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April 16, 2024

Your favorite coffee may be more than half a million years old

Researchers have discovered the ancient origins of arabica coffee, the world's most popular type, tracing its lineage back about 600,000 years through genetic analysis.

April 15, 2024

IAEA warns that attacks on a nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine put the world at risk

Ukraine and Russia traded blame for the attacks on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant before the United Nations Security Council on Monday; attacks put the world 'close to a nuclear accident.'

April 15, 2024

Biden hosts Czech leader at White House to promote Ukraine aid amid holdup in Congress

As President Joe Biden hosted Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in the Oval Office on Monday, Biden urged the U.S. House to take up supplemental funding for Ukraine and Israel.

April 15, 2024

Paris Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities

Hilton Hotel heiress and media personality Paris Hilton has joined California state lawmakers in pushing for legislation that would require greater transparency from youth treatment facilities.

April 15, 2024

Colombia's capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists

Carlos Fernando Galán, the mayor of Bogotá in Colombia, has announced that homes will have to pay additional fees for using more than 22 cubic meters of water per month; the move comes amid a drought.

April 15, 2024

A political prisoner in Belarus smuggles out account of beatings after writing on toilet paper

Katsiaryna Novikava, a political prisoner in Belarus, shed light on the country's prison system and detailed how she was beaten; she smuggled out her story which she wrote on pieces of toilet paper.

April 15, 2024

Israeli military tells Palestinians not to return to north Gaza after witnesses say troops killed 5

The Israeli military warned Palestinians on Monday not to return to northern Gaza, after Israeli troops opened fire on crowds of displaced residents trying to return to their homes in the area.

April 15, 2024

General Motors to relocate downtown Detroit HQ, redevelop iconic Renaissance Center

General Motors plans to move its Detroit headquarters to a new downtown office tower, and redevelop its current home, the Renaissance Center.

April 15, 2024

Maine joins interstate popular vote compact

Maine will join a multistate compact to allocate its electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote, following Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' authorization of a proposal.

April 15, 2024

Top officials at NH detention center wouldn't take children's word over staff, witness claims

Top-level administrators at New Hampshire's disgraced Sununu Youth Services Center sided with staff against child accusers, according to witness and former employee Virgil Bossom.