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A brutal and long-lasting heatwave is threatening to wreak havoc across the US west this week, as sweltering conditions, power shutoffs and a severe uptick in wildfire risks coincide with…

Just over three weeks after 26-year-old hostage Noa Argamani was rescued from captivity in the Gaza Strip, her terminally ill mother Liora has died, Israeli sources said on Tuesday.The cause…

A union that represents thousands of Philadelphia city employees asked a judge Tuesday to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s requirement that they return to their offices full time as of July…

A general view of the Dortmund stadium. A man who climbed under the roof of the Dortmund stadium during Germany's European Championship round of 16 match on Saturday was masked…

NewsFeedOver 100 people were killed during a stampede at organised Hindu event in India’s Uttar Pradesh. The victims were gathered in an overcrowded space to hear a preacher’s sermon when…

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com.A teachers union is raising concerns about what…

It is southern France’s answer to Excalibur, the mythical sword that King Arthur legendarily pulled from a rock to obtain the British throne.However, Rocamadour has no idea who managed to…

In the days following last week’s debate, President Joe Biden heard from a great many media figures calling him to abandon his re-election plans, but those weren’t the voices the…

Researchers say they've used cutting-edge gravitational wave research to shed new light on a nearly 2,000-year-old mystery.In 1901, researchers discovered what's now known as the Antikythera mechanism in a sunken…

Susan Smith, who has been behind bars for nearly three decades after drowning her two sons, is optimistic about her upcoming parole hearing, reportedly telling one of several suitors on…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said the Chinese coast guard boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat Tuesday before steering it to a port in mainland China, and demanded that Beijing release…