2 killed in mass shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival in Toronto, police say 
At least 14 children dead after roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan: police 
2 students arrested after deadly high school shooting in Philippines leaves 3 dead 
House passes funding bill ahead of Friday shutdown deadline in win for Republicans
Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday succeeded in a high-stakes House vote to pass President Donald Trump’s...
Politics
Education Department cutting nearly half of workforce
The US Education Department announced Tuesday that it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, as President...
GOP funding patch boosts defense and deportations, cuts other programs
A seven-month funding patch released by House Republicans Saturday would add billions of dollars in spending for...
Opinions
Paris Olympics closing ceremony means America is next. And IOC, I have questions.
As with the Olympic opening ceremony, my three-generation family will be watching Sunday’s closing ceremony. Like millions...
As extreme weather dumps on Texas, Abbott dumps money on racist border policy instead
Nothing like a tree falling on your house to remind you how badly Texas leaders...
Business
Quicker flights promised in flight path shake-up
Plans to fast-track the remodelling of the UK’s flight paths could lead to shorter journey...
Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving...
Tulsa plans $105m in reparations for America’s ‘hidden’ massacre
The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma is preparing to award its black community a $105m (£73.8m)...
Entertainment
This man left the US for what he thought would be a six-month trip to Japan. 32 years later, he’s still there
When he traveled to Japan for a “short term” work assignment back in 1992, Dave...
A loneliness epidemic is spreading worldwide. Seoul is spending $327 million to stop it
Every year, thousands of South Koreans – mostly middle-aged men – die quietly and alone,...
Ron Ely Dies: Star Of TV’s ‘Tarzan’ Was 86
Ron Ely, best known for his starring role as Tarzan in the 1960s NBC television...
Health
Scientists Say Children Are Getting Sick and Dying in Huge Numbers Due to Chemicals and Plastics
A body of the world’s leading public health researchers says that the number of children...
Bird poop may be the key to stopping the next flu pandemic. Here’s why.
First come the horseshoe crabs. Hoisting their round, tank-like shells, they trundle out of the...
Here’s How Many Years You Can Expect to Live After Dementia Diagnosis
Knowing how much time we have left with loved ones who have a terminal illness...
Sports
Inclement weather causes playoff implicated games between Atlanta Braves and New York Mets to be postponed
As rain poured down on Atlanta Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced two pivotal games were...
New York Yankees fail to clinch AL East title but Aaron Judge makes history yet again
The New York Yankees failed to clinch the American League (AL) East title for the second night running on...
‘Heartbroken’ by her rivals’ doping offenses, Shannon Rowbury is now set to receive a bronze medal – 12 years after she raced
For Shannon Rowbury, it was simultaneously one of the best and worst moments of her...