Think you can bellow like a stag? German hunters compete in a national deer calling championship
German hunters tried to convince the jury at a national stag calling championship that they can imitate a bellowing red deer ...
Who are the hostages released by Hamas as part of the ceasefire in Gaza?
Three men held hostage in the Gaza Strip for more than 15 months were freed Saturday, bringing to 18 the number of captives ...
Takeaways from India’s budget that slashes income tax on the salaried middle class to spur growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented an annual budget to Parliament on Saturday that focused on wooing ...
What’s up in the sky? February 2025 lineup of planets, eye-catching alignments
Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...
Taking note of Black composers, the National Cathedral offers ‘Onward and Upward’
At the National Cathedral, Black History Month kicks off with “Onward and Upward,” a body of work by composers whose works ...
Italy takes back 43 migrants it planned to process in Albania, a 3rd failed attempt to keep them out
An Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome. It was the third failed attempt ...
Raskin war chest nears $5 million, dwarfs other Maryland congressional fundraising
Rep. Jamie Raskin finished 2024 with under $5 million in his campaign account, outstripping others in the state’s congressional delegation, new reports show.
DC-area chefs, restaurants band together to fuel first responder recovery efforts after tragic plane crash
While first responders continue in their recovery operation from the deadly plane crash, D.C.-area restaurants are stepping up to fuel their efforts.
Costco, Teamsters reach tentative contract agreement, avoiding a strike
Costco and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a strike, the union said Saturday. Teamsters spokesman Matthew McQuaid confirmed the ...
Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan
Powerful Arab nations on Saturday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring Egypt and Jordan. Egypt, Jordan, Saudi ...
Author’s story of coping after a wildfire resonates with community affected by latest LA-area fires
On a quiet summer evening in June 1990, Pico Iyer sat in his family home in Santa Barbara, California, when suddenly, he was surrounded by walls of flames five stories high.
Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months
A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing to Egypt for treatment through Gaza’s Rafah crossing on Saturday, the first opening of the border ...