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10 years after Obergefell, gay marriage faces growing threats
Same-sex marriage equality has been the law of the land for 10 years as of Thursday. But after a string of crushing losses ...
Cambodia ex-leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister make separate visits to tense border areas
Cambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, on Thursday made separate ...
College grads face toughest job market in more than a decade
The unemployment rate for degree holders ages 22 to 27 has reached its highest level in a dozen years, excluding the ...
The families of hostages held in Gaza hope for their own ceasefire after truce in Israel-Iran war
Liran Berman hasn’t had much to keep hopeful over the 629 days of his twin brothers’ captivity in Gaza. Ceasefire deals have ...
Vietnam ends death penalty for 8 crimes, may spare real estate tycoon
Vietnam has lifted the death penalty for eight crimes in legal reforms that may spare the life of a real estate tycoon ...
Shell denies reports that the energy giant is in talks to take over BP
British oil giant Shell on Thursday denied media reports that it is in talks to buy rival BP. The Wall Street Journal on ...
Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million
Nearly $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs were destroyed in Myanmar’s major cities on Thursday to mark the ...
Two injured in 6-car crash in San Francisco
Two people were injured after a crash that involved six vehicles Wednesday evening in San Francisco, the San Francisco Police ...
EU leaders meet to discuss tougher Russia sanctions, US tariffs and Middle East conflicts
The heads of the European Union’s 27 member nations will meet Thursday in Brussels to discuss tougher sanctions on Russia, ...
Trump’s latest rejection of intelligence assessments reflects a long distrust of spy agencies
President Donald Trump’s fights with the intelligence community were a running theme of his first term, as he raged against ...
Trump officials to give first classified briefing to Congress on Iran strikes
Senators are set to meet with top national security officials Thursday as many question President Donald Trump’s decision to ...
Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the ...