‘They are children of God’: Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary “Francesco.”
Woman returns stolen Pompeii artifacts to historic site after 15 years, claims they’re ‘cursed’
A Canadian woman returned artifacts she stole from the Pompeii site almost 15 years ago, claiming that they gave her bad luck.
Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded to American, French women
French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing.
1 in 4 young Asian Americans experienced anti-Asian hate amid COVID-19
A study conducted by the Stop Asian-American Pacific Islander Hate Youth Campaign found that 1 in 4 young Asian Americans have personally experienced anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Colombian woman, who was missing for 2 years, found alive at sea
The 46-year-old Colombian woman told local media how an abusive relationship led her from a women’s shelter to the sea.
Deathtoll worldwide reaches 1 million mark from coronavirus
The bleak milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Jerusalem or Austin, Texas. It is 2 1/2 times the sea of humanity that was at Woodstock in 1969. It is more than four times the number killed in the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
History professor keeps Dungeons & Dragons game going for 38 years
Robert Wardhaugh has been playing the popular tabletop wargame since 1982 and he doesn’t plan to stop.
1 year since being freed from Chinese prison, Detroit man calls being home a blessing
And while Brown never instigated the fight, he was the only one arrested even though and spent three years behind bars.
Trump 'gives blessing' to proposed TikTok deal with Oracle, Walmart
President Donald Trump says he’s given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart to become a U.S. company.
26-year-old American woman linked to COVID-19 cluster in Germany could face 'high fines'
Officials in southern Germany are considering imposing hefty fines against a 26-year-old American woman linked to a cluster of coronavirus cases in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, including at a hotel that caters to U.S. military personnel.
'Completely preserved' Ice Age cave bear found in Arctic Russia
The carcass was discovered with its teeth and even its nose in tact. A preliminary analysis indicated that the bear lived 22,000 to 39,500 years ago.
After being held in Guam from Covid test mistake, Detroit Marine vet comes home
The 32-year-old was quarantined and held in isolation in Guam after a COVID-19 testing mixup in which public health officials in Guam claimed he had the disease.
Amazon rainforest continues to burn in 2020 despite promises to save it
This year, Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to control the burning. He imposed a four-month ban on most fires and sent in the army.
Oakland University medical student raises medical aid supplies for Beirut after explosion
Faraj says in just five hours more than $23,000 had been raised. The money donated is going toward medical equipment, supplies, clothing and food.
Russia says its approved world's first COVID-19 vaccine, despite international skepticism
Russia on Tuesday became the first country to clear a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated.
Beirut could run out of bread in just weeks, U.N. official says
The head of the U.N. food agency urged donors "to step up now."
Hundreds attend vigil for victims of Beirut explosion in Dearborn
Dearborn is home to a strong Lebanese community and many of those who gathered outside the police station Friday have family still living in Lebanon.
Canada's last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming
Canada's 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf on the northwestern edge of Ellesmere Island had been the country's last intact ice shelf until the end of July when ice analyst Adrienne White of the Canadian Ice Service noticed that satellite photos showed that about 43% of it had broken off.
Air India flight skids off runway, splits in 2 while landing in southern India; 16 dead, more than 100 hurt
A special Indian government evacuation flight carrying people home who were stranded because of the coronavirus skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in southern India.
President Trump signs executive order banning TikTok and WeChat 'transactions' in 45 days
The order prohibits “any transaction by a US person or within the US that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate the prohibition set forth in this order.”