Joint chiefs chairman holds first call with Chinese counterpart in over a year
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown's call with his Chinese counterpart Thursday is the highest military communication with China in over a year.
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A Gaza mother's harrowing journey to meet her baby, born in a war zone
An Israeli strike sent Noor Rihan to the hospital 8 months into her pregnancy. She "lost hope" that her newborn son had survived. Now, they're finally together in Egypt.
Photos show winter solstice traditions around the world
December 21 marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, but soon, more sun will fill the skies.
Boy, girl convicted of murdering British transgender teen Brianna Ghey
A boy and a girl have been found guilty of murdering transgender teenager Brianna Ghey during a frenzied knife attack in northwestern England earlier this year.
U.S. charges Hezbollah operative linked to deadly 1994 Argentina bombing
Samuel Salman El Reda allegedly coordinated the terrorist organization's activities in South America, Asia and Lebanon beginning in 1993.
DNA sleuths retrace journey of 2,000-year old corpse found in the U.K.
Scientists from three institutions used multiple methods of analysis to learn more about the man known as Offord Cluny 203645.
"They've left me behind," Paul Whelan says from inside Russian prison
American Paul Whelan, imprisoned in Russia for 5 years, says it's "unfathomable to me that they've left me behind."
10 American detainees released in exchange for Maduro ally in deal with Venezuela
Ten Americans and a fugitive wanted by the U.S. have been released from Venezuelan custody in exchange for the release of a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Hope for new Gaza truce talks even as deaths soar in Israel-Hamas war
Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza rages, with the death toll reportedly nearing 20,000, amid hopes for new cease-fire negotiations.
Photos capture Iceland's powerful volcanic eruption
The volcano eruption in Iceland opened an approximately 2.5-mile-long fissure and created lava fountains up to 98 feet high near the fishing village of Grindavik.
WHO declares JN.1 a COVID "variant of interest." Here's what that means.
The JN.1 variant of COVID-19 is spreading, but health officials say the symptoms are not more severe and the added public health risk is "low."
Parents and uncle convicted of "honor killing" Pakistani teen in Italy
A court in Italy convicted a couple of murdering their 18-year-old daughter, Saman Abbas, after she refused to marry a cousin in her family's homeland of Pakistan.
French serial killer's widow convicted for her part in murders
Monique Olivier, the widow of a French serial killer known as the "Ogre of the Ardennes," was found guilty Tuesday.
China showed "greater willingness" to influence 2022 elections, intel report says
The 21-page assessment said the Chinese government "tacitly approved efforts to try to influence a handful of midterm races" in 2022.
Cease-fire set for Congo election as world powers vie for its cobalt
The U.S. has helped maintain a cease-fire in the Congo as the nation heads to the polls. Here's why the central African nation is so vital to American interests.
Trump calls off plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution
Feds probing suspicious letters to election officials, lawmakers
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