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Maya Moore Was One of the WNBA’s Biggest Stars. Then She Stepped Away to Fight for Justice.

When Maya Moore announced in January that she was once again sitting out a basketball season — and this year, skipping what would be her third appearance in an Olympic Games — in order to keep pursuing a wrongful conviction

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Katy Perry Reveals She’s Expecting Her First Child With Fiancé Orlando Bloom

Katy Perry has revealed she’s pregnant in a very show business way. The 35-year-old pop star showed off her growing baby bump at the end of the video for her latest song “Never Worn White.” On Instagram, Perry said her

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Facebook drops Trump ads after Pelosi cites census confusion

The decision came Thursday, hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Facebook for the ads, saying people would confuse the survey with the once-a-decade head count.

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Facebook drops Trump ads after Pelosi cites census confusion

The decision came Thursday, hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Facebook for the ads, saying people would confuse the survey with the once-a-decade head count.

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Russia and Turkey Announce Cease-Fire Agreement in Northwestern Syria

(MOSCOW) — The presidents of Russia and Turkey said they reached agreements on a cease-fire to take effect at midnight Thursday in northwestern Syria, where escalating fighting had threatened to put forces from the two countries into a direct military

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Australia Is Beginning To Recover From Massive Wildfires

Australia’s land and people are slowly starting to recover from the country’s unprecedented bushfires. But given the devastation, it’s not clear when or if communities will return to normal.

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Refugee Crisis Leads To Chaos At The Turkey-Greece Border

Turkey is encouraging refugees to go to Greece, driving them to the border between the two countries and creating scenes of confusion and desperation.

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U.S. And South Korea Negotiate Cost-Sharing Deal Of U.S. Military Presence

The U.S. military is threatening to lay off thousands of Korean employees if the U.S. and South Korea fail to reach a deal on sharing defense costs. President Trump wants allies to pay more.

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Investigation inevitable in alleged Likud-linked tracking of Gantz – report

TV quotes senior legal officials saying reports Netanyahu associates hired a private firm and used a cybersecurity employee to hack rival’s phone and dig dirt must be probed

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Indians celebrate Holi festival of colors despite virus fears

Thousands of Indians welcomed spring in a rainbow of colours Thursday, celebrating the annual festival of Holi even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would stay away from festivities due to the coronavirus outbreak. The ancient Hindu festival of

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