US Coast Guard searches for survivors of boat strikes as odds diminish days later
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it’s still searching for people in the eastern Pacific Ocean…
BTS announces March comeback date, putting an end to a nearly four-year hiatus
NEW YORK — They’re going to light up 2026 like dynamite: K-pop group BTS’ comeback has an official…
Trump, top Iranian security official exchange threats over protests now roiling Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump and a top Iranian security official exchanged dueling threats…
Police in Finland arrest 2 in connection with damage to undersea telecom cable
HELSINKI — Finnish authorities have arrested two people in connection with damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in…
A fire in an Swiss ski resort bar has left about 40 people dead
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Axel Clavier felt like he was suffocating inside the Swiss Alpine bar where moments before…
Bulgaria is joining the euro. Here’s what it means for consumers and businesses
On New Year’s Day, Bulgaria will achieve its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening…
The Three Films Reaching Their Full Potential At The Top Of The 2025 Best Picture Race
As the calendar turns to a new year, the current awards season still appears ripe for surprises, twists,…
Young Palestinian boy drowns in muddy water flooding his Gaza tent camp, UN says
JERUSALEM — The U.N. said Thursday that a Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip drowned in floods that…
Appeals court says Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood can stand while lawsuit proceeds
CONCORD, N.H. — The Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood and other health…
South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming…
Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music
Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was…
English actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton welcome their second child
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — English actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton have welcomed their second…