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11:12 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Eight backcountry skiers found dead, 1 still missing after avalanche near Lake Tahoe, authorities say

9:57 AM on Wednesday, February 18

An organization in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is urging fishermen to take certain precautions after decrying a recent U.S. strike in the eastern Caribbean that killed three people aboard a suspected drug boat

9:52 AM on Wednesday, February 18

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s two presidential runs and his life of activism inspired leaders across generations

9:31 AM on Wednesday, February 18

A New Jersey Catholic diocese outside Philadelphia has agreed to pay $180 million in a clergy sexual abuse settlement, the latest in a church scandal set off more than two decades ago

9:23 AM on Wednesday, February 18

A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times

9:05 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Avalanches, masses of snow moving down a slope, happen most often in the wilderness

8:52 AM on Wednesday, February 18

8:38 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Authorities say a flight returned to a Houston airport just after takeoff early Wednesday because of an unruly passenger

8:27 AM on Wednesday, February 18

A New Jersey Catholic diocese this week agreed to a $180 million settlement to resolve allegations of clergy sexual abuse, a figure far exceeding agreements in some large dioceses though still dwarfed by other massive settlements

8:21 AM on Wednesday, February 18

The former Ukrainian army general widely seen as the top political rival to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken publicly for the first time about a deep rift between the two men

7:17 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Some Republican legislators are pushing to limit state environmental regulations

7:02 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Animal behaviorists partnering with the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society in Florida traveled to Africa in August to help an endangered white rhino with a life-threatening, parasitic eye infection

6:16 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Police are investigating how one of Rome’s most beloved monuments, the elephant sculpture designed by Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, lost the tip of its left tusk

4:08 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024

3:03 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Paris prosecutors have opened two new investigations tied to Jeffrey Epstein, and they call on possible victims in France to come forward

12:47 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Somalia’s government says U.S.-backed airstrikes and expanded ground operations have shifted momentum in its long-running war against the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group

6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Alongside the historic growth of women’s sports, the women’s sports media ecosystem is likewise flourishing, and outlets like TOGETHXR, The GIST, Just Women’s Sports, The IX Sports, GOALS and Good Game with Sarah Spain are expanding their reach and reshaping the industry

11:08 AM on Monday, February 16

10:52 AM on Monday, February 16

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up his race for the U.S. Senate with early voting about to begin for the March 3 GOP primary

7:57 PM on Thursday, February 12

Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other