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Samples obtained by Chinese spacecraft show moon's ancient volcanism
Will Dunham, Reuters | Posted Nov. 15 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft in June made history by retrieving the first surface samples from the far side of the moon. That material includes the oldest evidence to date of lunar volcanism.
T-Mobile hacked in massive Chinese breach of telecom networks, sources say
Urvi Dugar, Reuters | Updated Nov. 15 - 9:38 p.m. | Save Story
T-Mobile's network was among the systems hacked in a damaging Chinese cyber-espionage operation that gained entry into multiple U.S. and international telecommunications companies, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Edinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda
Brian Melley, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 15 - 2:05 p.m. | Save Story
Zookeepers have blamed fireworks on the annual Bonfire Night celebrations for the death of a baby red panda named Roxie.
Airbnb users to play gladiators in Rome's Colosseum, sparking mixed reactions over $1.5M deal
Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 14 - 8:08 p.m. | Save Story
Eight people and their plus-ones will be able to participate in faux gladiator fights after the Colosseum's closing time on May 7-8, 2025.
Church of Jesus Christ expands Giving Machine opportunities around the world this Christmas
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 13 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced 45 new locations for Giving Machines including Ogden, Logan and the first giving machines in Africa and Asia.
Israel questions ICC judge's impartiality in Netanyahu arrest case
Benoit Van Overstraeten, Reuters | Posted Nov. 13 - 10:57 a.m. | Save Story
Israel has questioned the impartiality of an International Criminal Court judge appointed to a panel deciding whether an arrest warrant should be issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Driver rams his car into crowd in China, killing 35. Police say he was upset about his divorce
Ng Han Guan and Huizhong Wu, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 12 - 10:02 a.m. | Save Story
Chinese police say a man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in China. They said Tuesday that 35 people were killed and dozens of others severely injured.
2 passenger jets from US struck by gunfire over Haiti's capital
Caitlin Stephen Hu, Michael Rios, Avery Schmitz and Ivana Kottasová, CNN | Posted Nov. 12 - 7:45 a.m. | Save Story
Two jets from U.S.-based airlines were struck by bullets on Monday while flying over Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince as Haitian authorities suspended all flights in and out of the capital amid escalating gang violence.
Remembering Armistice Day in Europe: Liberty should be cherished and defended
Raf Casert and Virginia Mayo, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 11 - 6:35 p.m. | Save Story
Many European leaders have marked the end 106 years ago of World War I with warnings that liberty should be cherished and defended as armed conflict has returned to the continent.
Kremlin dismisses reports Trump and Putin spoke in recent days as 'pure fiction'
Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters | Posted Nov. 11 - 9:29 a.m. | Save Story
The Kremlin dismissed on Monday reports that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent days as "pure fiction."
Trump taps Stefanik to be UN Ambassador, Homan as US 'border czar'
Reuters | Updated Nov. 11 - 8:03 a.m. | Save Story
Donald Trump has chosen Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and former ICE director Tom Homan as US "border czar."
US plans to appeal judge's ruling allowing plea deals with alleged 9/11 conspirators
Haley Britzky, CNN | Posted Nov. 10 - 9:45 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. government plans to appeal a military judge's ruling that plea deals with the alleged 9/11 conspirators at Guantanamo Bay — which were revoked by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin — are valid, a defense official said Saturday.
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 10 - 9:30 p.m. | Save Story
Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people including children in Lebanon and northern Gaza. Meanwhile, the world is watching for signs of how the U.S. election might affect the war.
6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts
Andrea RodrÍguez, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 10 - 7:46 p.m. | Save Story
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has shaken eastern Cuba after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling.
Ukraine attacks Moscow with 34 drones, biggest strike on the Russian capital
Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly, Reuters | Updated Nov. 10 - 2:21 p.m. | Save Story
Ukraine attacked Moscow on Sunday with at least 34 drones, the biggest drone strike on the Russian capital since the start of the war in 2022.
Thousands protest over handling of Spanish flood disaster
Graham Keeley, Reuters | Posted Nov. 10 - 9:38 a.m. | Save Story
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday over regional authorities' handling of devastating floods that killed more than 220 people in one of Europe's worst natural disasters for decades.
'The saddest thing I've seen in Italy': Tiny Trevi Fountain stand-in pool draws scorn
Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN | Posted Nov. 9 - 9:43 p.m. | Save Story
When the city of Rome constructed what looks like a backyard swimming pool in front of the famous Trevi Fountain for tourists to toss their coins into while the baroque landmark is emptied for renovations, the reaction was swift — and brutal.
Princess Kate attends Remembrance Day event in return to public duties
Catarina Demony, Reuters | Posted Nov. 9 - 9:14 p.m. | Save Story
Britain's Princess Kate attended a Remembrance Day event in London on Saturday, in her latest public engagement after undergoing preventive treatment for cancer this year.
