Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals. Can a new leader save it?

And while the LDP has ruled Japan almost continuously for the last 30 years, it’s now in a precarious position as it prepares to vote for a new party leader on Saturday – mired in scandal, widely ...

In unusual move, FEMA halts preparedness grant money, orders states to recount their populations excluding deported migrants

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has halted the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency preparedness grants, requiring states to prove their population counts before they can ...

Venezuela says it detected 5 US ‘combat planes’ flying 75km from its coast, calls it a ‘provocation’

Venezuela on Thursday said it had detected five US fighter jets flying near its Caribbean coast. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino described the incident as a “provocation” by the United States that ...

Tesla sales hit a record in the third quarter, briefly lifting Musk’s wealth above half a trillion

Tesla sales surged in the third quarter as American buyers rushed to buy its cars before a $7,500 federal tax credit expired ...

Why some Republicans are getting cold feet about Trump’s shutdown layoff threats

Republican Sen. Mike Lee offered some colorful commentary Wednesday night about Democrats and the government shutdown.

Manchester’s Jewish community left reeling after deadly attack on holiest day

Chaim Leob lives on a busy corner in Manchester, England, so sirens are not something he would normally find particularly concerning. But Thursday morning was a different story. The police cars just ...

How the man behind Project 2025 is winning the war to transform Washington

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought emerges as a Washington power player as he uses the government shutdown ...

Munich Airport closed after wave of drone sightings, officials say

Munich Airport in Germany was forced to close after a wave of drone sightings, airport officials said early Friday local time.

Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent ...

PGA of America president Don Rea finally apologizes for fan behavior at Ryder Cup

PGA of America president Don Rea Jr., who initially compared vitriolic comments at the Ryder Cup with what could be heard at a youth soccer game, finally apologized Thursday in an email to the ...

What we’ve learned from the recently released Uvalde docs after CNN first uncovered them

More than 2,000 pages of documents were released Wednesday by the school district in Uvalde, Texas, weeks after CNN’s exclusive reporting showed the district’s lawyers withheld records the school ...

A planet-first diet can feed the world by 2050 while improving the environment, new scientific analysis finds

Focusing on a planet-healthy diet can provide nutritious food to the global population while reducing environmental damage, a new EAT-Lancet Commission report says.