The new foreign minister of a small Himalayan country visited the capital of the giant neighbor after his party won the elections in March. He was the first to meet Beijing’s top diplomat since that victory, and he had just returned from a visit to the regional rival India. China’s officials say
The choice of Colombia’s next leader will decide how the country tackles its tight budget and a split Congress. Two candidates present very different plans, but both face a tough fiscal road ahead. Abelardo De La Espriella is a lawyer who has never held office. He wants to shrink the state by 40 %,
Gavin Newsom says the U. S. Justice Department is looking into him, claiming former President Donald Trump is picking his political enemies for a probe. In a video shared online, the California governor accused the Trump administration of also focusing on his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. “If he can
"Summer heat can be overwhelming, but the cool mystery of a well‑crafted crime drama might just keep you refreshed. Many British series combine clever plots with strong characters, and the best of them can be found on both streaming platforms and traditional TV. These shows span decades, from medi
Russia has struck more than 1, 700 sites that hold history and culture. A missile set the 11th‑century Dormition Cathedral on fire, a place that is part of UNESCO heritage and important to Russian Orthodox people. The Ukrainian church leader called the strike a crime against humanity, history
The story of Kristil Krug, a 44‑year‑old chemical engineer from Broomfield, Colorado, is set to be told in a new docuseries by Sony Pictures Television’s Maxine Productions. Krug was found dead in her garage in December 2023 after a welfare check was called by her husband, Daniel. Investigatio
Oak Park police are looking into a case of vandalism that carries an antisemitic message. The incident happened on Wednesday in the 300 block of Home Avenue, and detectives have searched the area and checked security video footage. The investigation is under criminal damage to property, but au
A baby boy named Preston Davey was adopted by a couple in Blackpool, Lancashire, after his biological mother—already a convicted murderer—gave him up at just five days old. His foster family raised him for months before social services approved the adoption. But the system that placed him in their c
A man from Plainfield now faces serious charges after allegedly using a racial slur against a 9-year-old Black boy in Naperville. The incident happened when the child knocked on the man’s door after a girl—later identified as the man’s girlfriend’s daughter—damaged his fort. Instead of handling the
Nine months after the Jeju Air crash in Muan that killed 179 people, a new study turns attention to the mental health of the forensic investigators who worked on the scene. These workers spent weeks identifying bodies and collecting evidence in the wreckage. Experts have long warned that jobs like t
