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A strong tropical storm lashed central and western Japan with heavy rain and high winds Tuesday, causing flooding and damaging buildings and paralyzing air and ground transportation while many people were traveling for a Buddhist holiday week. (August …

The “Barbie” trend has reached Russia, despite the movie not being available in the cinemas due to the sanctions imposed by the West as a reaction to Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. (Aug. 15)

One of Chicago’s most famous tourist attractions, “The Bean” will be off-limits to visitors until spring 2024.

Experts say the grim task of finding and identifying remains of those who died in the Maui wildfire may take a while.

The devastating fires on the Hawaiian island have left many traumatized and in need of mental health care.

An anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in Argentina’s presidential primary elections. (Aug. 15) (AP video/Cristian Kovaldoff and Victor R. Caivano)

Exorbitant logistics costs and Russia’s blockade of the ports has made shipping grain too expensive for thousands of Ukrainian farmers. (Aug 14.)

Firefighters and farmers have joined forces to combat the wildfires that had spread in Saocha, a city just outside the Colombian capital, Bogota. (Aug. 15)

An investigation in Georgia on efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election defeat is one of a number of cases that pose legal problems for the former president. (Aug. 14)

Police say a 9-year-old got a hold of a gun in a home and accidentally shot a 6-year-old boy in the head while an adult was present.