Turkey’s Defense Ministry says car bomb explodes in northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Iran student leader says he regrets 1979 U.S. Embassy attack
Ebrahim Asgharzadeh acknowledges that the repercussions of the crisis still reverberate as tensions remain high between the U.S. and Iran.
Frozen in time, U.S. Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis
What initially began as a sit-in devolved into 444 days of captivity for 52 Americans seized in the embassy.
Gretchen Carlson wants to speak freely about Fox News tenure
Carlson got a $20 million settlement after she sued the network, claiming Roger Ailes demoted then fired her when she rejected his sexual advances.
Masterpiece found in French woman’s kitchen sells for $26.6M
A masterpiece attributed to the 13th-century Italian painter Cimabue was spotted by an auctioneer in June.
After Amazon bishops call for married priests, pope urges new ways of evangelization
Francis says he will put his response in writing by year’s end.
Macri concedes defeat to Fernández in Argentina vote
Authorities say Peronist candidate Alberto Fernández is leading in the presidential election against conservative President Mauricio Macri amid growing frustration over the country’s economic crisis.
Vietnam takes forensic samples to help in Britain human smuggling case
Residents believe their family members may be among the 39 victims found dead last week in the back of a truck.
Young Dutch inventor unveils device to scoop plastic out of rivers
‘We need to close the tap, which means preventing more plastic from reaching the ocean in the first place,’ says the 25-year-old university dropout, who found The Ocean Cleanup.
Paul Barrere, guitarist-singer for Little Feat, dies at 71
Bonnie Raitt called him ‘a cornerstone of one of the greatest bands of all time.’