Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life ...

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Britain has announced plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election. The government announced the move on Thursday as part of efforts to ...

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This is rote exercise if it ever was one, and while it was a chore to sit through, there’s something more horrible in the offing.

When Illyanna Lopez student taught Jefferson Middle School in 2016, she found her teaching home for the next decade-plus.

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A University of Illinois architecture professor who finds himself in limbo has charged that he's victim of anti-Israel bias that resulted in his being denied tenure.

Iraqi officials say a fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people in eastern Wasit province. Iraq’s Ministry of Interior said civil defense ...

From thrilling comebacks to walk-off heroics to emotional sendoffs, this year had it all. We won’t soon forget any of those ...

Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with militias from the Druze minority. Druze leaders and Syrian government offi ...

Ukraine has appointed Yuliia Svyrydenko as its new prime minister, marking the first leadership change since Russia's invasion in 2022. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reshuffled the Cabinet to energize ...