California bill would give public university admission priority to slaves' descendants
A California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill Monday that would give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at ...
Landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, when it opened two weeks of hearings into ...
Scientists gather to decode puzzle of the world's rarest whale in 'extraordinary' New Zealand study
It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species ...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Ukraine for his first visit in 2 1/2 years
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years Monday just weeks after he was ...
A 2nd ceasefire is reached between warring Shiites and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan's restive northwest
Pakistani authorities with help from community leaders brokered a second ceasefire between warring minority Shiites and Sunni ...
Financial and community hurdles slow geothermal energy development in Southeast Asia
Providing round-the-clock energy, using minimal space and considered a clean source of power — geothermal energy seems like ...
Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat
Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat Charlotte Graham-mclay The Associated Press 33 mins ago ...
Supreme Court to hear arguments on flavored vape regulations imposed after youth vaping spike
The Supreme Court will hear a vaping case on Monday, weighing federal regulators’ decisions blocking sweet vaping products ...
The International Criminal Court is facing pushback and doubts as its member states meet
The International Criminal Court's member states open their annual meeting Monday while the court faces pushback over arrest ...
A white Kansas detective accused of preying on Black women for decades faces trial
A white Kansas police detective accused of sexually assaulting Black women and girls and terrorizing those who tried to fight ...
First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors
When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an ...
Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint
Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he'd be earning perhaps four times what he now ...