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U.S. cruise passengers accused of having "significant quantity" of drugs

Police said the suspects had a "significant quantity of illegal drugs" including carfentanil, which experts say is 100 times more potent than fentanyl and is used to tranquilize elephants.

Italian palace nixes concert by Russian conductor who supports Putin

Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev's concert in an Italian palace has been canceled without explanation amid an uproar over his support for Vladimir Putin.

Some Air India crash victims' families sent wrong remains, lawyer says

Some of the British families who lost loved ones in the Air India crash in Ahmedabad have been sent the wrong remains, a lawyer says.

Woman convicted of biting sex attacker's tongue in 1964 gets retrial

A South Korean woman who bit off part of a man's tongue during a sexual assault 61 years ago is hoping to have her own conviction for assault overturned.

Shipwreck found by boy turns out to be Revolutionary War frigate

In 1788, while heading out to the whaling ground, it was wrecked in bad weather. All 56 crew members survived.

Witkoff expected to travel to Europe to press for a ceasefire, Gaza peace deal

Special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Europe and possibly Middle East for meetings on issues including the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Delta flight halts takeoff as another jet lands on runway in Mexico City

Pilots of Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta stopped their takeoff from Mexico City's airport when another jet landed in front of them on the same runway.

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and heavy metal legend, dies at 76

Ozzy Osbourne rose to fame in the heavy metal group Black Sabbath.

Families angry over report suggesting pilots responsible for plane crash

South Korean officials planned to publicize the results of an investigation into the cause of the crash but canceled the briefing after strong protests by relatives of victims.

U.S. airman killed during Vietnam War accounted for 57 years later

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Willis R. Hall was assigned to a tactical air navigation radio site on a mountain in Laos during the Vietnam War.

Humans beat AI at annual math Olympiad, but the machines are catching up

Humans beat AI programs made by Google and OpenAI at an international mathematics competition, but the technology shows some "very exciting" progress.

Hospital chief says 21 Gazan children died of malnutrition in 3 days

As Israel faces mounting pressure to end the Gaza war, a hospital director says the Palestinian enclave is facing "alarming numbers of deaths" from starvation.

Explorers find bell from WWII ship that sank with 167 crew on board

Explorers have discovered wartime torpedoes among the wreckage of a sunken U.S. destroyer that went down near the Solomon Islands during World War II.

China blocks U.S. government worker and banker from leaving the country

China is refusing to let a U.S. Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker leave the country, officials say.