What is GivingTuesday? The annual day of charitable giving is coming up
Since it started as a hashtag in 2012, GivingTuesday has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits in the U.S. It happens every year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and this year, it is on Dec. 3
Venice extends day-tripper tax through next year, doubling fee for last-minute visitors
Venice will extend its day-tripper tax through next year, increasing the number of days and doubling the fee to 10 euro for last-minute visitors, city officials have said on Thursday
Evangelicals emerge as a potent lobby for US support of Ukraine
Ukrainian evangelicals are lobbying their American counterparts for continued support of their homeland in its war with Russia
Flyaway metal from Missouri Democratic Senate candidate's rifle grazes reporter at campaign event
A Missouri reporter was injured slightly by a metal fragment from Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce as he practiced shooting at a campaign event
Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 4 storm as it continues to churn away from land, forecasters say
Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 4 storm as it continues to churn away from land, forecasters say
Philadelphia jail withheld insulin from a diabetic inmate who died, lawsuit says
The family of a former Philadelphia jail inmate is suing the institution, saying officials there caused the death of a diabetic inmate by failing to provide insulin and other medical care
Mexican police capture a suspect in a 2016 Illinois murder
Police in Mexico have captured a man suspected of strangling an Illinois attorney to death in 2016
Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments law
Louisiana’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, has filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1
Quarter Pounders are off the menu at 20% of McDonald's in US as E. coli cases are investigated
McDonald’s is working to reassure U.S. customers that its restaurants are safe even as federal investigators try to pinpoint the cause of a deadly E
Before Taylor Swift show in New Orleans, a homeless encampment is forced to move
Louisiana officials have begun moving a homeless encampment near the Superdome in New Orleans, days before three weekend concerts by Taylor Swift
Mayor says an attack targeting a Turkish defense company leaves 3 dead and 5 wounded
Mayor says an attack targeting a Turkish defense company leaves 3 dead and 5 wounded
DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to a woman's 1979 death
Authorities say DNA found on the clothing of a suburban Chicago woman who was kidnapped and killed 45 years ago matches that of a suspected serial killer who died two years later of a self-inflicted knife wound
Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories
With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run
Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says
The top U.N. official in Haiti says gangs have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies
Georgia officer fatally shoots a man police say raised a gun during his arrest
A Georgia officer shot and killed a man who authorities say raised a handgun during his arrest near Atlanta
Harris to deliver ‘closing argument’ at same DC site where Trump made his Jan. 6 speech before insurrection
Harris to deliver ‘closing argument’ at same DC site where Trump made his Jan. 6 speech before insurrection
California man charged with using 'weapon of mass destruction' in courthouse explosion
A California man is facing new federal charges after being arrested in a courthouse bomb attack that injured five people last month
Grand Teton grizzly bear No. 399 that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in Wyoming
A female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has been struck and killed by a vehicle
Hezbollah confirms that top official Hashem Safieddine, expected to be group's next leader, killed in Israeli airstrike
Hezbollah confirms that top official Hashem Safieddine, expected to be group's next leader, killed in Israeli airstrike
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 18 The Washington Post on taxpayers subsidizing flood insurance Hurricane Helene likely caused more than $30 billion worth
Harris ad shows a Texas woman who lost baby and nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban
A striking new Kamala Harris campaign ad campaign that seeks to highlight increasingly perilous medical care for women since the fall of Roe tells the story of a Texas woman named Ondrea who got a lif
US home sales slowed in September to weakest annual pace in 14 years despite easing mortgage rates, more homes for sale
US home sales slowed in September to weakest annual pace in 14 years despite easing mortgage rates, more homes for sale
Indiana man gets life in prison for 1975 drowning of Indiana teenager
An Indiana man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1975 killing of a 17-year-old girl
G7 allies moving ahead with $50B loan for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian funds
The White House says Group of Seven allies are moving forward with providing Ukraine with $50 billion in loans for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets
US fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairs
The U.S. government is fining American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period