Queen’s Freddie Mercury honored with Royal Mint coin
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design that marks 40…
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is ‘crying out’
BELEM, Brazil — BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate…
Ex-boxer Goran Gogic’s NYC drug trial is upended by an alleged plot to bribe a juror with $100,000
NEW YORK (AP) — Three men were arrested Monday for allegedly offering to pay $100,000 in cash to…
A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue
After two years of robust growth fueled by military spending on the war in Ukraine, Russia’s economy is…
Flash flood warning issued as atmospheric river hits Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river was dousing Southern California on…
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of…
US threatens 107% tariff on Italian pasta, sparking backlash
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Steel: 50%. Copper: 50%. Cars: up to 25%. But an even bigger Trump-era levy looms:…
London judge finds global mining company BHP Group liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster
LONDON (AP) — A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s…
Doubts Arise Over China’s commitment to buy American soybeans afer USDA Report
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will…
China’s stranded astronauts return from space station
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s…
South Korean growers sue state power utility, blaming climate change for crop damage
SEOSAN, South Korea — Hwang Seong-yeol stood at the edge of a golden field, watching nervously as a…
Seal escapes orca hunt by jumping onto photographer’s boat
SEATTLE — A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video…