Corruption is the biggest threat to China’s Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said on Monday, in a clear warning that the ruling party is resolved to tackle a long-running problem that is now entrenched in many strata of Chinese society. China was rocked last year by corruption probes into high-profile individuals ranging from a deputy...
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn’t think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The Associated Press. LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks...
It’s not just Israel’s leaders who may need to be wary of traveling abroad. Now soldiers who have served in Gaza appear to be facing a growing risk of arrest themselves over allegations of war crimes in Israel’s assault on the besieged Palestinian enclave. In a case that has sparked outcry in Israel and praise...
JACKSON, Wyo. — An avalanche killed one skier and injured another after the group they were in triggered the large snowslide while ascending a mountain in western Wyoming. The avalanche happened Saturday in a backcountry area about 20 miles east of Grand Teton National Park. As the group of four people went up a steep slope at...
TOKYO — A bluefin tuna sold for more than $1.3 million at an annual fish auction in Tokyo, in what organizers said was the second-highest bid since the event began in 1999. The 608-pound bluefin tuna, which is about the size and weight of a motorcycle, was purchased for 207 million yen ($1,316,835) at the...
SEOUL, South Korea — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a North Korean missile test carried out during his visit to Seoul on Monday was a reminder of the need to deepen Washington’s cooperation with South Korea and Japan to deter an emboldened Pyongyang. North Korea fired what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile at around noon local time (10...
The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden would ban new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of the U.S. coastline. The order will protect some 625 million acres of ocean along America’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Bering Sea from “environmental and economic risks and harms,” the White...
The Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 in the final game of the NFL’s regular season Sunday, clinching both the NFC North title and the conference’s top seed. Detroit will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs after an opening-round bye. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs starred for the Lions on Sunday. He had 139 yards...
In what was perhaps the most shocking win of the Golden Globes in the early going Sunday night, Demi Moore snagged a statuette for best film actress in a musical or comedy for her leading role in body-horror film “The Substance.” Moore was up against some strong front-runners in the category, such as Karla Sofía...
Hollywood’s “party of the year” returned Sunday with the 82nd Golden Globes. The ceremony, which aired on CBS, kicked off the start of the 2025 awards season. Read the list of the winners as they are announced (below in bold). Motion picture (drama) “The Brutalist” “A Complete Unknown” “Conclave” “Dune: Part Two” “Nickel Boys” “September...