A Bonita Springs couple's resolve to help Nigerian children is amplified after a 12-year-old student escaped kidnappers. They're asking for donations to help fund security measures. Can you help them?

Flags of other countries can continue to fly at Calgary City Hall, after a councillor’s request to discuss stopping other nations’ banners from being raised was shot down at a council meeting Tuesday.

Xcel Energy submitted a formal request on Friday asking state utility regulators to approve around $356 million in prior expenses and investments, a move that is poised to raise average customer bills ...

Able Seaman Class 2, Precious Sarah Akutor, a 23-year-old naval officer, has conquered a challenge by swimming 3.1 kilometres across open waters to support a cause close to her heart. Akutor undertook ...

Worcester County commissioners on Tuesday rejected a request from Sheriff Matthew Crisafulli to create a full-time internal affairs officer position, despite his warning that the office is struggling ...

The European Union's General Court on Wednesday dismissed a request by Amazon to scrap its designation as a platform subject to stricter requirements under EU online content rules. The EU's Digital ...

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled four in-person hearings and two telephone hearings in December to gather public input on PPL Electric Utilities Corporation’s proposed 7% ...

Another round of global climate talks is taking place at the COP30 summit, but some are questioning whether there is much point to these gatherings. We bring people together who have decided to take ...

Chelsea Cirruzzo is a Washington correspondent at STAT, where she covers HHS. You can reach Chelsea on Signal at chelseacirruzzo.42. Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious ...

On Day 2 of Calgary’s new council, it suddenly looked just like the old council. Members were faced with Mayor Jeromy Farkas’ urgent motion to ban other countries’ flags from running up the city hall ...

Global demand for transmission lines will affect the affordability of South Africa’s plan for a 440 billion-rand ($25.4 billion) national power-grid upgrade, according to the chair of the state-owned ...