The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced last week that its community distributions of traditional foods are on hold for 2025 due to federal funding cuts. CCTHITA’s foods security department was planning to use a...
A national park associated with Prince Harry in the Republic of the Congo has acknowledged that its guards committed human rights abuses against Indigenous peoples who were displaced when the park …
A swimming coach in Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos is teaching disabled children how to swim through his nonprofit aimed at empowering them in life. Coach Emeka Chuks Nnadi said that hundreds of …
Allied in World War II, Russia and Western European powers are now adversaries as they mark 80 years since the surrender of the Nazis. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has divided the continent anew, …
Golden State’s Draymond Green will receive a warning letter from the NBA after getting his fifth technical foul of these playoffs, and the fiery forward says he’s grown tired of being portrayed …
Switzerland’s president has lamented “disappointing” talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary that did not ease stiff U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods. But Karin-Keller Sutter …
The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass. The service on Friday comes a day after his historic election as the …
Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir overnight, killing at least five civilians amid a growing military standoff that erupted …
Authorities in Lebanon and Syria are cracking down on Palestinian factions that for decades have had armed presence in both countries. The crackdown comes as Syria’s new rulers, under Islamist …
At least two Malian pro-democracy activists have been taken away in Bamako by armed men after criticizing the military government and calling for a return to constitutional order and elections. …
A former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors will take over control of the U.S. Postal Service. The chair of the service's …
Air traffic controllers for New Jersey's Newark airport lost radar again for 90 seconds Friday, FAA says.
May 2-8, 2025 Congregants attended an Indigenous blessing ceremony for Communion wafers in Chiapas state, Mexico. Fans packed the shore of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro to attend a free Lady …
Author Mo Willems has sold millions of books and won many awards, but the accolade that means most is when a parent says their child read aloud for the first time from one of his books. The …
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told the Associated Press “you cannot spy against an ally” after reports that the United States has stepped up intelligence gathering on Greenland, a …
Permafrost thaw is expected to impose costs of $37 billion to $51 billion to Alaska roads and buildings through the middle of the century, according to a newly published study. The calculated toll, detailed in a study published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment, is higher than previous estimates of thaw costs to […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II with a massive military parade on Red Square on Friday. ____ This is a photo gallery curated …
Pope Leo XIV touched on faith, power and corruption in the homily of the first Mass he celebrated after being elected pontiff. The first U.S.-born pope in history began his Mass on Friday morning …
Dutch prosecutors believe that a priceless golden helmet and other Romanian artifacts stolen from a small museum earlier this year have not been melted down and could still be recovered. The theft …
Pope Leo XIV will be formally installed as pope at a Mass on May 18, the Vatican says.