A London judge rules that global mining giant BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse 10 years ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 people and devastating villages downstream.

Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said. For each Israeli hostage returned, Israel has released the remains of 15 Palestinians, an exchange central to the ceasefire’s first phase.

Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the NL honor and Aaron Judge earned the AL accolade for the third time.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition was leading in a key state election Friday.

Baseball United has launched its inaugural season in Dubai, aiming to bring baseball to the Middle East.

Former Philippine defense chief Juan Ponce Enrile, who oversaw the martial-law era for dictator Ferdinand Marcos and later helped oust him in the 1986 “people power” uprising, has died.

Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2025 Latin Grammys, capping an energetic and eclectic night.

John Force, a 16-time Funny Car champion and the face of NHRA drag racing for nearly four decades, has formally retired.

Scientists have traced the earliest dog skulls to about 11,000 years ago. The research suggests domestication began in the Ice Age, well before humans started creating modern breeds.

Parents of two infants sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak are suing ByHeart over its recalled formula. One baby, Rose Dexter, was airlifted and hospitalized for weeks.

These days, content creators, independent gyms and megachains are promoting calisthenics, an age-old form of fitness that uses little or no equipment and instead relies on body weight for resistance. Is it a good workout for you?

BREAKING: The Justice Department sues to block California’s new congressional map, joining a fight that could shape control of the House in 2026.

Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked a pair of Palestinian villages on Tuesday before clashing with Israeli soldiers sent to halt the rampage, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.

One of the first humanoid robots in Russia collapsed on stage as it was presented in Moscow on Tuesday. Staff rushed to shield it from journalists and guests with black curtains.

The 2025 Latin Grammy Awards are here and back in Las Vegas.

Around half of Zanzibar's population of 2 million people live unconnected from the electricity grid. But one program is training local women as solar power technicians to help light up Tanzania.

Hundreds of bagpipers claimed a new world record on Wednesday by belting out AC/DC’s rock and roll classic “It’s a Long Way to the Top.” Thousands of spectators crammed the square for the world record attempt. The oldest piper was 98-years-old, organizers said.

President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill, ending a record 43-day shutdown — the longest in nation's history — hours after the House passed the measure on a mostly party-line vote of 222-209.

A truck plowed into pedestrians at an outdoor market in South Korea’s Bucheon city, killing two people and injuring 18 others, officials say.