HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out. Antonio Valle, left, and wife, Brenda, stand for a photo after an interview...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country faces “aggression,” in a pact that came as both face escalating standoffs with the West. Russian President...
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Wednesday as people tried to claim their loved ones' bodies. Muslim pilgrims use...
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, and it sentenced him to three years and nine months in prison. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, center, is escorted into a glass cage...
Mayor Honey Lacuna awards GABMC Director Dr. Ted Martin for his 30 years of loyal and dedicated service to the city of Manila. (Photo Courtesy of Jerry S. Tan/MANILA BULLETIN) Gat Andres Bonifacio Medical Center (GABMC) Director Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Martin vowed to serve the residents of the populous...
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Stifling heat blanketed tens of millions across United States on Tuesday, forcing people and even zoo animals to find ways to cool down as summer arrives in what promises to be a sweltering week. The cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean attract a crowd to Old Orchard Beach,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Big new wildfires challenged California firefighters Tuesday even as they increased containment of earlier blazes that erupted as dry north winds arrived over the weekend. Firefighter Chris Fritz works to keep the Aero Fire from spreading through the Copperopolis community of...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of residents fled their homes as a wildfire swept into the mountain village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico on Tuesday, destroying or damaging more than 500 structures. Smoke from the South Fork Fire reflects a pink hue during sunrise Tuesday, June 18, 2024 as...
DENVER (AP) — The shooter who killed five people and injured 19 others at an LGBTQ+ club that was a refuge in the conservative city of Colorado Springs pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes and was sentenced to 55 life terms in prison on Tuesday, but once again declined to apologize or say...
ADDS THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME - Russian President Vladimir Putin goes down the stairs upon his arrival at the airport of Yakutsk, republic of Sakha also known as Yakutia, Russia Far East, Russia, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Sergei Karpukhin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP)...
Dangerous heat puts tens of millions in the US on alert. New York activates the National Guard Extreme heat alerts affected tens of millions of people in the United States on Tuesday as cities including Chicago broke records at the start of a week of sweltering weather . States in the Midwest...
Participants wave flags celebrating equality in marriage at government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Thailand's Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast...
