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UK court orders singer Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case
A British judge ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on 5 million-pound ($6.7 million) bail on Wednesday while ...
Spike Lee on the collision of his two passions, the Knicks and cinema, in Cannes
There’s no sufficient way of explaining what it’s like to be around Spike Lee, but his new film, “Highest 2 Lowest” comes ...
More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make a dangerous mix that worries officials
The Storm Prediction Center had tallied 883 local tornado reports this year as of Monday, which was 35% higher than average ...
Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces, staff say
Two of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or ...
In Gaza, 45 killed in strikes as desperately needed aid fails to reach Palestinians
Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday killed at least 45 people, including several women and a ...
The navigator is blind and the driver’s in pain, but they’re racing though France, busting barriers
The driver’s joints are so painful from rheumatoid arthritis that she can’t manage a stick shift. And the co-pilot who is ...
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense plan was inspired by Israel’s multitiered defenses
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for a “Golden Dome” to protect the United States from long-range missiles was at least ...
Panthers look every bit like reigning Stanley Cup champs in routing Hurricanes to open Eastern final
It didn’t matter that the Florida Panthers were playing 48 hours since having to win a Game 7 on the road to reach the ...
Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, activists and close friends, are working on a picture book
Two giants of the women’s rights movement, Gloria Steinem and Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee, have teamed up for a picture book with the mission of inspiring young people to ...
South Africa’s leader aims to salvage relationship with Trump in White House visit
U.S. President Donald Trump will host South Africa’s leader at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting that might be tense ...
In Syria, a Shiite shrine and community navigate a changed landscape
At the Sayyida Zeinab shrine, rituals of faith unfold: worshippers kneel in prayer, visitors raise their palms skyward or fervently murmur invocations as they press ...
Iran insists it will never stop enriching uranium as US says it must if a new deal is to be reached
Iran’s top diplomat insisted Wednesday that Tehran will never stop enriching uranium, further underlining the Islamic Republic’s red line in negotiations with the United ...