Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no ...
Kraken down Kings hoping to begin long climb up Pacific Division ladder
Kraken defenseman Josh Mahura lay down a booming, clean hit on Kings forward Warren Foegele at the Kraken blue line. While ...
Islam Makhachev submits late-replacement Renato Moicano in 1st round at UFC 311
Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC ...
How Baltimore is saving lives by offering young men resources when they put down the guns
Baltimore is seeing a sustained reduction in gun violence and city leaders believe investments in robust anti-violence ...
Turnovers and depleted defense contribute to top-seeded Lions’ quick playoff exit
The Detroit Lions worked all season to earn the NFC's top seed and ensure they wouldn't have to play anywhere but Ford Field ...
Families of wildfire victims mired in grief, questioning what more could have been done
Many families in California are full of grief and questions about what more they could have done to save their loved ones ...
Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work
The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across the U.S. and in ...
Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the ...
UW runner Nathan Green sets school record at Mile City
Included in the nine was senior Nathan Green who broke the UW and Dempsey Indoor records with a blazing time of 3 minutes, 50.74 seconds. That time broke former teammate and 2023 and 2024 NCAA mile ...
How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen’s livelihoods on a popular Kenyan lake
The East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources estimated in a 2023 study that the invasion of water hyacinth ...
US rejects Venezuelan President Maduro’s reelection, but keeps financial lifeline for his government
In 2022, the White House granted Venezuela a financial lifeline “to support the restoration of democracy” after President ...
An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus ...