If you think you can hold a grudge, consider the crow
Over and over, the crows attacked Lisa Joyce as she ran screaming down a street in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Harris to appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in surpise stop in N.Y.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris flew unexpectedly to New York on Saturday to appear on the “Saturday Night Live” TV program just three days before her election showdown with Republican Donald Trump.
Iran warns Israel and US of retaliation as fighting continues
TEHRAN, Iran — The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued renewed threats to Iranian archenemies Israel and the United States on Saturday, following the recent military confrontations.
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of obstructing prisoner of war swaps
(Reuters) — Kyiv called on Moscow on Sunday to provide a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war ready for a swap after Russia accused Ukraine of sabotaging the exchange process.
UN nature summit agrees on payments for use of genetic information
Countries at the U.N. COP16 nature talks in Colombia on Saturday agreed to how companies in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics should pay for the use of genetic information drawn from biodiversity in their research and development.
Russia targets Kyiv in hours-long drone attack
KYIV (Reuters) — Russia unleashed its latest overnight drone strike on Ukraine, targeting the capital Kyiv in an attack that lasted into midday and wounded at least one person, city officials said on Saturday.
Delayed Gaza polio vaccinations to resume on Saturday
(Reuters) — The third phase of a delayed polio vaccination campaign in Gaza will begin on Saturday, aid organisations said on Friday, after the rollout was derailed by Israeli bombardments, mass displacement and lack of access.
Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation as death toll reaches 214
The deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.
Harris and Trump zero in on the economy in the final stretch
ATLANTA — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump swept through Southern battleground states Saturday, outlining sharply divergent economic messages for voters in areas where the presidential race remains in a dead heat.
1 in 4 Child Deaths After ER Visits Are Preventable, Study Finds
The morning after Phyllis Rabinowitz brought her newborn daughter home from the hospital, she knew something was terribly wrong. The baby, Rebecca, had thick mucus, trouble breathing and lethargy unlike anything Rabinowitz had seen in her first child.
Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon
Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 68 people in the Gaza Strip, according to medics in the Palestinian enclave, and bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Xenophobia and hate speech are spiking heading into the election
The last time there was a presidential election, the country was coming off a summer of protests in favor of greater racial equality. Support for increased immigration was at the highest level ever polled.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to stop watching, start acting on North Korea
(Reuters) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukraine’s allies to stop “watching” and take action to tackle the presence of North Korean troops in Russia before they start confronting his country in combat.
Trump fraud claims stir concerns of another contested US election
Republican Donald Trump’s false claims about voter fraud in the critical battleground of Pennsylvania have raised concerns he could again try to overturn election results if he fares poorly against Democrat Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election.
Harris calls Trump’s violent language about Liz Cheney ‘disqualifying’
Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that Donald Trump had disqualified himself from serving as the nation’s chief executive by suggesting that Liz Cheney, a prominent Republican critic, should be put on a battlefield “with nine barrels shooting at her.”
North Korean envoy promises to stick with Russia until ‘victory’
North Korea’s foreign minister promised to stick with Russia until “victory” during talks with her Russian counterpart in Moscow, as Western concerns escalate over defense cooperation that includes Pyongyang sending thousands of troops to help in the war against Ukraine.
Trump says he’ll ‘protect women’ whether they ‘like it or not’
Former President Donald Trump has stirred fresh controversy by vowing to “protect women” whether they “like it or not” as a wide gender gap looms in the White House race with Kamala Harris.
Blinken expects North Korea troops to enter fight against Ukraine in coming days
The United States expects North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk region to enter the fight against Ukraine in the coming days, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday as he pressed China to use its influence to rein in Pyongyang.
Dozens of North Korean defectors caught by secret police ‘vanish’, says rights group
More than 100 North Koreans have gone missing after being caught by secret police while trying to defect from the isolated country or even for trying to call relatives in South Korea, a Seoul-based human rights group said on Thursday.
There are now 90 victims in McDonald’s E. coli outbreak; lawsuits begin to roll in
At least 90 people have been infected with E. coli in a multistate outbreak that health officials say likely stems from onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders and could see the fast food chain taken to court.
