Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced an Australian woman who says she was tricked amphetamines into the country to six years in prison, despite accepting her testimony that ...
EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers
The European Union agreed to delay by a year the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive ...
Activists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte
A group led by left-wing activists filed a second impeachment complaint against the Philippine vice president on Wednesday over her alleged misuse of government funds ...
Juan Soto starting to eliminate teams from negotiations, agent Scott Boras says
Juan Soto is starting to drop teams from negotiations ahead of baseball’s winter meetings next week. Likely to approach or set a record contract, the free agent slugger ...
Does Shohei Ohtani still owe his manager Dave Roberts a new Porsche?
Hey Shohei Ohtani, where is the fancy Porsche you hinted at giving your manager Dave Roberts if the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series? Well, the Dodgers won the World Series ...
Shock martial law edict in South Korea follows chaotic recent history: A look at the crucial context
It may seem that the wild predawn scenes in Seoul, with hundreds of armed troops and frantic lawmakers storming South Korea’s parliament building after the president suddenly ...
Michigan’s 7-foot newcomers earn themselves a nickname after their dynamic Big Ten debut
Michigan has a nickname for its pair of 7-foot newcomers: Area 50-1. The tag was unveiled by the school on social media Tuesday night after Vladislav Goldin and Danny Wolf ...
Democrat Adam Gray captures California’s 13th US House District, ousting Republican Rep. John Duarte
Democrat Adam Gray captured California’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, unseating Republican Rep. John Duarte in the final U.S. House contest to be decided this year.
AP Race Call: Democrat Adam Gray wins election to U.S. House in California’s 13th Congressional District, beating incumbent John Duarte
Democrat Adam Gray won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, defeating Republican Rep. John Duarte. The race was a rematch of the 2022 midterm election, which was one ...
Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event
For the artistic and cultural elites of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory ...
New UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding for world’s crises shrinks
The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will be “ruthless” when prioritizing how to spend money, a nod to challenges in fundraising for civilians in war zones like ...
An ex-officer who died in an apparent suicide before his abuse trial was not supposed to have a gun
A former police detective in Kansas who died in an apparent suicide as he was about to stand trial for allegedly sexually ...