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What to know: Protests grow over Trump family-linked resort in Albania
A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania.
Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to simple battery for punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
Actor Shia LaBeouf has pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery for punching people outside a New Orleans bar in February during Mardi Gras.
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Pulte’s spy agency shift seen undercutting Trump’s housing agenda
Housing policy analysts and advocates fear the mortgage market could get short shrift.
A diet of royal jelly isn’t the only thing that makes a queen bee
The new findings, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, suggest that the queen's environment might also play a role.
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How Taqueria Hoy became an Orange County taco institution
"The restaurant has given us who we are," said owner Rafael De Anda. "It’s like we don't own the restaurant. The restaurant owns us."
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Australian judges weigh Indigenous activist’s bid to prosecute King Charles for genocide
Australian appeals court judges reserved a decision on if an activist can prosecute King Charles for alleged genocide of Indigenous people.
New York City’s 9/11 memorial fundraises to educate youth with $25 million match from Mike Bloomberg
Officials count about 97 million memorial visitors and nearly 28 million museum attendees since they opened in 2014 .
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The Revolutionary War’s chief villain is being rehabilitated — just in time for America’s 250th
The Revolutionary War's chief villain, Britain's King George III, is getting a makeover as America approaches its 250th birthday.
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Republicans won the redistricting battle. Now voters will decide whether they win Congress
Republicans have won a partisan redistricting battle for Congress. The GOP could gain about 10 U.S. House seats in the upcoming November elections if the new voting districts perform as…
Dutch court agrees to hear Greenpeace lawsuit against US energy company
Judges in Amsterdam have given Greenpeace a preliminary win in an anti-intimidation court case. A court on Wednesday rejected a request from fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer to toss…