Cyprus court drops all rape charges against 5 Israelis after doubting British woman’s credibility
A criminal court in Cyprus has dropped all charges against five Israelis accused of gang-raping a British woman in a hotel room after ruling her testimony as not credible ...
A Democratic senator is putting holds on VA nominees to protest Trump’s plans to cut its workforce
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego announced Tuesday he will block the confirmation of top leaders at the Department of Veterans ...
Germany sees Ukraine truce efforts as deadlocked while China says the talks are encouraging
Germany’s chief diplomat on Tuesday described U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a truce in the three-year war ...
Tokyo Gas purchases Chevron’s Texas gas assets for $525 million
TG Natural Resources, owned by Tokyo Gas Co. and Castleton Commodities International, is acquiring a 70% stake in the East Texas gas assets of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of ...
Hooters restaurant chain, known for skimpy wait-staff outfits, files for bankruptcy protection
Hooters, the U.S.-based restaurant chain known for chicken wings and “Hooters Girls” skimpy wait-staff outfits, has filed for bankruptcy protection. HOA Restaurant Group filed the ...
Middle East latest: Israel hits southern Beirut with airstrike, killing at least 3 people
The Israeli military struck a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs early Tuesday, killing at least three people, in an attack it said targeted a member of the Hezbollah militant group. The ...
Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum takes down drone in left field
When a drone suddenly appeared near the left-field wall at Sutter Health Park on Monday night, veteran Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum decided to help thwart it.
A woman is rescued from rubble in Myanmar but hope is fading for more quake survivors
Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar’s capital Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent ...
From paper fish to flying penguins, April Fools’ Day is sure to bring plenty of practical jokes
From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day will be celebrated on Tuesday with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes, so make sure to triple check viral posts and don’t leave your ...
‘JFK’ director Oliver Stone to testify to Congress about the newly released assassination files
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, whose 1991 film “JFK” portrayed President John F. Kennedy’s assassination as the work of a shadowy government conspiracy, is set to testify to Congress ...
Japan’s Ishiba says he will push for US auto tariffs exemption
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday his government is making last ditch efforts to get U.S. President Donald Trump to exclude his country from an increase in auto ...
Carson Kelly becomes 1st Cubs player to hit for the cycle in 32 years
Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly hit for the cycle against the Athletics on Monday night — and even walked twice, too. Kelly homered in the fourth inning, had a ...