The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. The Nobel committee said it wishes to honor all survivors...
Powerful crime groups in Southeast Asia use the messaging app Telegram widely, the United Nations said in a report on Monday. It said the app's use led to major changes in the way such groups carry out large criminal operations. The U.N. Office on Dr...
Edgar Tapia works on the Homeless Outreach Team of San Francisco, California. He goes to places where people are living in the streets and tells them there is space for them in city shelters. He recently went into one San Francisco neighborhood on th...
Fields of tall corn plants are a common thing to see in the Midwest United States in late summer. They are as much a part of rural America as big red barns and cows. But soon, tall corn plants might become shorter, replaced by plants only half as tal...
Elections officials across Pennsylvania have begun testing their voting machines using a method known as logic and accuracy testing. It will be important to know how the machines will perform under the pressure of the hard use they will experience du...
People are driving from hours away to buy cookies at Lochel's Bakery outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And orders for its red and blue cookies are coming in from as far away as the American state of Alaska. They come to buy the 10-centimeter rou...
Former president of the United States Jimmy Carter is turning 100 on October 1. The 39th president is celebrating the century mark at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he was born in 1924. He is currently in hospice care. Carter's small southern tow...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has brought a lawsuit against Visa. It is accusing the financial services company of using illegal methods to block competition in the debit card market. The lawsuit states the San Francisco-based company penalize...
The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery, has a secret. The secret is that he really likes to drink alcohol-free beer. Tobias Zollo is quick to say that he enjoys real beer more. Still, the expert brewer says he enjoys alcoho...
Reservoir in Poland Praised for Blocking major Flooding A reservoir in Poland built to prevent flooding is being praised for doing its job well after major floodwaters hit the area. The anti-flood reservoir, called the Lower Raciborz Reservoir, sits...
Violent crime decreased in the United States in 2023, a new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. The FBI released its report Monday. The report shows violent crime dropped an estimated three percent in 2023 from the year before. Murd...
Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between the military and a paramilitary group goes on past 17 months. Health officials said the disease has killed at least 388 people and sickened 13,000 in the past two months. The disease is spreading in a...
In her small kitchen, Idowu Bello looks over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick West African food made from cassava root. Kidney problems and chronic exhaustion forced the 56-year-old Nigerian woman to retire from teaching. Lack of m...
Britain's last coal-fired power station is set to close at the end of this month. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station sits in central Britain's East Midlands area. It has been producing electricity for nearly 60 years. The planned closure will end po...
When it comes to the business of moving elephants, Dr. Amir Khalil and his team might be the best. The work experience of this Egyptian animal doctor includes possibly the most famous elephant relocation ever. In 2020, Khalil's team saved Kaavan, an...
