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Stadium where Babe Ruth played in Tokyo is at the center of a disputed park redevelopment plan
Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a ...
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to Germany. It’s a myth
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...
Jury in Diddy’s sex trafficking trial to resume deliberations after reaching partial verdict
The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial is set to resume deliberations Wednesday after reaching a ...
Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America
More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his daughter still sees the same ...
Asian shares are mixed, tracking Wall Street split as momentum slows and Tesla drops
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday following a similar drift overnight on Wall Street as losses for Tesla and other ...
The Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate after his death
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after ...
A day outside an LA detention center shows profound impact of ICE raids on families
At a federal immigration building in downtown Los Angeles guarded by U.S. Marines, daughters, sons, aunts, nieces and others ...
Trump keeps saying the GOP mega bill will eliminate taxes on Social Security. It does not
President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans’ mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal ...
Bryan Kohberger is due to appear in court to plead guilty in University of Idaho stabbings
More than two years after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shocked the rural community of Moscow, ...
Sophie Cunningham is no fan of WNBA’s plans to add teams in Cleveland and Detroit
On Monday, the WNBA announced its plans to add three more expansion teams by 2030. On Tuesday, a prominent player questioned ...
He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other — and don’t
Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it. The Chicago boy became a star ...
House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trump’s tax bill, daring critics to oppose
Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a ...