The remote Guaitecas Archipelago has more than 40 small islands and is a gateway to Chile’s Patagonia region. Despite being a national reserve, it’s also home to numerous salmon farms that …
Ken Burns has won a $250,000 prize for his contributions to American history. The New York Historical awarded him the inaugural David M. Rubenstein Prize for the Advancement of American History. The …
As the Alaska Department of Natural Resources is deliberating on a controversial no-cost state land transfer in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, legal questions remain around whether the transfer of public lands for private development qualifies as public or charitable use. The state could transfer 20,000 acres near Houston to its economic development agency, the Alaska Industrial […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit. It's part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its influence across the continent. Putin was speaking …
Iran has sentenced acclaimed film director Jafar Panahi to five years and one month in prison, following his return to the country earlier this year, after the start of U.S. and Israeli attacks on …
Votes were being counted as dawn broke in Israel on Wednesday morning, but exit polls suggested that its momentous national election left no clear winner. That likely meant the beginning of weeks of …
A California appeals court has upheld actor Danny Masterson’s convictions and long prison sentence for raping two women at his home in 2003. The three-judge panel on Tuesday unanimously found that …
Serbian police say an unidentified assailant attacked a guard with knives outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade and was killed just after midnight Wednesday. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic says …
Malaysia's customs department has seized 30 servers with advanced AI chips in a suspected export-control violation. Authorities believe a syndicate is using Malaysia as a transit hub to re-export …
South Korea on Wednesday fined Google and Apple a combined $47.6 million, saying they abused their dominance in app store markets by forcing local developers onto their own payment systems and by …
China has acknowledged soccer star Kylian Mbappé's apology for comments seen as disrespectful to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said …
Villanova's basketball teams are set to open their season in Italy with a doubleheader against Notre Dame. The event, called the Eternal City Tip-Off, takes place in Rome on Sunday. Villanova coach …
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2026. There are 64 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was …
A man has been charged with lying about being injured during the massacre of 15 people at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration last year in a bid to gain financial compensation for victims of crime. Police …
A Somali military officer says Islamic extremist militants killed more than 20 soldiers in an ambush, with others still unaccounted for. The government said the confrontation Monday was an assault on …
Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs in a stunning 12th-inning rally, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off World Series elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers …
A top Vatican official says that Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis is “a bit of a gamechanger” for the Vatican.Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s foreign minister, said there …
King Charles III has arrived in the Bahamas as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations. It’s his first official visit to the Bahamas as …
It’s perhaps the most consequential map in American history, and it could be yours. The hand-drawn chart of the Mason-Dixon Line that eventually divided the free and slave states is up for auction. …