Police and palace guards are working to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations in the capital.
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Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria
Saturday’s attack was the third mass kidnapping in northern Nigeria since late last week.
Report and letter signed by ‘Opie’ attract auction interest ahead of Oscars
RR Auction in Boston is taking bids on the rare 1945 report, as well as a letter signed by J. Robert Oppenheimer.
How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find out in April
Researchers and citizen scientists will observe how animals’ routines at several zoos are disrupted during the April 8 total solar eclipse.
The U.S. is springing forward to daylight saving. For Navajo and Hopi tribes, it’s a time of confusion
For residents of the Navajo Nation, the beginning of daylight saving time means the beginning of an annual headache.
A ship with Gaza aid is preparing to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to the war-ravaged strip
International donors launched a sea corridor to supply aid for the besieged territory facing widespread hunger after five months of war.
Congress passes first package of spending bills just hours before shutdown deadline for key agencies
Maine Sen. Susan Collins said, ‘It would be irresponsible for us not to clear these bills and do the fundamental job that we have of funding government. What is more important?’
Miami Beach spends $250,000 to tell spring breakers to stay away
The city has a slick campaign including a video that declares it’s ‘breaking up with spring break.’
Apple reverses course and clears way for Epic Games to set up rival iPhone app store in Europe
The about-face disclosed Friday is the latest twist in a bitter fight between Apple and Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game.
Chinese hacking industry linked to the state through connections, alcohol, and sex, leak reveals
China’s hacking industry, leaked internal documents reveal, is vast in size and scope but also suffers from shady business practices, disgruntlement over pay and work quality, and poor security protocols.