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US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds
While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse the United States’ ...
Monsoon floods sweep away 18 people and the main bridge linking Nepal to China
A mountain river flooded by monsoon rains swept away the main bridge connecting Nepal with China on Tuesday, leaving 18 ...
Death toll from catastrophic Texas flooding passes 100
Authorities vowed that one of the next steps would be investigating whether enough warnings were issued and why some camps ...
Have children? How the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could affect you
In the nearly 900 pages of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill are several provisions that parents and guardians ...
Iran’s government says at least 1,060 people were killed in the war with Israel
Iran’s government has issued a new death toll for its war with Israel, saying at least 1,060 people were killed and warning ...
France’s Macron makes a state visit to the UK with migration and Ukraine on the agenda
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Britain on Tuesday for a state visit mixing royal pageantry with thorny political ...
Mexico’s president calls march against mass tourism ‘xenophobic.’ Critics blame government failures
A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by government failures and active ...
Netanyahu says he nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. From there, it’s a secretive process
U.S. President Donald Trump has been nominated again for the Nobel Peace Prize. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Trump on Monday that he recommended him for the prestigious award, ...
Israeli report accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as a weapon of war on Oct. 7
An Israeli report released Tuesday said that Hamas used sexual violence as a “tactical weapon of war” in its Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, building on other investigations by ...
A Bayard Rustin archive aims to preserve his legacy as a queer Civil Rights activist
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil Rights Movement and key architect of the March on ...
Latest ‘Tiger King’ twist finds ‘Doc’ Antle facing possible prison sentence for animal trafficking
Five years after the true crime documentary “Tiger King” captivated a country shut down by COVID-19, the final legal troubles ...
Swiss village cashes in as tourists pay to visit dock featured in hit K-drama ‘Crash Landing On You’
A Swiss village has cashed in on a pay-for-entry turnstile used by avid tourists who flock each day to a lakeside dock featured in the hit South Korean Netflix series “Crash Landing ...