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Japan’s minority government faces a tough test in the upper house election
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election later this month as his minority ...
Stadium where Babe Ruth played in Tokyo is at the center of a disputed park redevelopment plan
Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a ...
Bryan Kohberger is due to appear in court to plead guilty in University of Idaho stabbings
More than two years after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shocked the rural community of Moscow, ...
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to Germany. It’s a myth
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...
He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other — and don’t
Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it. The Chicago boy became a star ...
Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America
More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his daughter still sees the same ...
Fire that shut Heathrow was caused by a preventable technical fault known for years, report finds
An electrical substation fire that shut down Heathrow Airport, canceling more than 1,300 flights, was caused by a preventable technical fault identified almost seven years earlier, a ...
Coco Gauff is disappointed by her Wimbledon loss but doesn’t want to dwell on it
Before Wimbledon began, Coco Gauff reflected on the significance of her breakthrough performance at the place six years ago — a run to the fourth round at age 15 — and what ...
Analysis shows Trump’s tariffs would cost US employers $82.3 billion
An analysis finds that a critical group of U.S. employers would face a direct cost of $82.3 billion from President Donald ...
Wildfire kills 2 people in Spain as parts of Europe bake in heat wave
Two people died in Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought it under control, authorities said, as a European heat wave sent thermometers soaring ...
The Second Chance Act: The inspiration behind the reform
Chance Gainer, number two on the field, is now leaving a legacy of second chances. “His name, it went with this bill so ...
Lindsey Graham gets GOP primary challenge from André Bauer, South Carolina’s former lieutenant gov
Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer is mounting a GOP primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham, arguing the incumbent ...