Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial and digital saint on April 27
Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become ...
Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last ...
Deadline looms for negotiators seeking a deal for cash to curb global warming
With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations annual climate talks on Wednesday returned to the puzzle of finding ...
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Marshalltown toy drive will also help tornado victims in Minden this holiday season
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — It’s the season of tradition and one Iowan with a heart of gold has an annual tradition to give back to ...
Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
Russia’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries ...
US Embassy in Kyiv shuts down after receiving warning of ‘significant’ Russian air attack
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said it has received warning of a potentially significant Russian air attack on Wednesday and would ...
Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar charts ...
Middle East latest: Israel insists on right to act against Hezbollah in any deal to end fighting
Israel’s defense minister says his country insists on the right to act militarily against Hezbollah in any agreement to end the fighting in Lebanon. Lebanon’s government is likely to view any such ...
Big Brothers Big Sisters hosting open house for new facility
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa is hosting an open house Wednesday night for its new Youth Mentoring Center. Bridget ...
5 things to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for education secretary
If confirmed by the Senate, McMahon will be put in charge of heading up changes to Title IX and determining how student debt ...
Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean
Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as ...
Susan Smith to ask parole board for her freedom after serving 30 years for drowning her children
Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994 with the boys strapped in their seats inside, will ask a ...