COVID-19 vaccines: Biden asks world leaders to join US in donating doses
President Joe Biden is calling on global leaders to follow his lead in sharing coronavirus vaccines with struggling nations around the world.
Man who slapped French President Macron gets 4 months in prison
Damien Tarel, 28, was sentenced to four months in prison for slapping President Emmanuel Macron in the face earlier this week.
Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to US charges
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, appeared in federal court in Washington and pleaded guilty to three federal offenses as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
Biden delivers remarks to troops ahead of G-7 summit
President Joe Biden is making his first overseas as president to repair relationships with European allies and meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Elephants walking across China seen taking well-deserved nap
The herd has been migrating for more than a year and has walked hundreds of miles. An expert says it’s possible their leader “lacks experience and led the whole group astray.”
Local lockdowns brought fast global ozone reductions: NASA
As a result of the lower NOx emissions, by June 2020, global ozone levels had dropped to a level that policymakers thought would take at least 15 years to reach by conventional means, such as regulations.
US purchasing 500M more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to share globally
The U.S. will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share globally.
Bezos, Musk among the rich who paid little to no income taxes, ProPublica reports
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos paid no income tax in 2007 and 2011. Tesla founder Elon Musk’s income tax bill was zero in 2018.
Lack of COVID-19 shots puts Africa far behind in global vaccination effort
In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.
Harris defends comments on migration spike during visit to Mexico
Vice President Kamala Harris has brushed off questions about her decision not to visit the U.S.-Mexico border as part of her work to address the spike in migration to the U.S.
French President Macron slapped in face during small town visit
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France.
Hero rat retires after sniffing out land mines for 5 years
Magawa the rat has cleared more than 1.5 million square feet of land, the equivalent of some 20 soccer fields, sniffing out 71 land mines and 38 items of unexploded ordnance.
Sarah Everard: UK police officer pleads guilty to woman's kidnap, rape
British police officer Wayne Couzens pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape of 33-year-old Sarah Everard as she walked home in south London.
Forecasters: Potential Caribbean system has 30% chance of developing
An area of low pressure is expected to develop over the southwestern Caribbean Sea later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Mexico elections: President's party appears to hold key majority
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party and its allies appeared poised to maintain their majority in Mexico’s lower chamber of the congress.
Kamala Harris to Guatemalan migrants weighing trek to US: 'Do not come'
Vice President Kamala Harris has offered an optimistic outlook for improved cooperation with Guatemala on addressing the spike in migration to the U.S.
Baby Lilibet Diana 'joins' Prince Harry and Meghan at Madam Tussauds
Prince Harry and Meghan’s new baby girl, Lilibet “Lili” Diana, is now part of the couple’s wax figure display at Madame Tussauds in Sydney.
Oreo offers free cookies to aliens
Oreo has decided to make an offering to any extraterrestrial creatures visiting this planet.
Last surviving Soviet soldier who liberated Auschwitz dies at 98
After the war, David Dushman visited schools to tell students about the war and the horrors of the Holocaust. He also regularly dusted off his military medals to participate in veterans gatherings.
D-Day: Normandy commemorates 77th anniversary of allied invasion
Several ceremonies are scheduled on Sunday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of D-Day that led to the liberation of France and Europe from the German occupation.