Month: January 2025

The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of racism and oppression.

A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.

After years of being barred from a segregated military, she became the first Black nurse in the regular U.S. armed forces. She was later an Air Force officer.

Cooler, wet weather is forecast to bring moisture to the parched landscape and reduce the fire threat. But heavy rainfall could also trigger flash floods in burn scars.

The police said a man handed over a statue that he said he found in a plastic bag among trash bins.

In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.

The president sought to end a program that allowed migrants fleeing Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti to fly into the United States and remain in the country for up to…

Snow and ice may bring major travel disruptions and power outages in the South starting Monday evening, forecasters warned.

The snow is likely to fall on Sunday from the Appalachians to New England. New York City may see its largest snowfall in years.

A cabdriver and mechanic before becoming a journalist, she brought personality and adventure to a once-staid genre. She once won a demolition derby and motorcycled across China.