In Senegal, the bastion of the region’s Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages
For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French language in the ...
Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change
In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel ...
Amid Hurricane Helene’s destruction, sports organizations launch relief efforts to aid storm victims
N.C. State football player Davin Vann was on the move, tiptoeing his way between obstacles in the Wolfpack’s indoor practice ...
A deadly hurricane is the latest disruption for young athletes who already have endured a pandemic
Pisgah High School in western North Carolina reopened its football stadium last year after Tropical Storm Fred tore through ...
Elon Musk to join Trump at rally at the site of first assassination attempt
Elon Musk will join Donald Trump at his rally Saturday in Butler, the Pennsylvania city where the Republican presidential ...
Harris to tour Helene damage in North Carolina on Saturday
Vice President Harris will travel Saturday to North Carolina to tour the damage from Hurricane Helene and get an update on the ongoing recovery efforts in the state. Harris, who is the Democratic ...
Biden student loan cancellation plan on hold again
The Biden administration’s student loan cancellation plan has been put on hold once again in Missouri after brief celebration ...
Under MLB’s new playoff format, a little rest isn’t always the best
Shohei Ohtani has mashed 100 mph fastballs for homers, stolen bases against some of the game’s best catchers and recently wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in Major League Baseball ...
Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn’t have to die
Aiden Bowles was stubborn, so even as Florida officials told residents of the barrier island north of St. Petersburg that ...
South Carolina sets Nov. 1 execution as state ramps up use of death chamber
South Carolina’s high court on Friday set a date of Nov. 1 to put to death a man who killed a store clerk a quarter-century ago, the second of an expected six ...
Obama will campaign with Harris in key swing states next week
Former President Barack Obama is planning to hit key swing states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the ...
Supreme Court will weigh Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against leading U.S. gun manufacturers over allegations their commercial ...