SYDNEY — England moved on to its first Women’s World Cup championship game with a 3-1 victory over co-host Australia on Wednesday, ending the Matildas captivating run through the tournament. Australia superstar Sam Kerr started her first match of the tournament and scored for the Matildas but it wasn't enough to...
Mother Pleads Guilty to Felony Child Neglect After 6-Year-Old Son Used Her Gun to Shoot Teacher
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven months after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator in a classroom full of students. Prosecutors agreed to drop a...
The Taliban Says Rule Is Indefinite and Have No Plans to Lift Ban on Female Education
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. He also indicated a ban on female education will remain...
Trump and Allies Face ‘Criminal Enterprise’ Charges in Georgia Election Meddling Case
ATLANTA — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, with prosecutors using a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyers and other aides of a “criminal enterprise” to keep him in power. The...
Massive Explosion at a Gas Station in Russia Kills 35 and Injures Scores More
MOSCOW — A massive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan killed 35 people and injured scores more, Russian officials said Tuesday. Russia's Health Ministry said 115 people were injured in the blast and subsequent fire, and 35 of them died, including three children. A total...
Russia Hikes Interest Rates in Emergency Move to Prop up Falling Ruble
TALLINN, Estonia — Russia’s central bank made a big interest rate hike Tuesday, an emergency move designed to fight inflation and strengthen the ruble after the country's currency reached its lowest value since early in the war with Ukraine. The ruble has lost more than a third of its value since...
Spain Beats Sweden With Last-Minute Goal and Advances to Its First Women’s World Cup Final
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Spain will play for its first Women's World Cup championship after Olga Carmona's goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semifinal. Spain, which overcame last year's near mutiny by its players against coach Jorge Vilda, will play...
New Pack of Endangered Gray Wolves Found in Tulare County Mountains
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK — A new pack of gray wolves has shown up in California's Sierra Nevada, several hundred miles away from any other known population of the endangered species, wildlife officials announced Friday. It's a discovery to make researchers howl with delight, given that the native species was hunted...
Gunman in Southern Iran Opens Fire at Prominent Shiite Shrine, Killing 1 and Wounding 8 Others
TEHRAN, Iran — A gunman opened fire Sunday night at a prominent shrine in southern Iran, killing one person and wounding eight others in an attack that followed another assault there months earlier, authorities said. Officials offered no immediate motive for the attack in the city of Shiraz at Shah...
Hawaii’s Governor Warns That Scores More People Could Be Found Dead Following Wildfires on Maui
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Hawaii's governor warned that scores more people could be found dead following ferocious wildfires on Maui, as search and rescue crews scoured neighborhoods street by street and prepared to comb through buildings charred by flames that galloped a mile a minute. The blazes, which consumed most of...