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As American women have fewer babies each year, the number of young children in the United States is dwindling. The trend is now catching up to the nation’s public school districts.

A U.S.-mediated ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine appeared under serious strain on its second day on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of violating the deal through weekend attacks.

TENERIFE, Spain – Groups of passengers and crew disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on Sunday to be evacuated to their home countries where they will isolate according to national protocols to prevent further spread of the disease.

BEIRUT – The buzz of the Israeli drone was constant that day, and every time Ahmad Turmus looked up, it seemed to be circling over him, like an all-too-patient bird of prey.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida is launching its own college-level U.S. history course for high school students, trying to teach “the full scope” of America’s story, but some experts say the proposed lesson plans present sanitized views of topics such as slavery, and some college counselors say high-achieving pupils should stay away. The new course, which also places particular emphasis on Christian ...

A Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. flight leaving Denver International Airport struck and killed a person who stepped onto the runway after jumping a fence. The aircraft struck a pedestrian during takeoff at about 11:19 p.m. local time on Friday, sparking an engine fire, Denver International Airport said in a post on X. The Airbus A321 plane heading to Los Angeles International Airport was ...

Just two weeks ago, Democrats felt increasingly emboldened about taking control of the House in November after seeming to fight the redistricting wars to a draw.

SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes prohibited the implementation of a sharp reduction in the 27-year prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election, a court document showed on Saturday.

U.S. allies in Europe anticipate that President Donald Trump will withdraw more forces from the continent after he announced he would pull 5,000 troops out of Germany, people familiar with the matter said. Top diplomats from NATO allies forecast that Trump will announce more drawdowns, possibly including from Italy, and scrap a plan dating back to Joe Biden’s presidency to station long-range ...

Haiti Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé discussed his country’s ongoing security and sociopolitical crisis, as well as humanitarian and migration challenges, during an audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Saturday. The visit came a day after the first American pontiff marked the first anniversary of his election as head of the Catholic Church and as the United Nations details in a ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been booked and busy.

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just hours after he had vowed victory in Ukraine at Moscow’s most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years.

MIAMI — More than 100 people aboard a cruise ship that departed from Fort Lauderdale last month have fallen ill from norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The Caribbean Princess, a Princes Cruises ship departed from Port Everglades on April 28 for an 11-day voyage, according to Cruise Mapper. But on Thursday, the CDC announced that 102 passengers and 13 crew members were ...

BERLIN – About 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in the war against Ukraine through the end of 2025, according to a new estimate, underscoring the high cost that President Vladimir Putin is willing to bear to pursue his battlefield aims.

For a brief moment in American history, the rich didn’t control politics.

JERUSALEM – Two activists arrested last month when Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla they were travelling on are expected to be deported in the coming days after ​being released from security detention on Saturday, their lawyers said. 

Victoria Nodiff-Netanel carries a 32-key piano everywhere, including hospitals, schools, police stations and parties. But it’s not for her to play.