In Senegal, the bastion of the region’s Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages
For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French language in the ...
Elon Musk to join Trump at rally at the site of first assassination attempt
Elon Musk will join Donald Trump at his rally Saturday in Butler, the Pennsylvania city where the Republican presidential ...
Union calls for safer working conditions for Iowa’s correctional officers after assaults
The union representing Iowa’s correctional officers is speaking out about an increase in violence occurring behind bars.
Supreme Court to weigh a Texas death row case after halting execution
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Texas man on death row who has long argued that DNA testing would help prove ...
Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change
In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel ...
Supreme Court will weigh Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against leading U.S. gun ...
Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn’t have to die
Aiden Bowles was stubborn, so even as Florida officials told residents of the barrier island north of St. Petersburg that ...
Relatives say a whole family was killed in Israel’s deadliest West Bank strike since Oct. 7
An Israeli airstrike on a West Bank cafe that the military said targeted Palestinian militants also killed a family of four, ...
Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel, saying Iran will do it again if necessary
Iran’s supreme leader on Friday praised the country’s recent missile strike on Israel and said it was ready to do it again if ...
Des Moines Buccaneers excited to play this season at MidAmerican RecPlex
The Des Moines Buccaneers will host their first home game of the 2024-25 season at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex in ...
Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 14 people
A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight Friday, killing at least 14 people and flooding several towns and villages in ...
Supreme Court leaves in place EPA rule aimed at reducing emissions of planet-warming gas methane
The Supreme Court left in place Friday an environmental regulation aimed at reducing the oil and gas industry’s emissions of methane, a key contributor to climate change.