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A key meeting of the Union Cabinet has been called this evening at 6:30 pm on the first day of the Parliament's five-day special session, sources said, though the agenda is not known yet.

Auto plants are shut amid a walkout against Big 3 automakers. Tens of thousands of people kick off a week of climate protests in New York. Drew Barrymore postpones show's return until strikes end.

For more than three years, no one had to pay their federal student loans. Payments are due again in October, but some borrowers are seeing their debts eliminated.

China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu hasn't been seen in public for roughly three weeks amid unconfirmed reports he's under investigation

Old infrastructure and a civil war have combined in Libya to make flooding from a storm deadly. How political instability has made this climate disaster much worse than it had to be.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, about hate crimes rising in those cities.

New science adds to the evidence that having a sense of purpose and a hobby can help boost your spirits — even for people who are prone to depression.

An update from the picket line in Wayne, Mich., as some 13,000 United Auto Workers strike at three factories after failing to reach a contract with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Mark Dickey, an experienced caver, and his partner Jessica Van Ord, about Dickey's harrowing rescue from one of Turkey's deepest caves after he became ill.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said he believed the shooting of deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was a "targeted attack." But the motive was not yet known.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Mario Tapia, founder of the Latino Center on Aging, and Maria Aranda of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, about quality care issues once a diagnosis is made.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is hosting a climate summit on Wednesday, but President Joe Biden does not plan to attend.

The change follows more than two years of intense debate among politicians, scholars, law enforcement officials, judges and the general public.

Hundreds of women gathered in Chicago to relive their youthful days of jumping rope at the 40+ Double Dutch Club's National Play Date. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Sept. 17, 2023.)

The Care and Keeping of You from American Girl eased the adolescent anxieties of the millennial and Gen Z girls who read it. Now the book is marking its 25th anniversary.

There is growing excitement around PayPal’s new payment platform designed to ease Bitcoin ($BTC) and other crypto transactions. Bitcoin Cash ($BCH) is also rallying due to excitement around its recent partnerships.  However, Borroe.Finance ($ROE) seems to be stealing the spotlight, especially after growing by 25%. Now, analysts are wondering which...

Models were found dead three miles apart in the same neighbourhood

“I’ve done it too," admitted Dan Ball. "Shhh," he told the firebrand Republican.

A video captured a terrifying encounter as more than 60 sharks swarmed around a terrified man near a Gulf of Mexico oil rig, leaving him grateful for his safety

ISRO on Monday said that Aditya-L1 has started collecting scientific data.

In a landmark announcement during the recent G20 world leaders’ summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a pivotal development in the realm of global governance: Africa's official entry into the prestigious Group of 20 nations (G20).

Ewan Carrington shared a sink cleaning hack on an episode of Stacey Solomon's BBC One show, Sort Your Life Out. The handy household tip is surprisingly easy to do

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Adam Thomas’ wife Caroline has said it has been “stressful” not having him around, amid show training.

(Telecompaper) Vodafone Qatar has begun taking advance orders for Apple's iPhone 15 range with availability on 22 September. The standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will cost QAR 3,399 and QAR 3,700 respectively...