U.S. state legislative races carry high stakes for abortion access
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The impoverished small town of 1,900 in western Mississippi was clobbered by a ferocious tornado on Friday night, destroying many of the community's 400 homes.
France pension reform strike action protests enter 10th day
President Emmanuel Macron's government rejected a new demand by unions to rethink a deeply unpopular pension bill, infuriating labor leaders who said the government must find a way out of the crisis.
From blizzards to floods, California's surreal winter weather
Twelve atmospheric rivers have pounded California since late December, inundating parts of the drought-stricken state with raging floodwaters.
iHeart Radio Music Awards: The fashion, winners and performances
Taylor Swift wins the Innovator Award and Pink picks up the Icon Award as Lenny Kravitz hosts the annual iHeart Radio awards show in Los Angeles.
In photos: Deadly fire at Mexico migrant facility near U.S. border
At least 39 migrants from Central and South America died after a fire broke out at a migrant facility in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, the government's National Migration Institute (INM).
Chilling scenes from Nashville school shooting
A 28-year-old suspect armed with several guns on Monday opened fire with an assault weapon, killing three children and three adults before being shot dead by police.
Kenyan police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters
Kenyan police fired tear gas and a water cannon at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga during the second consecutive week of protests against the government and high food prices.
Heartbreaking images of devastation after tornado cuts deadly path in Mississippi
Rescuers combed through rubble after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 25 people there and one person in Alabama as it leveled hundreds of buildings and spawned at least one devastating tornado.
Chaos in Israel as judicial reform plans draw mass protests
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition plunged into chaos after mass overnight protests over the sacking of his defense chief piled pressure on the government to halt its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary.