Ukraine war hangs over UN meeting on nukes treaty’s legacy
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There was already plenty of trouble to talk about when a major U.N. meeting on the landmark Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was originally supposed to happen in…
Ukraine: Guterres welcomes departure of first grain ship, to help ease food crisis
The Razoni, carrying a cargo of 26,527 tonnes of corn, is the first cargo ship to leave a Ukrainian Black Sea port since 26 February, just a few days after…
Bill Russell was the greatest winner any sport has ever seen
Red Auerbach had nothing but respect for Michael Jordan. The NBA coaching icon often was asked whether Jordan was the greatest of all time, and he would quickly agree. “Jordan’s…
As Pelosi begins Asia tour, China warns against visiting Taiwan
SINGAPORE, Aug 1 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi kicked off a closely watched Asia tour on Monday in Singapore as China warned that its military would…
Ukraine seeks to retake the south, tying down Russian forces
Even as Moscow’s war machine crawls across Ukraine’s east, trying to achieve the Kremlin’s goal of securing full control over the country’s industrial heartland, Ukrainian forces are scaling up attacks…
Long Newnton Parish Council using flowers to reduce speeding
The village sits between Tetbury and Malmesbury with traffic regularly travelling between them Flowers have been grown beside the main road into a village to encourage drivers to slow down…
As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape
GLEN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Concealed behind trees near Lake Michigan, two scientists remotely manipulated a robotic owl on the forest floor. As the intruder flapped its wings and hooted,…
As Kentucky braces for more rain, tales of survival and heroism amid historic floods: Live updates
Updated 6:38 pm EDT Jul. 31, 2022 BUCKHORN, Ky. — Devastated communities across eastern Kentucky began digging out Sunday as the state's death toll rose again and another round of storms threatened…
The Nigerian school with a radical idea: Teaching Boko Haram’s kids
One morning in May, Zina Mustapha stood before her 20 students and wrote two mathematical problems on the whiteboard. “To solve these, you can use the coordinate formula or the…
This Texas city will give you a $200 gift card if you give them your gun
Houston city and police officials teamed up for the community's first gun buyback event, allowing Texans to surrender any type of guns in their possession in exchange for compensation. CNN…