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First Look: Assange's New Book of Musings. Julian Assange in his Own Words. This is a preview of the Assange book in the works by OR Books to be released in October, after the 9/11 commemorative parades have faded.

Nearly a dozen people were trampled while running from a fight that might or might not have broken out at a basketball game, after a report of a gunshot that apparently didn't happen.

Devin Jose Jones allegedly shot a friend on his wedding day because he thought the man was having an affair with his new wife.

Already besieged by wildfires, parts of the American West will encounter thundershowers that could lead to flash floods this week.      

A surfer rode a hydrofoil surfboard over Shuswap Lake, covered by thick smoke caused by the Two Mile Road fire in British Columbia.

The U.S. will expand eligibility for Afghans seeking admission to the U.S. as refugees, the State Department said, citing increasing levels of Taliban violence amid the U.S. troop withdrawal.

Authorities said a fight at a basketball game at the Lancaster County recreation complex and several people were injured as they left the facility.      

This month's protests were the first of Cuba's to be webcast to the world -- bypassing its state media veil -- and spurring solidarity beyond Florida.      

The Biden administration has come under pressure from lawmakers and human rights groups to help Afghans who worked with the U.S. during the war.      

The State Department said it is widening the scope of Afghans eligible for refugee status to include current and former employees of U.S.-based news organizations, U.S.-based aid and development agencies and other relief...

Firefighter in Turkey are battling for the sixth straight day to control wildfires that tore through forests near some of the country's key beach resorts

A German court has set a trial date for a 100-year-old man who is charged with 3,518 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp on the outskirts of Berlin during Wor...

A French zoo has announced that a giant panda on loan to France from China has given birth to two female twin cubs

Lollapalooza is back after the 2020 festival was canceled by COVID-19. See Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelly and more perform.      

Donald Trump now has a $100 million weapon to wield against US democracy.

Senators release $1 trillion infrastructure bill

The police chief of Southampton Village will receive a whopping sum of nearly $750,000 in unused time when he leaves his post in September, a report said.

When Jill Trail first met Pihu, a frail 6-week old puppy, in India she knew she needed her care. Living on the streets, Pihu had suffered spinal injuries and infections so bad that both hind legs had to be amputated.

Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has taken on the role of Prime Minister in a newly formed caretaker government, state media reported on Sunday, six months after the army seized power from a civilian government.

Mayor Dan Gelber went after the GOP governor as his state tallies the highest daily number of cases of the entire pandemic.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.

Connecticut officials are "strongly recommending" that all residents over the age of two — regardless of vaccination status — wear masks indoors after seven of the state's eight counties have been classified by the C...