California COVID outbreak could ease up next month
The California surge in coronavirus cases has shut down schools and sidelined thousands of police,...
Colorado fires recovery takes longer due to COVID
Rex and Barba Hickman’s home of 23 years near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains...
France seeks to avoid lockdown with stricter vaccine rules
Facing a jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations, France’s government is trying to push through a law...
Senate confirms big slate of Biden ambassadors, adjourns for Christmas break without BBB vote
The Senate confirmed more than 30 ambassadors and other Biden administration nominees early Saturday after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed…
Norway fines dating app Grindr $7.16M over breaching privacy rules
Norway’s data privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined gay dating app Grindr 65 million kroner ($7.16...
UN weather agency confirms Arctic heat record in Siberia
The U.N. Weather agency said Tuesday it has certified a 38-degree Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) reading...
The number of Americans with no religious affiliation is on the rise
Nathalie Charles, even in her mid-teens, felt unwelcome in her Baptist congregation, with its conservative...
NASA spacecraft makes history, officially ‘touches’ sun for first time ever
A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known...
Amid Omicron outbreak, South African president tests positive for COVID-19
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive...
Bob Dole's hometown honors military service and political career
Bob Dole made a final journey back to the prairie state that shaped him for memorials in his western Kansas…