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Gambia Votes to Overturn Landmark Ban on Female Genital Cutting

Lawmakers in the West African country voted to advance a bill repealing a 2015 ban. If it passes the final round of voting, Gambia will become the fir...

Gambia Votes to Overturn Landmark Ban on Female Genital Cutting

United Airlines Planes Have Seen 8 Incidents in 2 Weeks. What’s Going On?

While no one was injured, most of the mishaps required emergency landings or diversions. One safety expert said the incidents were not the result of “...

United Airlines Planes Have Seen 8 Incidents in 2 Weeks. What’s Going On?

Philadelphia Man Is Cleared in Shooting After About a Dozen Years in Prison

Charles Rice had been sentenced to prison for 30 to 60 years for attempted murder. Prosecutors said the case did not meet the burden of proof needed f...

Philadelphia Man Is Cleared in Shooting After About a Dozen Years in Prison

Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies

The Apollo-Soyuz mission, amid the Cold War, broke new ground in space cooperation when an American capsule docked with a Soviet craft 140 miles above...

Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies

Supreme Court Seems Likely to Side With NRA in First Amendment Case

The National Rifle Association argued that a New York official violated the First Amendment by encouraging entities to break ties with the group after...

Supreme Court Seems Likely to Side With NRA in First Amendment Case

Putin Urges Russians to Unite on Ukraine War

A day after a rubber-stamp presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said he would not back down in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Putin Urges Russians to Unite on Ukraine War