Extreme Cold to Test New York New Year’s Revelers
NEW YORK — Dress in layers, lay off the booze and bring some hand warmers.
Those are some of the tips offered for the huge...
In Strife-Torn Myanmar, Love Trumps Hate for a Rare Couple
THETKABYIN, Myanmar — In her dreams, Setara walks hand in hand with her Muslim husband through the streets of the seaside Myanmar town they grew up in. They visit old friends, share a meal with family, dip their toes into the warm surf of the Bay of Bengal.
2 Dead, 1 Hurt in Shooting at California Office
LONG BEACH, California — The Latest on a shooting in a business in Southern California (all times local):
Myanmar Releases Journalists, Staff Arrested over Drone
BANGKOK — Two journalists and their two local staff were released from a Myanmar prison Friday, two months after their arrest for allegedly flying a drone over the parliament.
12 Dead in Fast-Moving New York City Apartment Fire
NEW YORK — Twelve people were killed and four more were seriously injured and fighting for their lives late Thursday in a fast-moving fire at an apartment building on a frigid night in the Bronx, according to New York City's mayor.
Pope Laments ‘Winds of War’ Blowing Around the World
VATICAN CITY — Lamenting "the winds of war" blowing around the world, Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Monday called for a two-state solution to find peace in the Middle East and prayed that confrontation can be overcome on the Korean Peninsula.
Where’s the Party? No State Dinner in Trump’s First Year
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump couldn't stop talking about the red carpets, military parades and fancy dinners that were lavished upon him during state visits on his recent tour of Asia. "Magnificent," he declared at one point on the trip.
Lorde Scraps Israel Concert Amid Boycott Calls
JERUSALEM — Lorde has cancelled a performance in Israel scheduled for next summer after appeals by pro-Palestinian activists.
Guatemala Says It Is Moving Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala's president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first nation to follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump in ordering the change.
Russian Hackers Hunted Journalists in Years-Long Campaign
PARIS — Russian television anchor Pavel Lobkov was in the studio getting ready for his show when jarring news flashed across his phone: Some of his most intimate messages had just been published to the web.
