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A tornado ripped through the northern Texas town of Matador on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring several others while damaging at least a dozen buildings, officials said. Touching down at 8 p.m. local time (0100 GMT), the…

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness. Twenty-five million women of childbearing age now live in states where…

A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel corporations, seeking more than $51 billion for the 2021 "Heat Dome," one of the United States' deadliest ever weather disasters. Multnomah…

The head of the United Nations’ World Food Program warned Thursday that conflict and climate change are pushing millions of Somalis to the brink of hunger, as the agency is running out of funds to help them. “Somalia was hauled back from…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told U.S. lawmakers Thursday the United States-India partnership is bound by the shared values of respecting debate and equality in a democracy. “The U.S. is the oldest and India the largest democracy,”…

The U.S. has said it expects the Israeli government to prosecute those responsible for vigilante attacks in the West Bank on Wednesday, when hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian town to avenge the deaths of four Israelis…

U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called on Pakistan to act to ensure that its territory is not used to launch extremist attacks, the White House said in a joint statement. "They strongly…

US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed back against criticism that discussion of human rights and democratic values took a back seat amid the pomp and pageantry of the Indian leader’s visit to Washington,…

President Joe Biden on Thursday doubled down on comments he made earlier this week likening Chinese President Xi Jinping to a dictator. Asked about the comments during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at…

Titans of business, fashion, entertainment and more made the guest list for Thursday's big White House dinner in honor India's Narendra Modi, with the likes of designer Ralph Lauren, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and tennis legend Billie…