Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a referendum on nuclear power
MOSCOW (AP) — Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant, confronting the country's painful legacy as a testing ground for Soviet ...
Tunisians vote in an election with one of President Saied's 2 challengers in prison
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisians cast ballots Sunday in the country’s third presidential election since the pro-democracy ...
More Black and Latina women are leading unions - and transforming how they work
But Black and Latina women are starting to gain ground, landing top positions at some of the biggest unions in the U.S. That ...
Central Thailand braces for inundation as rain stops in flooded Chiang Mai
The rain stopped in the northern city of Chiang Mai, but many people, especially the elderly, remained cut off by floodwaters ...
Top US trade official sees progress in helping workers. Voters will decide if her approach continues
After nearly four years in her job, Tai feels she is making progress on getting the U.S. and its trade partners to focus more ...
Jannik Sinner rallies past Tomas Martin Etcheverry to reach 4th round in Shanghai
A night after winning his 250th career match with a straight-sets victory, the 23-year-old Italian faced a much sterner third ...
Palestinians want to choose their own leaders – a year of war has distanced them further from this democratic goal
(THE CONVERSATION) Over the summer as Israel continued to bombard Gaza, representatives from 14 Palestinian factions, including the two main parties – Hamas and Fatah – met in China. Following the ...
Exclusive: Meet Omar Khan, the Houston man behind the scenes who saved the River Oaks Theatre
His Culinary Khancepts company, which runs the Star Cinema Grill, stepped into the breach and threw a lifeline to save the ...
Want to get more involved in your child's HISD school? Here's what to know.
HISD has recently seen a spike in the number of people speaking at school board meetings — but it’s not the only way to get ...
Munich curator returns silver heirloom to Holocaust descendant in Museum District during Rosh Hashanah
Munich curator returns sterling silver heirloom to Houston Holocaust survivor descendant at Holocaust Museum Houston during ...