Negotiations over proposed regulations for deep-sea mining plod along as pressure mounts
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Debate over proposed regulations for deep-sea mining will stretch into next year as a U.N. agency that presides...
Robert De Niro attends closing arguments in civil trial over claims by ex-VP, personal...
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro looked on Wednesday as a lawyer for a woman who worked for him for over a decade...
8 dead in crash after police chased a suspected human smuggler, Texas officials say
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Eight people died Wednesday when the driver of a car suspected of carrying smuggled migrants fled police and smashed into...
2 more endangered Florida panthers struck and killed by vehicles, wildlife officials say
LABELLE, Fla. (AP) — Two endangered Florida panthers have been struck and killed by vehicles, officials said.A 2-year-old male panther's remains were found Monday...
Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church
An Arizona judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling that church officials...
US launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. launched an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been...
At trial, man accused of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica denies...
HONOLULU (AP) — A man accused of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica testified at his trial Wednesday that he...
Disney reports sharp profit growth in the fourth quarter and an expansion of its...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday reported sharp profit growth for its fiscal fourth quarter while announcing an expansion of its...
UN convoy stretching 9 kilometers ends harrowing trip in Mali that saw 37 peacekeepers...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A 9-kilometer-long U.N. convoy withdrawing from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali arrived at its destination after a harrowing 350...
Israel says it will maintain ‘overall security responsibility’ for Gaza. What might that look...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn't elaborate when he said this week that Israel would maintain indefinite “overall security responsibility” in Gaza...
