At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said. Austin Interim Chief of Police Joseph Chacon said two of the people injured are in critical condition during a press briefing.
In the UK the environment took centre stage at the G7 summit in Cornwall as the Queen hosted world leaders at the Eden Project, an exhibition showcasing the world's ecological riches. Safeguarding global biodiversity is a theme of the Group of Seven nations, with the leaders aiming for agreement to protect at least 30% of the planet's land and oceans by 2030.
Concerns about the safety of the COVID vaccine are common especially when it comes to inoculating very young children. A new study suggests that some moms may be passing along antibodies to their infants.
Fruit vendors in India's southern Tamil Nadu state are comforting about 1,000 hungry monkeys at a temple there by feeding them during the ongoing lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. As the famous Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple in the state's Madurai city has been empty for the past month due to the lockdown, the monkeys have been seen wandering around the area in search of food.
With thousands of men killed in combat, the war against the Islamic State terror group has expanded the work done by women. In the more conservative parts of Iraq, women usually do household work while men work outside. Um Inas is an example of how the war has turned this entrenched tradition upside down.
Republican lawmakers have voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who had let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21. (June 11)
Belgium national football team coach Roberto Martines called an upcoming match in the 2020 UEFA European Championship against Russia a 'real test,' speaking at the press conference in Saint Petersburg on Friday.
A mass rally saw hundreds march through the streets of London, Ontario on Friday to condemn an anti-Muslim attack that left four people dead in its wake and call for an end to racism and Islamophobia.
The Pentagon outlined plans for redirecting funds and repurposing contracts from former President Donald Trump's signature border wall project. (June 11)
A Chicago police officer was arrested at his home and is facing five federal misdemeanor charges in connection to the January 6 riot at the US Capitol in Washington.
G-7 leaders continue their meeting in Cornwall, England, with bold ambitions to lead the world out of the pandemic, toward a better and greener future. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has this report from the summit.
Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks out after his wife, Tricia, and family received death threats after the 2020 election former President Trump falsely claimed was fraudulent.
