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The toll from extreme weather has devastated vast regions of sub-Saharan Africa which are suffering from the worst drought conditions on record and a food crisis that ranges from severe to catastrophic. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at one

In my lifetime no one person has had the impact on the world that Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Aug. 30 at 91, did. Though Vladimir Putin would attempt to pull down the digital blinds, the rolling back of the Iron Curtain

Don’t Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde’s directorial follow-up to 2019’s Booksmart, is stirring up controversy before it hits theaters on Sept. 23. The film, which stars Florence Pugh, also marks pop star Harry Styles’ first major starring role. Written by screenwriter

If you had a bad experience flying this summer, know that you weren’t alone. More than 5,800 complaints about airlines were filed last June—an increase of nearly 270% compared to the same month in 2019, according to new data from

The Rings of Power, the new J.R.R. Tolkien series that premieres on Prime Video Sept. 1, takes place during the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before the events of Lord of the Rings. It begins after Sauron’s master,

Texas spends more than $12 million to bus migrants to Washington, DC, and New York  CNN Texas sends buses of migrants to Chicago for first time, dropped off at train station  Fox News Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) puts the entire country on

This summer has seen so many excellent releases from artists across all genres that picking a singular “song of the summer” is as difficult as ever. Early contenders for the top spot came from former One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles

Environment officials from G20 nations have met on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for talks on climate action and the global impact of the war in Ukraine, with Indonesia’s environment minister saying the world is already facing a climate crisis.

New Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder will hold his first news briefing as military spokesperson Wednesday afternoon.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing Wednesday afternoon.