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Much of US braces for extreme weather, from southern heat wave to possible snow in the Rockies

Much of the U.S. is bracing for extreme weather — especially high temperatures — this weekend and into next week

11:18AM ( 3 months ago )

Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives

The beleaguered director of Haiti’s National Police has been ousted following months of criticism that he wasn’t doing enough to protect officers under assault by gangs

11:09AM ( 3 months ago )

Divers find remains of Finnish WWII plane that was shot down by Moscow with a US diplomat aboard

The World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish passenger plane after it was shot down over the Baltic Sea by Soviet bombers appears to finally be solved more than eight decades later

10:55AM ( 3 months ago )

How South Africa's rival parties 'found each other' in a last-ditch deal that saved a president

South Africa’s main political rivals are now partners in government after they came together in a last-ditch coalition deal that ensured President Cyril Ramaphosa was dramatically reelected with cross-party support

10:40AM ( 3 months ago )

Residents, communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest, Northeast next week

A heat wave will bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast next week, with health officials urging people to make plans now to stay safe

10:06AM ( 3 months ago )

Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week

A heat wave will bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast next week, with health officials urging people to make plans now to stay safe

10:06AM ( 3 months ago )

Photos offer a glimpse of Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is underway in Tennessee, bringing tens of thousands of fans to a 700-acre farm campground and concert venue for more than 150 performances this weekend

8:26AM ( 3 months ago )

Think cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease

The periodical cicadas that have blanketed parts of the American Midwest this spring are strange creatures, but they have nothing on some of their superfans

7:43AM ( 3 months ago )

Iran and Sweden agree to a prisoner swap freeing man convicted of war crimes over '88 executions

Iran and Sweden have agreed to a prisoner swap freeing Hamid Nouri, convicted of war crimes by Sweden over 1988 mass executions in the Islamic Republic

7:37AM ( 3 months ago )

Iran swaps EU diplomat, another man for Sweden freeing Iranian convicted over '88 mass executions

Iran and Sweden have carried out a prisoner swap that involves the release of Hamid Nouri, convicted of war crimes by Sweden over 1988 mass executions in the Islamic Republic

7:37AM ( 3 months ago )