Explosion at Texas Tech causes evacuations, immediate spring break
An explosion at a substation on the Texas Tech campus has caused power outages at the Texas Tech and the Health Sciences ...
Education Department cuts half its staff
The administration says it’s a step toward closing the department completely. Education Department officials this week ...
UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias
United Nations-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and ...
Exclusive: Shohei Ohtani Opens Up About Tokyo Series, 2025 MLB Season
The first baseball player named an All-Star as a pitcher and hitter and the first to record a 50–50 season, Shohei Ohtani is ...
Steve Witkoff has gone from spotting Trump cash at a deli to helping him navigate Ukraine and Gaza
Russia news agencies reported that Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday for high-level talks aimed ...
Duterte refused fingerprinting and threatened lawsuits during chaotic arrest, Philippine police say
Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened a police general with lawsuits, refused to be fingerprinted and told law ...
Middle East latest: UN-backed experts accuse Israel of sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza
United Nations-backed experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based ...
Democrats look to save face in shutdown battle
Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down on Saturday, despite growing pressure ...
Russia says it has retaken Sudzha, the biggest town in the Kursk region controlled by Ukraine
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Thursday it has taken over Sudzha, the biggest town in the Kursk region that has been ...
Where Y’at this Weekend: NOLA Film Festival, NOLA Funk Fest, Spring Pontchartrain Home Show, Irish Channel block party
The NOLA Funk Festival isn’t until October, but Friday night, March 14 at Tipitina’s features a line-up reveal show for this year’s Festival. This unforgettable concert will feature a huge roster of ...
Ohtani’s Tokyo airport arrival hidden from fans hoping to catch a glimpse of Japanese star
Hundreds of fans at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, who lined up 10 deep and hoped to catch a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani as he arrived ...
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997
There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases reported the previous year and the highest number since 1997, according to an ...