By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON -The United States fully supported Israel’s right to defend itself, the State Department said on Saturday, and it urged all sides to avoid further escalation as …

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Police in New Mexico and federal agencies were probing the murders of four Muslim men to determine if the killings, the latest of which happened …

By Richard Cowan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate on Saturday began debating a Democratic bill to address key elements of President Joe Biden’s agenda – tackling climate change, …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – John Ducey, the only Democrat mayor elected to office in a major municipality in Ocean County where Republicans typically dominate is stepping down. With the retirement …

By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA -A massive oil-fed fire burned for a second day on Saturday near Cuba’s supertanker port in Matanzas, as Mexico and Venezuela sent teams …

BERLIN – The worst is over for German airline Lufthansa after staff shortages caused flight chaos over the summer, but levels of sick leave remain challenging, board member Christina Foerster …

BRASILIA -Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested five more men in an investigation into the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest …

By David Ljunggren (Reuters) -A foreign-flagged ship arrived in Ukraine on Saturday for the first time since the war started in February, and will be loaded with grain, Ukrainian Infrastructure …

LONDON – Liz Truss, the front-runner to become Britain’s next prime minister, plans to rush through tax cuts earlier than planned in an attempt to boost the country’s flagging economy, …

By Jack Queen (Reuters) -U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre $45.2 million in punitive damages – …

By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday said he had offered a presidential pardon to longtime rival Laurent Gbagbo, as part of a reconciliation drive …

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell GAZA/JERUSALEM -Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the militant Islamic Jihad group fired hundreds of rockets into Israel on Saturday as a cross-border clash …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Saturday began a vote to hold debate on a landmark $430 billion bill that would reduce carbon emissions that cause climate change, allow Medicare …

(This Aug 5 story adds dropped word in paragraph 9) By Idrees Ali and Mike Stone WASHINGTON – The Biden administration’s next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to …

BOGOTA – Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro appointed two cabinet members on Saturday, a day before taking office in a bid to drive deep social and economic change. Petro appointed Irene …

WASHINGTON – The White House said on Saturday that China’s actions in and around the Taiwan Strait were provocative and irresponsible after Taiwan officials said Chinese aircraft and warships rehearsed …

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive with a breakthrough case for days, the White House physician said on Saturday. The …

By Alkis Konstantinidis and Horaci Garcia KRAMATORSK, Ukraine – When night falls in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, just 20 km (12 miles) from the front line with Russia, police …

LAS VEGAS – The White House said on Saturday it is having conversations about what it can do to advance a bill banning the assault-style rifles that have been used …

(Reuters) -A jury in Austin, Texas, decided on Friday that U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay the parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre $45.2 …

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL -A bomb blast in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least eight people and injured 22, hospital officials and …

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Saturday that Vice Chairman Greg Abel, who is next in line to succeed billionaire Warren Buffett as chief executive, sold …

(Reuters) – Elon Musk on Saturday challenged Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal to a public debate about the percentage of bots on the social media platform. “Let him …

By Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve should consider more 75 basis-point interest rate hikes at coming meetings in order to bring high inflation back down to the …

LIMA, OH – Brockington Kemery of Lima is the lucky winner of $20,000 after playing Mega Millions. Kemery will receive $14,400 after mandatory state and federal taxes totaling 28 percent.     His …