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Elahe Tavakolian's shooter was so close, she could see him pointing his gun at her.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is close to fulfilling a decade-old election promise months out from nationwide polls with the announcement that a controversial new Hindu temple will open on disputed land in January.

Khadija Ait Si Ali was just starting to rebuild her life when the earthquake struck. Her husband died in a road accident seven months ago. They had been married for less than a year and she was five months pregnant.

The escape of convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante and the nearly two-week manhunt leading to his capture thrust Pennsylvania authorities under a glaring spotlight.

The Italian city of Venice and its lagoon were not listed on UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger list during a meeting of the UN agency in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, according to Italy's culture ministry.

The vast majority of Spain's World Cup-winning squad says it will refuse to be called up for the country's two upcoming Women's Nations League matches as it continues to push for "real structural changes" in Spanish soccer, following the fallout from ex-soccer boss Luis Rubiales' unwanted kiss on La Roja star Jennifer Hermoso.

Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he would appoint a task force to review the cases of people he claimed had been unjustly prosecuted related to their political beliefs by the Biden administration, should he win a second term in 2024.

Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has been extradited from Mexico to the United States, the US Department of Justice has announced.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's political fate is in the hands of the state Senate, which will continue private deliberations in the Republican's impeachment trial Saturday after ending Friday without taking a public vote on 16 articles of impeachment.

The number of people who died in the massive wildfires that torched parts of Maui last month has been revised to 97, down from the previous count of 115, Hawaii governor said Friday.

Prosecutors want a federal judge to reel in Donald Trump's public statements in the federal 2020 election interference case, asking US District Judge Tanya Chutkan to place a court order limiting what he can say, according to a newly released filing.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Anthony Misiewicz was carted off the field after getting hit by a comebacker in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday night.

US President Joe Biden will host President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House next Thursday.

Hurricane Lee, an enormous Category 1 storm whipping strong winds across hundreds of miles, is inching closer to New England and expected to impact the region Friday evening into Saturday.

China's Foreign Ministry on Friday skirted questions on the whereabouts of the country's defense minister, amid mounting speculation the recently promoted general has been placed under investigation.

Ashton Kutcher has stepped away from his role at Thorn, an anti-sex abuse organization he co-founded, following backlash to a letter of support he wrote on behalf of convicted rapist Danny Masterson.

The United Auto Workers union is on strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, the first time in its history that it has struck all three of America's unionized automakers at the same time.

The South Carolina attorney general has asked an appeals court to order convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh's defense team to correct and refile their motion requesting a new trial, while also noting an ongoing investigation has raised significant doubts about the disgraced attorney's claims of jury tampering.

The senior US general for the Middle East has ordered additional interviews be conducted regarding the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed 13 US service members during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US military announced Friday.

Senior White House aides huddled multiple times this week to discuss policy options to keep a lid on gasoline prices, officials told CNN, as prices continued rising steadily in recent weeks amid strong economic demand, refinery issues, extreme weather, and geopolitical tensions.