Executives at Japan`s Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex scandal linked to a former star
The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company said Monday that its president and chairperson were resigning ...
Anchor Dimitri Sotis, whose warm, conversational voice graced WTOP for over 2 decades, dies at 55
WTOP evening anchor Dimitri Sotis, whose deep, warm voice informed and kept listeners in the D.C. region company, has died at ...
South Korean plane crash report says bird remains were found in engines, but no cause yet revealed
The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed traces of bird strikes in the plane's engines, ...
Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of eastern Congo’s largest city
Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, woke up on Monday morning afraid and uncertain about who was in control of ...
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation
The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former ...
Some Virginia schools follow Maryland’s lead on sharing immigration enforcement response guidance
With the reversal of a policy that advised immigration agents to avoid “sensitive locations,” some local school systems are ...
Federal judge allows NAACP lawsuit over Confederate school names to proceed
A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit brought by the Virginia NAACP over Confederate school names in Shenandoah County to ...
Tens of thousands return to devastated northern Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce
Tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted ...
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2 toddlers died when smugglers’ boat sank in central Mediterranean, rescue group says
MILAN (AP) — Two toddlers died when a smugglers’ boat sank in the central Mediterranean this weekend, while 17 others including a child were rescued, a humanitarian group said Monday. The German ...
Intelligence sharing by the US and its allies has saved lives. Trump could test those ties
As Russia moved closer to invading Ukraine nearly three years ago, the United States and its allies took the extraordinary ...
Trump’s celebration of American greatness puts a spotlight on a little-known panel of experts
Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump outlined in one of his many executive orders a mission to celebrate ...
Middle East latest: Israel allows Palestinians to return to heavily destroyed north of Gaza Strip
Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time ...