Police clear Ottawa 'Freedom convoy' protesters at Parliament to end siege

Police in tactical gear quickly gained ground Saturday against demonstrators who are facing of one of the biggest police enforcement actions in Canada’s history, with officers drawn from around the country.

Jeffrey Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel found dead in French jail

French prosecutors say a modeling agent who was close to disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell.

Fierce winds from Storm Eunice force tiny dog's ears, fur to flap

Fierce winds from Storm Eunice in northern Europe proved deadly for at least four people, caused planes to wobble in the air upon landing and whipped furiously against this small dog in North Wales.

US skaters' appeal denied to get Olympic medals in Kamila Valieva drug test event

Nine Americans stand to get some sort of medal, either the second-place prize or a gold that could become theirs if the Russians are disqualified because of Kamila Valieva's doping case.

Kamala Harris warns Russia of ‘unprecedented’ penalties if it invades Ukraine

The vice president also predicted that such an attack would draw European allies closer to the United States during her remarks Saturday at the Munich Security Conference.

Burning cargo ship full of Porsches adrift in Atlantic Ocean

The Felicity Ace cargo ship was carrying Porsches and other vehicles from Germany to the U.S. when it caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and remains adrift.

Russian threat to invade Ukraine still 'very high,' Biden says

President Joe Biden warned that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, while world leaders raced for solutions to the conflict.

Russia adds 7K more troops near Ukraine border, US official says

Russia has added as many as 7,000 troops near the Ukraine border in recent days, contrary to claims by President Vladimir Putin that troops would be pulled back from the region.

Elephant tusk DNA helps crack down on poaching

A new study suggests that as few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa.

Lifting weights for 3 seconds a day increases muscle strength, study suggests

Researchers wanted to figure out the minimum amount of exercise needed to actually improve a person’s strength, hoping it will lead to a healthier lifestyle and overall advancement in exercise.

Biden says US has not verified Russia's claim of troop withdrawal from Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t commit to a full pullback of troops near Ukraine, saying Russia’s next moves in the standoff will depend on how the situation evolves.

Valieva wins 1st place in Olympic women's short program

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the heavily favored 15-year-old dynamo at the center of the latest Olympic doping scandal, overcame an early mistake to lead after the women’s short program at the Beijing Games on Tuesday night.

New Zealand authorities blare Barry Manilow and 'Macarena' in attempt to disperse vaccine protesters

Thousands of protesters are refusing to leave after setting up camp on the grounds of New Zealand's Parliament to rail against the country's COVID-19 vaccine mandate -- a move inspired by the Canadian trucker protests.

Prince Andrew agrees to settle sex abuse lawsuit, donate to charity

The deal described in a court filing Tuesday in New York avoids a trial that would have brought further embarrassment to the monarchy.

Video captures flock of birds suddenly falling from the sky in Mexico

A flock of yellow-headed blackbirds suddenly dropped from the sky on a street in Mexico, but the reason behind the mysterious fall remains unclear.