ICHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people 's hearts by clinging to an orangutan plushie, is marking his first birthday with a flood of well-wishing messages from his fans around the world — even though he now has friends and is no longer...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Temperatures hit sweltering highs across much of the central United States on Saturday as forecasters warned that dangerously hot weather from Dallas to North Dakota would push into next week, with roughly 80 million people facing heat advisories. A heat dome, where atmospheric...
Team Liquid Philippines did not hide its disappointments after suffering an early exit in the 2026 Mid-Season Cup at the Esports World Cup, citing the team’s struggles to adapt to the new patch as the reason behind the shock elimination. Speaking after the tough 0-2 defeat at the hands of Entity...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike on Saturday, demanding their pay. The walkout disrupted care for patients in the epicenter of the country 's rapidly growing outbreak. The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached...
BERLIN (AP) — A van slammed into people gathered for Berlin 's famed Pride festival on Saturday night, killing one person, injuring at least 16 others and prompting police to call off the celebrations and a concert in the German capital hours after they had begun. Berlin police said they...
HONG KONG (AP) — Typhoon Noul made landfall early Sunday bringing winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Hong Kong, over the weekend. It prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province with the region on high alert and hundreds of flights canceled....
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, while diplomatic efforts have pushed forward to try to avert a return to all-out war. But it remains to be seen whether the U.S. and Iran are at an inflection point in a...
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen 's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in an escalation over vital shipping routes in the Middle East while the United States and Iran vie for...
Celebrated every year on July 26, World Mangrove Day raises awareness of the ecological, economic, and social importance of mangrove ecosystems. Found along tropical and subtropical coastlines, mangroves form a unique bridge between land and sea, protecting shorelines while supporting a rich...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, a centuries-old porcelain center in eastern China, and tidal flats in western South Korea were among several sites added to the World Heritage List on Saturday in a UN committee meeting in South Korea. The UNESCO meetings in Busan, which...
President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents ' Association dinner Friday night, delivering a rambling, hour-long speech that praised some journalists, took potshots at others, made jokes about public figures ' weight and intellect, and quipped about a...
Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit took contrasting paths to reach the Last 16 of the 2026 Oneida WPA Women’s 8-Ball World Championships in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Friday, July 24. Centeno, last year’s finalist, stamped her class with dominant victories over Ada Lio of the United States, 7-2;...
