A 26-year-old man has been accused of igniting a destructive California wildfire in early July by throwing a firework from a car window during hot, dry and windy weather
Greek authorities say smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece’s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards
Disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been convicted in Los Angeles of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from clients, including several with severe physical injuries and families of people killed in accidents
Poland’s budget proposal for 2025 includes record defense spending of 187 billion zlotys or $48.7 billion
An ostrich brought traffic to a halt in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as motorists tried to lure and nudge the towering bird off a multilane thoroughfare
Officials say two German boys, who got buried in the sand after digging a hole in a dune in northwestern Denmark on Sunday, have died
Crews for two of Michigan’s largest utilities are working to restore power to more than 300,000 homes and businesses and hundreds of schools amid hot, muggy conditions after severe storms toppled trees and limbs and snapped power poles
The son of a worker who died in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport says his father's body was unrecognizable
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced 92 additions to its list of Americans banned from entering the country
A San Diego police officer killed when a fleeing vehicle crashed into his patrol car had been with the department since 2019
French prosecutors say a 33-year-old man accused in an arson attack on a synagogue last weekend said he wanted to defend Palestinians and change Israel’s policy in Gaza
An escaped water buffalo is headed to a large animal hospital days after it wandered away from a suburban Iowa property and through the neighborhood
Following a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds majority in both houses of congress
Sports fans may be able to click on a personalized version of the “SportsCenter” highlights show, developed with the help of artificial intelligence, as soon as next year on a new streaming service that is in the works at ESPN
The World Health Organization’s office for Europe is decrying a decline in condom use by adolescents in recent years
Executives with military shipbuilder Austal say settling an accounting fraud investigation is the best outcome for the company and that new financial controls have been put in place
The brother of a boxer who had just won a bout punched the opponent's trainer in the ring in a chaotic post-fight melee in Sydney
The New York Giants are putting their first retired number back into service for sensational rookie receiver Malik Nabers
Four significant breaks in the water pipeline that serves the Grand Canyon means visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels inside Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim through the Labor Day holiday
Kelsey Mitchell scored 23 points, Caitlin Clark had 19 points, five rebounds and five assists, and the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 84-80 to snap an 11-game losing streak in the series
Emergency workers in South Korea's capital say that two people have been injured after a sinkhole suddenly opened and swallowed their SUV
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has appointed six new ministers in a major reshuffle of her three-party centrist government, bringing the number of ministers to 25 — the largest ever in 30 years
A Danish court has rejected the extradition request from India of a Danish national accused of being involved in a 1995 arms smuggling case, going against Denmark’s top prosecuting authority which had given the green light to sending Niels Holck abroad
Jaguar is telling owners of about 3,000 electric SUVs to park them outdoors and away from structures due to the risk of battery fires
The search for an Indian tourist who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital has entered a seventh day, with the operation hampered by strong undercurrent flows and worries about soil instability after a second sinkhole emerged nearby
Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that would mean
What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Thailand expects to distribute $4 billion in handouts in Q2 next year
Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion 'gag rule' governing US aid
Stock market today: Asian markets mostly lower as worries over Russia-Ukraine war loom
Dollar sags to one-week low after safety bid, 'Trump trade' momentum wanes
Morgan Wallen and Post Malone headline a very collaborative Country Music Association Awards
Nuggets guard Russell Westbook posts 200th career triple-double in win over Grizzlies
Maui Invitational returns to a Lahaina still grappling with raw emotions left by deadly wildfire