Americans no longer see America as a 'shining city on a hill'
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Tens of thousands of transborder students — some as young as kindergarteners — cross the border from Mexico into California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to pursue an education in the United States.
Jawed's whole life was ripped away when flash floods tore through Afghanistan's Baghlan province, drowning every member of his family except a young son who clung to a tree above the churning mud.Only Jawed, 38, and his nine-year-old son -- his eldest -- survived the flooding that carried away his wife and four other young children, some of the hundreds who died in Baghlan from the flooding that devastated the province Friday, according to the United Nations.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walks back support for 'full-term' abortions following pressure from campaign
Night skies were lit up by the northern lights Friday in locations the auroras don't normally shine as a severe solar storm supercharged the phenomenon.
What is mom guilt? What are the signs? How can you manage it? A psychotherapist offers tips to get rid of mom guilt and balance family in her TODAY.com column.
Israeli strikes on Saturday hit parts of Gaza including Rafah where Israel expanded an evacuation order and the UN warned of an "epic" disaster if an outright invasion of the crowded city goes ahead.Hamas on Saturday accused Israel of "expanding the incursion into Rafah to include new areas in the centre and the west of the city".
A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and satellite positioning systems. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said extreme geomagnetic storm conditions continued Saturday, and there were preliminary reports of power grid irregularities, degradation of high-frequency communications and global positioning systems. NOAA predicted that strong flares will continue through at least Sunday, and a spokeswoman said in an email that the agency's Space Weather Prediction Center had prepared well for the storm.
The Eurovision Song Contest was thrown into fresh turmoil Saturday when organizers disqualified the Dutch entrant hours before the grand final for a backstage incident involving a female crew member.
More than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the UN's World Food Programme said Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured. - State of emergency - Emergency personnel were rushing to rescue injured and stranded people, according to the defence ministry.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule to curb greenhouse gas emissions but some attorneys say it sets plants up for failure.
Jill Biden on Saturday told Arizona community college graduates to tune out the people who like to tell them what they can't do. The first lady shared with graduates of Mesa Community College how her high school guidance counselor told her she wasn't college material and shouldn't waste her time going. Then she got three more, including two master's degrees and, at age 55, a doctorate in educational leadership.
A second chance to view the magnificent auroras from a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun will arrive Saturday evening in case you missed the show the previous night.
New York City police arrested a man who allegedly wrapped a belt around a woman's neck before sexually assaulting her in the Bronx last week.
Flash flooding that has ravaged northern Afghanistan in recent days has killed at least 200 people, UN agency the International Organization for Migration (IOM) told CNN Saturday.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were well received at an event on Saturday held by Nigeria’s Defence Staff and ‘Nigeria: Unconquered’ – a local charity supporting wounded servicemembers inspired by the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games Foundation.
The Eurovision Song Contest final gets underway in Sweden's Malmo on Saturday, as tensions mount around Israel's participation during the Gaza war. Meanwhile, the contest was rattled earlier Saturday by the disqualification of Dutch contestant Joost Klein, for reasons that appear to have no link to the controversy over Israel's participation.
The largest solar storm in nearly 20 years is hitting Earth this weekend.
Trump said Haley isn't under consideration for vice president on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.
The 2024 election cycle got a lot weirder this week when it was revealed that independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once had a worm eat part of his brain. Kennedy, who says he has recovered from the worm injuries, went on to claim that he could eat “5 more brain worms and still beat” former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden in a debate.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday gave extra duties to two key government officials who oversee the defence industry and energy sectors, as the Kremlin chief girds the world's second-largest oil exporter for a longer war in Ukraine. Putin, who rose to power just eight years after the Soviet Union crumbled in 1991, proposed extra powers for Denis Manturov, 55, the only first deputy prime minister in the new government of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Putin's energy point man, Alexander Novak, 52, will remain as deputy prime minister overseeing energy but will get additional duties for running the economy, according to the government.
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