Myanmar’s military government extends state of emergency by 6 months
Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country ...
Union City police search for missing teen
The Union City Police Department is searching for a missing teenage girl. Zeba Lodin, 14, was last seen in the area of Union Square and Alvarado-Niles Road. Zeba is 5-foot-5, 125 ...
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, secured a rare ...
US aid was long a lifeline for Eastern Europe. Trump cuts are sending shockwaves through the region
President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of U.S. foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving pro-democracy groups, independent media, civil society ...
Pickup driver surrenders to CHP after pursuit on 5 Freeway in L.A. County
The driver of a fleeing pickup surrendered to California Highway Patrol officers after sustaining significant damage to the vehicle on the 5 Freeway Thursday afternoon. The CHP took over the ...
Fear, disease and debt afflict Venezuelans released from prison after post-election arrests
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro labeled them as terrorists on national television. They were plucked from pharmacies, ...
Donald Trump Jr. floats idea of reopening Alcatraz
Could Alcatraz reopen as a prison? Donald Trump Jr. floated the idea on social media on Wednesday. Trump Jr’s comments came ...
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said, as they scrutinized the actions of the military ...
US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid to countries overseas, with dozens of senior officials put on leave, thousands ...
What to know about the NTSB and the investigation into the DC plane cash
A collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people brought renewed focus on the federal agency charged ...
Crews in midair crash included 2nd-generation pilot and flight attendant ‘full of life’
Sam Lilley knew he wanted to fly and began training to be a pilot, like his father, right out of college. “You don’t really expect to meet people that find their purpose so early on ...
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a bleak winter. It was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and unrelenting blizzards, and under siege from a ...