The Newark boy is one of more than 1,300 children and teens killed by a gun so far in 2023 as firearms remain the top cause of death for US youth, according to the Gun Violence Archive and federal data.
The federal judge overseeing the election subversion case against Donald Trump in Washington, DC, placed a limited gag order on the former president after his continued attacks against potential witnesses, prosecutors and the court itself, following a testy hearing Monday.
Rivers in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil fell to their lowest levels in over a century on Monday as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and damages the jungle ecosystem.
The US auto safety regulator has opened a probe into whether General Motors' self-driving unit Cruise has taken sufficient precautions with its autonomous vehicles to safeguard pedestrians, it said on Tuesday.
Under Israeli bombardment for days, Jason Shawa couldn't sleep in his home south of Gaza City, so he went to his window to light up a cigarette. There, the Palestinian-American heard shouting, and the sound of panicked cries from the street below.
The Republican National Committee on Monday formally announced that it will partner with the Peacock network to host the Miami face-off, along with the Salem Radio Network and Rumble, two right-wing media companies that have a history peddling and profiting off extremist rhetoric.
If House Republicans elect hard-charging Jim Jordan as speaker on Tuesday, they will be picking an election denier who is known for working to shut down the government rather than running it.
The bodies of at least 52 people have been recovered from the Congo River after their boat capsized late last week, a provincial minister said on Monday, warning that the death toll could rise further with many still missing.
Foreign nationals and dual citizens have scrambled to find ways to get out of Israel after Hamas' gruesome attack on October 7 pushed the country into war.
La Vigna di Leonardo, said to have been da Vinci's vineyard, has been closed after French billionaire Bernard Arnault bought the property. Now, nobody knows if the site will reopen to the public -- or sell its wine for charity, as before.
India's top court has declined to legally recognize same-sex unions in a landmark ruling that also emphasized the rights of the LGBTQ community to be free of prejudice and discrimination.
Gaza is being "strangled" by Israel's weeklong siege and aerial bombardment, UN experts warned, as concerns grow that further escalation and a lack of safety for fleeing civilians risks drawing regional foes into the long-running conflict.
US leaders are mounting an urgent effort to prevent Israel's war against Hamas and a resulting civilian catastrophe in Gaza from escalating into a widening regional conflict that could snowball into an even greater geopolitical crisis after this month's horrific attacks.
Senate Republican Whip John Thune told CNN there is "a lot of resistance" to the nomination of Jack Lew to be the US ambassador to Israel, a sign that Democratic efforts to push for his quick confirmation could hit roadblocks in the chamber.