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An accident during a live circus stunt in Italy involving motorcycles circling a metal sphere left a young performer dead and another gravely injured, according to statements from the circus and local...

A gold-trimmed pocket watch stopped ticking at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, as the Titanic was sinking in the North Atlantic. Its wealthy owner was seen standing on the deck, arm in arm with his wife,...

BERLIN — President Vladimir Putin of Russia said a 28-point plan that President Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine to accept could “serve as a foundation for a final peace agreement.”It would...

The announcement came on Halloween, just hours before trick-or-treaters started collecting candy: The Food and Drug Administration issued new recommendations about fluoride supplements and sent...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, already facing intense pressure from a corruption scandal and battlefield setbacks, is now confronted with one of the most profound dilemmas of his...

At least 52 schoolchildren and teachers have been kidnapped from a school in northwestern Nigeria, according to government officials, the second such attack in the country this week.Armed men attacked...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, six people have died in Jamaica of leptospirosis, a bacterial illness often spread by rat urine and found in contaminated waters after storms, public health...

LONDON — The British government announced plans Thursday to extend the time required for legal immigrants to be granted permanent residency, saying foreign workers would have to “earn” the right...

After several years of criticism that it was lagging in artificial intelligence, Google is turning up its competition with smaller startups such as OpenAI and Anthropic.On Tuesday, Google released a...

WASHINGTON — Meta did not break the law when it bought its nascent rivals Instagram and WhatsApp, a federal judge said Tuesday, handing a major win to the $1.51 trillion company and dealing a blow...

Walking a few thousand steps a day can slow cognitive decline in older adults who are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to research published this month. Getting about...

Salt is magical: It can reduce bitterness, increase sweetness and enhance overall flavor. But 90% of people in the United States eat too much of it.The U.S. dietary guidelines recommend that adults...

Ryan Smith was 23 when he felt a pop in his back while performing a heavy dead lift at the gym. That pop led to an immediate, radiating pain from his spine all the way down the back of his leg and...

Mary Handeland, a real estate agent in Grafton, Wisconsin, found a match on a dating app last year. He said that his name was Mike and that he was an engineer for a defense contractor in Texas.Within...

The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip, a breakthrough that provides a legal UN mandate for the administration’s vision of...

LONDON — The response was ready to go.After furious headlines in a British newspaper accused the BBC of institutional bias over a misleading edit of a speech by President Donald Trump, top...

NEW DELHI — India is getting hotter, faster.The grim present presages a grimmer future for the world’s most populous country, which is experiencing more frequent and severe heat waves. But India...

As Americans ready themselves for crowded airports and long security lines this holiday season, one new development is poised to change the Transportation Security Administration’s screening...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday that it would lift tariffs on foreign products including beef, tomatoes, bananas and coffee, an effort to alleviate some of the price pressures...

For years, Kenya’s most important export was coffee. Today, it is workers.Remittances from Kenyans abroad now account for a bigger share of the Kenyan economy than coffee or tea, the country’s...