Ecuador heads to the polls for presidential election led by millionaire president and leftist lawyer
Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday is shaping up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when voters chose a conservative young ...
Dalai Lama’s elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies at 97
The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the exiled Tibetan government in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led ...
San Jose mayor preps for Super Bowl 60, World Cup with New Orleans visit
As New Orleans gears up for the Super Bowl, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is there too taking notes. With Levi’s Stadium set to ...
Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl mixes old and new school
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker hit the game-winning field goal against the Eagles two years ago in the Super Bowl and hit a ...
Britain navigates rough transatlantic waters as Trump roils the ‘special relationship’
Ever since Winston Churchill coined the phrase in the wake of World War II, politicians have extolled the “special ...
As female representation hits new highs among states, constitutions still assume officials are male
South Dakota’s constitution refers to the governor as a “he.” But for the past six years, the governor was a “she” — Kristi Noem, the first female to hold the position there. The ...
What makes a dog a winner? A Westminster Kennel Club judge explains
The competitors can come in forms as different as a Chihuahua, a great Dane, a bulldog and a greyhound. Each one is a ...
House Republicans mull taxes on scholarships and changes to student loan programs
As Republicans in Congress look for ways to slash spending, some legislators are floating new taxes on college scholarships, ...
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and was known as ...
In Iowa’s farm country, small towns rally around a native son in football’s biggest game
In the farm town where Cooper DeJean drew up football plays in elementary school and taught classmates to run them at recess, ...
Swimmer rescued in SF Bay: San Francisco Fire
The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) said a swimmer in distress was rescued by a boat in the San Francisco Bay on Saturday evening. According to SFFD, the person was swimming ...
Lakhin scores 22, Clemson defeats No. 2 Duke 77-71 to snap Blue Devils’ 16-game winning streak
Viktor Lakhin scored 22 points, Clemson held player of the year candidate Cooper Flagg in check for most of the game and the Tigers defeated No. 2 Duke 77-71 on Saturday night ...