Power shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry
Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador’s central highlands, began in the mid-20th century, born from the ...
New UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding for world’s crises shrinks
The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will be “ruthless” when prioritizing how to spend money, a nod to ...
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria’s shock insurgency?
Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the ...
What to know about sinkholes after a Pennsylvania woman may have disappeared into one
Authorities fear a grandmother in western Pennsylvania who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed by a ...
Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event
For the artistic and cultural elites of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory ...
An ex-officer who died in an apparent suicide before his abuse trial was not supposed to have a gun
A former police detective in Kansas who died in an apparent suicide as he was about to stand trial for allegedly sexually ...
Philippines says China’s coast guard blasts water cannon and sideswipes patrol vessel
Chinese coast guard vessels, backed by navy ships, fired powerful water cannons and blocked and sideswiped a Philippine ...
Ex-ballerina convicted of killing husband in ‘Black Swan’ case gets 20 years in prison
Ashley Benefield, who was found guilty of manslaughter for shooting her husband during a domestic argument in 2020 sentencing ...
Murder trial of tech consultant in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee to go to jurors
Closing arguments in the high-profile murder trial of a tech consultant charged in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob ...
US border arrests drop 17% in November, dousing predictions of post-election surge
U.S. authorities made about 46,700 arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico in November, down about 17% from ...
A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell
Vice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the year’s most talked-about people. Their names were also among the most mispronounced. On ...
New Jersey interim Sen. George Helmy stepping down for Andy Kim to be sworn in early
New Jersey interim Sen. George Helmy, a Democrat appointed when Bob Menendez resigned after a federal corruption conviction, ...