Several people are feared dead in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha ...
Florida lawmakers pass sweeping immigration bill to help with Trump crackdown
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers passed a sweeping immigration bill Tuesday, setting aside half a billion dollars in public funds to help carry out President Donald Trump ‘s crackdown on ...
Kyle Connor scores twice, Jets down Canadiens 4-1 for fourth straight win
Jets: The stars got it done. Connor and Scheifele both moved up to 29 goals on the season, tying for second-best in the league. Hellebuyck, the favourite to win his third Vezina Trophy, earned his NHL ...
Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
An Afghanistan Women’s XI will play a Cricket Without Borders XI in the match at Melbourne’s Junction Oval. It will bring together 21 female players who were formerly contracted by the Afghanistan ...
Inmate dragged backward across cell floor by a rope sues Washington state sheriff's office
A Black jail inmate who was slammed into bunkbeds, thrown facedown and then dragged backward across the concrete floor by a rope clipped to his handcuffed wrists is suing a Washington state sheriff’s ...
Brazil to set up deportee reception center after contentious flight from US
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gave the green light to establish a humanitarian reception post at Confins, a municipality in Minas Gerais state, Brazil’s Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship ...
US education agency investigating Denver schools over all-gender bathroom
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday it was investigating Denver Public Schools for alleged discrimination after the district converted a girl’s restroom on the second floor of a ...
Ex-detective in Kansas left suicide letters before his body was found ahead of trial
Roger Golubski, who was white, left his house outside of Kansas City, Kansas, for his federal trial around 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 2, but returned home before reaching the courthouse 50 miles (80 kilometers ...
Federal judge hears request to block an upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama
Dylan L. Mauldin, assistant solicitor general for Alabama, called Frazier’s legal maneuver a tactic to delay his execution and said the court should deny his request for a preliminary injunction.
DeepSeek says it built its chatbot cheap. What does that mean for AI's energy needs and the climate?
When there’s an innovative technology that’s useful to the general population and it’s affordable, people will use it, said Vic Shao, founder of DC Grid, which delivers off-grid, direct current power ...
Pork giant Smithfield's CEO touts growth outlook, minimizes threats from deportations, bird flu
Smithfield Foods’ CEO says he hopes that everything the company has done to make working in its plants more attractive ever since COVID tore through the industry during the pandemic will help it ...
Holocaust education can keep history from repeating, says CIJA VP
Canada must step up its efforts on Holocaust education and fight back against Holocaust misinformation, a prominent Jewish ...