Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice ...
Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the war has surpassed 46,000
More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday, as the conflict raged into a 16th month with no ...
South Korean lawmakers seek independent probe as Yoon’s lawyers warn detention may spark ‘civil war’
South Korean opposition parties introduced a bill Thursday calling for an independent investigation into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief martial law ...
Pope asks aide to deliver his annual foreign policy address, tells ambassadors he’s battling a cold
Pope Francis told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See on Thursday that he wasn’t up to delivering his annual foreign ...
Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead
An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday. The ...
Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue
Hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of ...
No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago. That seems like a simpler time — especially when ...
Schools cancel classes across the Southern US as another burst of winter storms move in
Schools and buildings from Texas to Georgia were shut down Thursday or prepared to close ahead of freezing rain and snow ...
After 12 failed attempts over 2 years, Lebanon’s parliament will try to pick a president
Lebanon’s parliament was set Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that’s lasted for more than two years. While 12 previous attempts have ...
Why did fire hydrants go ‘dry’ for crews fighting an LA fire?
The Palisades Fire, which has destroyed an estimated 1,000 structures, was first reported at around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7 in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive.
Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore among those who lost homes in Los Angeles fires
Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton and led to sweeping disruptions of ...
Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangers
Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as firefighters ushered a crowd of ...