Dig begins for the remains of dozens of children at a long-closed Native American boarding school

Archeologists are digging in a central Nebraska field trying to find the bodies of some 80 children who were buried more than a century ago at a Native American boarding school

2023-07-11 07:21

Irish playwright to adapt Hunger Games for the stage

Irish playwright Conor McPherson is to adapt the Hunger Games novel for a West End stage show.

2023-10-25 18:52

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's body returns to San Francisco on military flight

A military jet carrying the body of California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has landed in her hometown of San Francisco

2023-10-01 10:20

What is a heat dome? Scorching temperatures in Texas are expected to spread to the north and east

Scorching temperatures meteorologists say were brought on by a heat dome have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand to other parts of the U.S. National Weather Service Forecaster Bob Oravec said Monday that the heat dome is expected to reach north to Kansas City and east to the Florida Panhandle and continue at least until the July Fourth holiday

2023-06-27 07:52

'That's what heroes do': Internet reacts as Daniel Penny surrenders for chokehold death of Jordan Neely

'Every cop and every decent person including lawyers, knows he did the right thing,' wrote a Twitter user

2023-05-13 01:25

'That was my life': Olivia Plath says 'Shiny Happy People' was 'triggering' as it happened to her too

Olivia and her sister Lydia detailed their personal experience as 'ex-[fundamentalist] and ex-cult kids' during an Instagram Live

2023-06-05 16:48

South Korean inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins

South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate their adoptions in Europe and the United States

2023-06-08 10:48

China's sharp-tongued foreign minister is ousted, but his combative style is expected to continue

China’s sharp-tongued foreign minister, Qin Gang, was something of an avatar for nationalist Communist Party leader and President Xi Jinping, warning of “conflict and confrontation” with the U_S_, the stakes of which could be the “future of humanity.”

2023-07-26 20:25

Google withdraws 'Slavery Simulator' game app after Brazil outcry

Google has withdrawn a gaming app that allowed players to buy, sell and torture black virtual "slaves" after a...

2023-05-27 01:57

Air Force fighter pilot tapped by Biden to be next Joint Chiefs chairman has history of firsts

The Air Force fighter pilot about to be nominated as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got his callsign by ejecting from a burning F-16 fighter jet high above the Florida Everglades and falling into the watery sludge below

2023-05-25 12:24

Dispute centered around redevelopment of historic Tokyo park, iconic stadiums

Building new sports facilities is at the heart of a disputed plan to makeover one of Tokyo's most beloved park areas

2023-05-17 13:16

Ukraine bides its time in its counteroffensive, trying to stretch Russian forces before striking

The first phase of Ukraine's counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory after more than 16 months of war began weeks ago without fanfare

2023-07-16 14:26