After decades of debauchery and an untold number of conceptions, revelers at Burning Man celebrated a rare birth at Black Rock City on Wednesday morning, after a festivalgoer unexpectedly went into labor on the Playa. “It’s an absolute miracle,” said new father Kasey, 39, of Salt Lake City, who asked that only the family’s first…
Iran is the single most dangerous state in the world, and be under no illusion, its desperate, flailing, Islamic theocracy has Britain in its sights. And yes, there is some really tough competition for that darkest of sobriquets among the current Axis of Evil nations. But China, powerful as she is largely complies with international…
The federal public defender’s office in Los Angeles filed a motion Friday to disqualify acting U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli, arguing that President Trump’s pick to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Southern California is unlawfully occupying his post. Essayli, a former Riverside County assemblyman, was appointed by U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi in April,…
TEL AVIV, Israel — The head of the U.N. food agency said Thursday that it was “very evident” during her visit to Gaza this week that there isn’t enough food in the Palestinian territory and that she spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the urgent need for more aid. The world’s leading authority…
WASHINGTON — Mattresses on the floor, next to bunk beds, in meeting rooms and gymnasiums. No access to a bathroom or drinking water. Hourlong lines to buy food at the commissary or to make a phone call. These are some of the conditions described by lawyers and the people held at immigrant detention facilities around the country…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa went to the polls Friday in a critical election that could decide the future of the Pacific Island nation’s first woman leader, who called the vote after her government collapsed in May. Counting was scheduled to begin next Monday and run until Friday, Sept. 5,…