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Heysel remembered: A look at the 1985 stadium disaster and how soccer recovered
On May 29, 1985, 39 people went to the biggest club game in soccer and never returned home. Heysel Stadium in Brussels was ...
Chinese students call measure ‘Chinese Exclusion Act’ after Rubio vows to revoke visas
Chinese students studying in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects
On a Tuesday in March, Billton Werito drove his son Amari toward his house in Counselor, New Mexico, navigating the bumpy ...
Yankees have a busload of momentum heading into World Series rematch against Dodgers
Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees will have a good head of steam as they bus 30 miles up the 5 Freeway for their World ...
Family of an Israeli held hostage in Iraq for 800 days hangs on to hope for her freedom
With the world’s attention fixed on efforts to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, talks are quietly continuing to ...
With ‘Karate Kid: Legends,’ Ben Wang is the 1st Asian American new ‘Kid’ on the block
It didn’t occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends,” he’d be the franchise’s first Asian American ...
Texas push to ban minors under 18 from social media fades with time running out
A push in Texas to ban social media accounts for children under 18 faded Thursday after lawmakers did not take a key vote on ...
Poland holds a presidential runoff election, which Trump has sought to influence
Poland’s presidential election has come down to a stark ideological choice: a liberal pro-European mayor versus a staunch ...
Harvard holds commencement amid Trump funding cuts, threats to international students
Harvard University is holding its commencement Thursday at a pivotal moment, when its place as one of the world’s leading ...
Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence
A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A ...
California avocado growers say Mexican imports have helped their sales
Andreas Tompros lost his home and at least a third of his avocado orchard to a wildfire last year, but the 47-year-old grower ...
Australian comic actor Magda Szubanski, star of ‘Babe’ and ‘Kath and Kim,’ reveals cancer diagnosis
Australian comedian and actor Magda Szubanski, best known for roles in the television sitcom “Kath and Kim” and the movie “Babe,” announced on Thursday she had been ...