Ugandan military court rules it can try opposition figure on treachery charge carrying death penalty
A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye faces ...
Rescuers attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds trapped in a South African mine
Rescuers were sending a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest mines on Tuesday in an attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds of illegal ...
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza, including women and children, medics say
Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 18 people overnight, including women and children, health officials said Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas appeared to be narrowing in on a ceasefire ...
Daniil Medvedev destroys a TV camera attached to the net during his 5-set Australian Open win
Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing someone ranked 418th before eventually avoiding ...
The Freedom Caucus takes over the Wyoming House, marking its first chance to lead
As President-elect Donald Trump plans bold moves for his first days in office, so too are conservative lawmakers in Wyoming, the first state where Trump-friendly Freedom ...
France’s new prime minister faces first big test during period of political instability, budget woes
France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, is facing his first major test at parliament on Tuesday as his government has no majority amid unprecedented political instability.
Strong winds forecast for Los Angeles threaten area’s fight against fires
Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters have arrived at the Los Angeles area ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made so far ...
Lakers retire Michael Cooper’s No. 21 on an emotional night for the Hall of Fame guard from Pasadena
Michael Cooper spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers as a defense-minded guard who always focused on helping his Showtime teammates to be stars. When the Lakers ...
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, faces crucial test at confirmation hearing
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is heading into a potentially explosive confirmation hearing Tuesday as senators question whether the ...
Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since 2010. Two Princeton sociologists now say that jump was ...
What to watch as Pete Hegseth faces questions about his experience and personal past
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators for the first time Tuesday after weeks of privately pushing back on criticism over his qualifications and ...
Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth
An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he has encountered ever since, in ...