Honduran president ends ban on emergency contraception, making it widely available
President Xiomara Castro, the country's first female leader, announced the policy shift in the final hours of International Women's Day.
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Ukraine's top nuclear plant lost power for the sixth time. Is disaster imminent?
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station was among the Ukrainian structures damaged by a barrage of Russian missiles on Wednesday. Though power has been restored, the threat of nuclear meltdown remains.
'Sushi terrorist' and 2 accomplices arrested in Japan after viral prank
Viral videos showed 21-year-old Yoshino Ryoga putting his saliva on utensils and sushi and licking the spout of soy sauce bottles at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant in Nagoya City.
Russia hits multiple cities across Ukraine, some with hypersonic missiles
Ukrainian officials say at least six people were killed in Lviv and other cities in a Russian bombardment that included advanced Kinzhal missiles, which air defenses can't shoot down.
No survivors aboard a plane that's been missing for over a month in the Philippines
The Cessna 206 took off on January 24 for what would have been a short flight — but it never made it, prompting a desperate weeks-long search through remote mountainous terraine.
Global declines in democracy may be slowing, Freedom House says in a new report
The report, "Freedom in the World 2023," finds that the gap between the number of countries where freedom has improved and where it has declined is at its narrowest in 17 years.
From TV to Telegram to TikTok, Moldova is being flooded with Russian propaganda
Researchers warn that Russia is using the same kinds of techniques it tried in Ukraine to destabilize its pro-European neighbor, Moldova.
Deadly Russian missile barrage slams targets across Ukraine
Russia unleashed deadly rocket attacks that hit critical infrastructure and residential buildings in 10 regions of Ukraine, the country's president said Thursday.
Merriam-Webster asked for words that don't have translation to English. Here are some
The Twitter account for the Merriam-Webster dictionary put out a call asking people to share words in other languages that don't fully translate to English. People came through.
The House's attempt to shed new light on COVID-19's origins
As questions remain over the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republican-led House is attempting to shed new light on the matter, but its not without political debate and questionable claims.