Greek authorities are planning tougher penalties for arson — with fines to be increased to 10 times the current level — following a spate of major wildfires that have already caused more damage than the 2022 annual total. Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias said details of the measures would be […]

The head of an online hate-speech watchdog has spoken out against Elon Musk after the business tycoon’s X Corp., the parent company of the social media app formerly known as Twitter, filed a lawsuit against the nonprofit. In a lawsuit filed Monday in California, X Corp. claimed The Center for […]

Olympic alpine skier Bode Miller and his wife suffered a “terrifying experience” when three of their children were recently hospitalized due to “carbon monoxide poisoning,” the couple revealed on social media.  The incident happened last month when the young children were “innocently” watching work being done at the family home, […]

New York officials shut down what they called seven unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the western part of the state Monday, alleging the owner ignored repeated notices to stop operating without approval, sold cannabis products to underage customers and once held hunts for Easter eggs that were redeemable for pot products. […]

It has been a few years since supermodel Christy Turlington has graced the runways, but her advice on beauty as well as her admonishment of cosmetic surgery is still pertinent to the industry today. A proponent for aging naturally, Turlington shared her own perception of what makes a woman a […]

The U.S. Border Patrol, Tucson Sector in Arizona apprehended 10,000 people illegally crossing the border last week — marking a 1,000-person increase from the previous week — according to Chief Patrol Agent John R. Modlin. U.S. Border Patrol agents reported a significant increase in activity at the Tucson border area […]

Days of unusually heavy rains around China’s capital, Beijing, have flooded houses, torn apart roads and left at least 20 people dead and 27 missing, state media reported Tuesday. The flooding prompted authorities to close train stations and evacuate people in vulnerable areas to school gyms. Cars were washed away […]

The United States imposed new travel restrictions on citizens of Hungary on Tuesday over concerns that the identities of nearly 1 million foreigners granted Hungarian passports over nine years weren’t sufficiently verified, according to the U.S. Embassy and a government official. The restrictions apply to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, […]

An Amber Alert has been issued in Florida for a missing 14-year-old girl who vanished in Daytona Beach on Saturday. Barbora Zdanska was last seen around the 100th block of Boynton Blvd., the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. Sgt. Tim Ehrenkaufer, a spokesman for the Daytona Beach Police Department, […]

Oklahoma set the stage for legal battles after the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approved the first taxpayer-funded, faith-based charter school with a 3-2 vote in June. Monday, the speculated legal battles came to fruition as a public education nonprofit, parents and faith leaders joined forces to stop the nation’s […]