American journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup in Qatar

American soccer journalist Grant Wahl has died while covering the World Cup in Qatar. His brother, Eric Wahl, claims the journalist may have been killed.

Brittney Griner lands back in US after Russian prisoner swap

Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Phoenix Mercury pro basketball star, was seen getting off a plane that landed Friday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas.

Oldest DNA reveals what life was like in Greenland 2 million years ago

Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland.

Oldest DNA reveals ecosystem in Greenland from 2 million years ago

Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals, even the now-extinct mastodon.

Russia frees WNBA star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap

Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

American Paul Whelan left behind again in Russia-US prisoner swap

President Joe Biden said the White House has 'not forgotten' about Paul Whelan, an American veteran who's been jailed in Russia since December 2018.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy named Time's 2022 Person of the Year

Time named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as its 2022 Person of the Year, noting his success as a wartime leader amid the months-long battle with Russia.

Putin signs law expanding Russia's rules against LGBT 'propaganda'

Russia’s new law outlaws advertising, media and online resources, books, films and theater productions deemed to contain such LGBT “propaganda.”

Here are the finalists for Time's 2022 Person of the Year

Ten candidates have made the shortlist to become Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year. The title will be revealed on Wednesday.

Massive wave kills US passenger, injures 4 others on Antarctic Viking cruise

The 62-year-old woman was hit by broken glass when the wave broke cabin windows during a storm, authorities said. Viking called it a “rogue wave incident.”

Team USA players share emotional embrace with Iran's Saeid Ezatolahi

"I think the United States and Iran have had so many issues politically and I just wanted to show that we are all human beings and we all love each other."

Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who guided country's economic rise, dies at 96

Jiang Zemin led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989 and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth.

Brittney Griner: Russian diplomat says prisoner swap with US remains possible

The Biden administration has been trying for months to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American jailed in Russia, Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, including through a possible prisoner swap with Moscow.

Stowaways survive 11-day voyage to Canary Islands aboard tanker's rudder

Three dehydrated and hypothermic stowaways were found on a ship's rudder in the Canary Islands after an 11-day, 2,800-mile ocean voyage from Nigeria.

China's Xi Jinping faces threat from public anger over 'zero COVID' policy

Most protesters focused their anger on COVID-19 restrictions that confine families to their homes for months and have been criticized as neither scientific nor effective.

WHO renames monkeypox as 'mpox,' citing racism concerns

The World Health Organization said it was concerned by the “racist and stigmatizing language” that arose after monkeypox spread to more than 100 countries.