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Ben Masters/iStock(NEW YORK) — A Canadian woman said her “mom instinct” took over last week when she fought off a cougar that mauled her 7-year-old son in their backyard. Chelsea Lockhart was doing household chores […]

Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have officially joined Instagram. The royal couple, who will celebrate their first wedding anniversary in May, launched their own account Tuesday. […]

Scott Eisen/Getty Images(EL PASO, Tex.) — The razor wire cuts the man’s face and blood trickles down his jawline. More noticeable, however, are the screams of the children. It’s a cold late December morning near […]

Gatsi/iStock(MOSCOW) — A 37-year-old American man has been arrested for attempted theft in Poland after trying to steal part of the train tracks at former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, according to Polish officials. Malgorzata Jurecka, […]

Kiyoshi Ota – Pool/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Japan’s cabinet has selected the nation’s 248th era name, part of a tradition dating back to the 7th century: “Reiwa.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced the name on […]

omersukrugoksu/iStock(KIEV, Ukraine) — A comedian with no political experience, best known for playing a man who unexpectedly becomes president on TV, has taken a commanding lead in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election, according […]

iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a stunning about-face, State Department officials said President Donald Trump is cutting off all direct assistance to the so-called Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. “At the Secretary’s instruction, […]

iStock/Ekspansio(AMSTERDAM) — What would be your reaction if two men knocked on your door and handed you one of the most amazing paintings of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso? This bizarre — though beautiful — moment […]

Cesare Ferrari/iStock(NEW YORK) — A quarter of people interviewed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo last year during the ongoing Ebola outbreak believed the deadly virus wasn’t real, according to a new study. […]

Birute/iStock(ROME) — Following his visit to the United Arab Emirates last month, Pope Francis sets off on another trip this weekend to continue his effort to foster interfaith dialogue and strengthen relations with Islam and […]