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Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs, radiation

Russia controls nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Inspired by Harris, Black sorority and fraternity members help downballot races

Many of the fraternities and sororities served as training grounds for future civil rights leaders, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks

Ballot box fires underscore concerns that conspiracy theories make them targets

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency advises election officials to put drop boxes in high-traffic areas such as libraries

Liberty University sued by former IT staffer fired after disclosing she's a transgender woman

A brief filed on behalf of the university contends that the Civil Rights Act explicitly permits religious educational institutions to make employment decisions consistent with their religious doctrine

Latino evangelical voters torn between their faith and harsh rhetoric around immigration

Both parties have tried to appeal to Latino evangelicals over the past two election cycles — neither with remarkable success

Palestinians say Israel struck Gaza clinic during polio campaign; army denies it

Palestinians say drone strike wounded 6, 4 of them children

Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

Native tribe, conservationists sue to protect endangered desert wildflower

Families separated by US-Mexico border reunite for a few precious minutes

Adults and children passed over the Rio Grande to meet with their loved ones

Time to 'fall back' an hour as daylight saving time ends

Agreement signed at UN summit gives Indigenous groups voice

The delegates also agreed to oblige major corporations to share the financial benefits of research when using natural genetic resources

Mexicans celebrate Day of Dead, grapple with keeping tradition

Mexican tradition says that on that night their deceased are closest to the living world, and people hope to keep them company

Israel captures senior Hezbollah operative in Lebanon, military says

Hamie's remarks came after two Lebanese journalists posted a video on social media showing what appeared to be about 20 armed men taking away a man from in front a house, his face covered with his shirt

Indian troops kill 3 suspected rebels in disputed Kashmir

Two were killed in a forest and one in Srinagar.

Patty to dump rain on the Azores; Tropical Storm Lane to weaken

Subtropical Storm Patty is clocking maximum sustained winds of nearly 50 mph with higher gusts

Robot retrieves first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor

The mission is not over until the sample's radioactivity is below a set standard and safely placed into a container

Jury convicts ex-officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor

This is the first conviction of a Louisville, Kentucky, police officer who was involved in the deadly raid

Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach Ukraine front

Ukraine's military intelligence said more than 7,000 North Koreans equipped with Russian gear and weapons had been transported to areas near Ukraine

Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel and US with 'a crushing response' over Israeli attack

Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel

New Zealand city waves goodbye to its 'disturbing' giant hand

Giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over Wellington for five years 

At 50, Hello Kitty is as 'kawaii' — and lucrative — as ever

Some women see an empowering symbol in her mouthless face