OHIO POLICE OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED FOLLOWING HOURS LONG STANDOFF

Officer Brandon Stalker was just 24 years old.

12 SLAIN, DUMPED ON ROAD IN RURAL DISPUTE IN SOUTHERN MEXICO

Authorities in Mexico's Gulf coast state of Veracruz say 12 men were killed and their bodies dumped on a roadside in what may have...

GROUP: BILLIONS IN AID NEEDED TO HELP AFGHAN KIDS IN 2021

A humanitarian organization says some 10 million children in war-ravaged Afghanistan are at risk of not having enough food to eat in...

RESCUERS IN PHONE CONTACT WITH WORKERS TRAPPED IN CHINA MINE

A Chinese official says rescuers are in telephone contact with workers trapped for more than a week in a gold mine and have been able...

AFTER SEEING FLOODS, INDONESIAN LEADER TO VISIT QUAKE ZONE

Relief workers worked to clear up rubble of collapsed buildings on an Indonesian island where a deadly earthquake left thousands of...

RESIDENTS ASKED TO SHELTER IN PLACE IN PARTS OF POCONOS AFTER MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS

There are at least four victims at multiple locations.

THE INEQUITIES OF PPP: MEGACHURCHES RECEIVE MONEY AHEAD OF SMALL BUSINESSES

Small businesses are hoping for more than a miracle.

MAGNITUDE 6.4 QUAKE SHAKES PARTS OF ARGENTINA AND CHILE

A powerful earthquake has struck in northwestern Argentina near the border with Chile, shaking people in parts of both countries, but...

USGS SAYS MAGNITUDE 6.4 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA NEAR BORDER WITH CHILE

TAIWAN MILITARY STAGES DRILL AIMED AT REPELLING CHINA ATTACK

Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill aimed at repelling an attack from China, which has increased its...

NICARAGUA CONGRESS ADOPTS LIFE SENTENCES; OPPOSITION OPPOSES

Nicaragua's congress has given final approval to President Daniel Ortega's proposal to change the constitution to permit life imprisonment

REMITTANCES TO EL SALVADOR REBOUND AFTER EARLY PANDEMIC DROP

El Salvador authorities say the money sent home by Salvadoran migrants plunged 40% at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but then...

FBI PROBES WHETHER CAPITOL ASSAULT SUSPECT TRIED TO SELL PELOSI COMPUTER TO RUSSIA

The FBI is investigating whether a Capitol assault suspect tried to sell House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop computer to Russian intelligence.

MEXICO'S PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO BLAST US INVESTIGATION

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has renewed his attack on the U.S. investigation of a former defense secretary and is...

NEWBORN GIRAFFE DIES WHEN MOTHER ACCIDENTALLY STEPS ON ITS NECK AFTER GIVING BIRTH

A newborn giraffe has died in a tragic accident shortly after it was born when it was stepped on by its own mother.

CAPITOL RIOTER WHO ALLEGEDLY POSTED 'OUTSIDE PELOSI'S OFFICE' TO INSTAGRAM ARRESTED

Federal authorities are continuing to arrest rioters who took part in the siege on Capitol Hill.

TROUBLE AT HOME MAY CHANGE BIDEN'S HAND IN IRAN NUKE TALKS

Joe Biden is seeking to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but upheaval at home may weaken the new president's position abroad

GARTH BROOKS TO PERFORM AT BIDEN'S INAUGURATION

Garth Brooks is performing at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

POPE SAYS MLK'S MESSAGE OF NON-VIOLENT PROTEST TIMELY NOW

Pope Francis is honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the commemoration of his birthday, saying his message of...

DUTCH GOVERNMENT WIPES OUT DEBT FOR PARENTS IN FRAUD SCANDAL

The Dutch government says it is wiping out debts owed to the tax office and other government departments by parents caught up in a...