Texas woman wins Miss Universe competition
R'Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas, has been crowned Miss Universe.
World News
Newly restored house in Pompeii offers glimpse of elite life
Frescoes, in the latest fashion in Pompeii wall decoration before the flourishing city was buried under volcanic ash spewed from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, have been given fresh life.
Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats
Since they took power in August 2021, the Taliban have banned sports for women and girls, part of a series of measures that have virtually shut down life for women.
UK to supply tanks; Russian missiles hit across Ukraine
Nine people were killed and 64 wounded in Dnipro, where a Russian missile strike destroyed part of an apartment building, an official said.
Haitians seizing on legal path to US rush to secure passport
Hundreds of Haitians are flocking daily to the sole immigration office in Port-au-Prince to secure a passport in hopes they will soon be chosen to live legally in the U.S. under a new immigration plan.
Andrew Tate case: Romania tows luxury cars, takes other assets
A Romanian agency said it confiscated 15 luxury cars, 14 designer watches and cash in several currencies.
US launches online system to seek asylum on Mexican border
The Biden administration has launched an online appointment system for migrants seeking exemptions from pandemic-era limits on asylum — the U.S. government's latest major step to overhaul border enforcement.
Prince Harry: Memoir is about saving royals from themselves
Prince Harry has said he had enough material for two memoirs, but that he held back because he didn't think his father and brother would "ever forgive" him.
US renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman
The U.S. Department of the Interior has renamed five places in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas that previously included a racist term for a Native American woman.
UK to supply tanks to Ukraine; Supreme Court takes new cases; and more of today's top news
Get caught up on today's top stories, as well as celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history.
Russia will launch new capsule to return space station crew
Russia will send up a new capsule next month to bring back three space station astronauts whose original ride home was damaged.
AP: WHO knew of past sex misconduct claim against doctor
The World Health Organization is forming a committee on “formal complaints of abusive conduct.” The announcement came hours after The Associated Press reported that the U.N.’s health agency knew of past sexual misconduct charges against a doctor who was accused of harassing a woman in the fall.
Romania searches 7 homes in case of influencer Andrew Tate
Ramona Bolla, spokesperson for the agency, DIICOT, said searches are taking place in the counties of Bucharest, Ilfov and Prahova "in order to obtain further evidence."
Davos to host leaders, CEOs amid weighty global issues
The Swiss town of Davos will host 52 heads of state and government and nearly 600 CEOs as the World Economic Forum hosts its annual meeting in the Alps next week.
Where are the Gulf Arab tourists? Israel's hopes fall short
In the two years since breakthrough accords, the expected flood of Gulf Arab tourists to Israel has been little more than a trickle.
China economy recovering but hampered by virus outbreaks
The most optimistic forecasts say China’s business and consumer activity might revive as early as the first quarter of this year. But before that happens, entrepreneurs and families face a painful squeeze from a surge in cases that has left employers without enough healthy workers. It's also kept wary customers away from shopping malls, restaurants, hair salons and gyms.
Elon Musk sets record for worst loss of fortune, loses $182B since November 2021
Elon Musk is now the official record holder for the largest loss of personal fortune in history, according to Guinness World Records.
Political vacuum in Haiti deepens as senators' terms expire
Haiti has been stripped of its last democratically elected institution. The end of its Senate solidifies what some call a de facto dictatorship that's only nominally in charge of a country wracked by gang violence.
First real-world data show omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals
In the first real-world test of vaccine boosters specially designed to protect against the omicron variant, Israeli researchers have found that people 65 and over who got an updated jab were 81% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than those who did not.
Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78
Beck died Tuesday after "suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis," his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday.
