Lord of The Rings: Amazon studios moves production of the TV series to the UK
The move came as a blow to many people in New Zealand, as the production of the show is one of the most expensive in history
The move came as a blow to many people in New Zealand, as the production of the show is one of the most expensive in history
An Afghan official says the rapidly-advancing Taliban have entered a western provincial capital
Huge wildfires highlight the dangers of climate change-related heat and drought for many communities throughout the U.S. West and other hotspots around the world
Oregon volunteers are scrambling to hand out water to homeless people in Portland's isolated encampments as the Pacific Northwest sweats through a heat wave that is gripping the normally temperate region
Wildfires in Montana and California are threatening rural towns and ranchland while the West sees a continuing bout of dangerously hot, dry weather
Prospects seem increasingly dicey for a bipartisan Senate deal on overhauling policing practices
The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan and many people are ignoring government requests to avoid travel and gathering at bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus spikes
The government of Venezuela and its opposition are set to begin a new dialogue this week looking for a change in the South American nation's prolonged political standoff
Walking for hours through the gritty streets in the center of Mexico City, you can hear the daily urban soundtrack
Torrential rain pounding southwestern Japan triggered a mudslide that swallowed four people and was threatening to cause flooding and more landslides in the region
New Zealand has long been associated with “The Lord of the Rings” but with the filming of a major new television series suddenly snatched away, the nation has become more like Mordor than the Shire for hundreds of workers
Embattled Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong apologized for causing public concern upon being paroled from prison with a year left on his sentence for crimes related to the corruption scandal that toppled South Korea’s previous president
A Texas death-row inmate has sued state prison officials to allow his pastor to lay hands on him as he dies from a lethal injection
California's Asian population has grown by 25% in the past decade
Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams has been given a one-day suspension after lawyers hired by the city issued a report that heavily criticized her agency’s role in a now-discredited gang case filed against demonstrators at a protest against police brutality
Safety concerns follows the jailing and death sentence of two Canadians
Takashi Kawamura apologised for biting the medal and offered to pay for a new one
‘The chances each summer of seeing really extreme temperatures are pretty high now’
Washington’s Supreme Court has issued a key decision that helps protect people who are living in their vehicles from having them towed
The Supreme Court is blocking part of New York’s moratorium on evictions, put into effect because of the coronavirus pandemic, less than a month before it is supposed to expire anyway
Texas’ most populous county has joined the legal battle by local officials seeking to override Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates and institute protections against COVID-19 as hospitals around the state continue to swell with patients sickened by the virus
‘There were some outstanding example of good infection prevention control practice [in hospitals], and there were some examples where that was not good,’ says professor behind new research
GOP lawmakers vie for control as states begin to redraw political lines for the first time without federal antidiscrimination guidelines dismissed by the Supreme Court