Monkeypox won't turn into a pandemic, WHO expert believes

Monkeypox is known to spread when there is close physical contact with an infected person, their clothing or bedsheets.

Arizona Gov. Ducey in Israel for trade, water, security talks

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will meet with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and President Isaac Herzog as well as former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also will meet with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides.

Uvalde mass school shooting, arrest made in deadly Buckeye hit-and-run: this week's top stories

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history, a man was arrested in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist in Buckeye, and a woman died after her leg was amputated in another incident at Lake Pleasant – these are the top stories from May 22-28.

Plane missing in Nepal with 22 onboard

The aircraft lost contact with the airport tower close to landing in an area of deep river gorges and mountaintops.

Putin blames West for food supply issues in 80-minute call with France, German leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an 80-minute call with the leaders of France and Germany in which he warned against the continued transfers of Western weapons to Ukraine.

Japan, US conduct fighter jet flight after China drill, North Korea missile firing

Japan’s military says Japanese and U.S. forces conducted a joint fighter jet flight over the Sea of Japan, in an apparent response to a Russia-China joint bomber flight while U.S. President Joe Biden was in Tokyo.

Arizona man gets ready for expedition that will take him across parts of northern Canada

The expedition was delayed twice due to COVID-19, but a 71-year-old Arizona man is finally ready to set off on an expedition that will take him down the Yukon River, into Alaska and then the Bering Sea.

China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea

China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States on Thursday that would have imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea for its spate of intercontinental ballistic missile launches that can be used to deliver nuclear weapons.

Carnival Freedom Fire: Part of cruise ship catches fire while docked at Grand Turk

Part of Carnival's Freedom cruise ship caught fire Thursday morning while docked at Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the cruise line said, sending dark black smoke into the air.

Actor Kevin Spacey charged with four counts of sexual assault

Actor Kevin Spacey was charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service announced Thursday.

Powerful earthquake shakes southern Peru

The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook southern Peru on Thursday, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

Brittney Griner’s wife calls on Biden to help in WNBA star's release

The Phoenix Mercury center has been detained since Feb. 17 after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

S. Korea says N. Korea launched suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, 2 other missiles

South Korea's government says one of the three weapons North Korea launched Wednesday was a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korea's government says the launches are "a grave provocation" that threaten international peace. It says North Korea will only face international isolation if it continues its provocation.

ISIS operative plotted to kill George W. Bush in Dallas, FBI documents show

The suspect described the plan to a paid FBI informant who also drove the suspect around Dallas in February to conduct surveillance on Bush's home, library and offices, according to a search warrant.

Hyundai recalls 239,000 cars for exploding seat belt parts

Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars in the U.S. because the seat belt pretensioners can explode and injure vehicle occupants. Three injuries have been reported, two in the U.S. and one in Singapore.