The United Nations on Thursday announced it was releasing $100 million from its emergency fund for seven hunger hotspots, Yemen and six African countries -- Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan and Nigeria...
Residents of the Santiago Atitlan gathered Wednesday to praise their local saint, deemed their overall protector and mark the start of their Holy Week celebrations.
A figure representing the 'Rilaj Mam,...
A Holy Thursday ceremony was held at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Catholics mark Holy Week in Jerusalem. The ceremony involved a foot-washing ritual that symbolizes Jesus' willingness to serve.
It...
Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water delivers to Colorado River users to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam on the Arizona-Utah border.
Glen Canyon Dam supplies hydropower to some 5 million...
Amazon is taking a step to offset its rising costs, announcing Wednesday it will add a 5% "fuel and inflation surcharge" to fees it charges third-party sellers who use the e-commerce giant's...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said on Wednesday afternoon that protests at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge had concluded and commercial traffic had resumed.
Truckers protesting against...
Back in 1959, at the age of about two years, little Fatou came to Berlin's zoo. Fast forward to her celebrating her 65th birthday on Wednesday, and thus being considered the oldest gorilla in the world.
The...
Rescuers aboard a German charity vessel saved dozens of migrants off the Libyan coast on Saturday. Footage shared by Sea-Watch showed rescuers pulling migrants into small rescue boats after their vessel sank....
The Biden administration has announced it will extend through May 3rd the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
The order was set to expire April 18, but the...
The man accused in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway has been arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offense.
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced the charge...