An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists together
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It soars over the borders and divisions of the war-torn Middle East, bringing Arab and Israeli ...
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...
Connecticut looks to reshape hate crime laws at a time when reported crimes have doubled
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, after a three-year study, will ask state lawmakers to clarify state law on hate crimes.
More schools in France are getting special mailboxes for children to flag abuse
PARIS (AP) — A special mailbox for children to flag abuses was set up Thursday at a Paris primary school, a first in the ...
Protesters pelt Malaysian embassy with eggs over Indonesian migrant worker shooting
A 50-year-old migrant worker was shot dead and four others wounded on Jan. 24 after the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency ...
Stock market today: Global stocks mostly higher after Wall Street tech gains
European markets opened higher after the European Central Bank cut its key interest rate to by a quarter-point to 2.75% on Thursday. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.2% in early trading to 7,958.35, while ...
Nvidia faces a reckoning as Chinese upstart raises questions about Wall Street's darling
Nvidia became a household name as its stock more than tripled in 2023 and then more than doubled in 2024. Investors and ...
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Connecticut teen couldn't talk as a child. Now he soars on the track and sings at MSG.
Alex Inyatkin, the son of former UConn men's basketball player Ruslan Inyatkin, battles through autism, Tuberous sclerosis to run track and sing in New York.
A destroyed Israeli kibbutz on the Lebanese border starts to pick up the pieces. Who will return?
Hezbollah began launching rockets and missiles toward Israeli border communities on Oct. 8, 2023, a day after the deadly ...
Their kinship sealed by fire, St. John the Divine brings Notre Dame to life in exhibition
NEW YORK (RNS) — The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan is hosting an exhibition on Notre Dame Cathedral ...
Stock market today: Asia shares mostly rise while some regional markets stay closed for holidays
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first ...
Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle
At Auschwitz, the Germans left behind barracks and watchtowers, the remains of gas chambers and the hair and personal ...