes a private vehicle into an open-air market in Viña del Mar, killing several people
- Qatar's former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at 74
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at age 74
- Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people, officials say
Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging and plumes coming out of the front door of the pub in the northern part of the Thai capital.
- Toronto police looking for suspects after deadly shooting at festival
At least two people are dead and at least four people are injured after a shooting on Saturday night at a festival celebrating Latin culture in Canada's […]
- What to know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak hitting more than half of U.S. states
A surge of cases of the intestinal illness that causes diarrhea and nausea has been detected in 31 states, according to federal health authorities, but the […]
- Ukrainian attacks on Russia kill 1 as Kyiv continues to target tankers and refineries
A Ukrainian attack in southwest Russia killed one person and wounded three more, local officials said Sunday, as Kyiv’s forces continued to bombard […]
- A Bible passage is at the center of a debate over how the U.S. should treat immigrants
A debate over the Bible verse Matthew 25 is pitting mainline pastors, Black protestants and the pope against evangelical politicians put on the defensive over […]
- A promising tale from Senegal of fish, rice .... and dangerous worms
Farmers in Senegal are welcoming fish into their rice paddies. The hope is they'll fertilize the crop, be a source of food ... and eat the snails that carry […]
- An artist brought 'I.C.E. pops' to a Texas campus. The show was shut down in days
The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.
- What a Monopoly importer learned when it tried to make things in the U.S.A.
After getting hit with tariffs for the imported board games he sells, Jonathan Silva decided to see if he could produce a version of his Monopoly game in the […]
- Campaign text messages could soon get more effective — and annoying
Taught to sound like a candidate, bots are engaging voters with personalized text messages, making AI-generated texting conversations the latest tool political […]
- Focus turns to building stronger institutions in Africa to speed shift to renewable energy
Africa’s renewable energy transition is entering a new phase as the continent shifts from proving that clean energy works to building the institutions needed […]
- Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies at 71
His office said Graham died Saturday night after a "brief and sudden illness." The Republican senator was instrumental in enacting Trump's policy and staffing […]
- Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people and wounds 4, police say
A shooting near a Toronto street festival killed two men and wounded four other people
- Typhoon Bavi brings strong winds and rain to eastern China as more than 2 million people evacuated
Typhoon Bavi is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to eastern China
- US, UK and 12 other nations reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China's claims in South China Sea
The United States, United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries have reasserted that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are […]
- Bahamas plane crash that killed 10 included musicians and a DJ, union says
The Bahamas Musicians and Entertainers Union says the victims in a plane crash in the Bahamas that killed 10 people included musicians and a DJ
- Russian attacks kill 6, wound 29, as Ukrainian forces target oil tankers
Ukraine says it hit 21 tankers, four tugboats, two cargo ships and a dredge.
