Israeli official says talks continuing, hostage release won't take place before Friday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser says a planned hostage-for-prisoner swap with Hamas has been delayed until at least Friday.

Man in El Salvador has last wish honored with wake at nightclub

“Before he died, he told us he wanted his funeral in a discotheque, and that’s exactly what happened," the daughter of the deceased, Katerin Mercedes Bernal, said.

Shakira reaches deal with Spanish prosecutors on 1st day of tax fraud trial

After having maintained her innocence for nearly five years, pop star Shakira struck a last-minute deal with prosecutors -- who had originally sought an eight-year prison sentence.

Javier Milei, a fervent right-wing populist, secures Argentina's presidency

Right-wing populist Javier Milei will become the next president of Argentina after promising a dramatic shake-up to the state in a fiercely polarized election campaign held amid deep discontent over soaring inflation and rising poverty.

Record-shattering roller coaster simulates falling from cliff with 155 mph speeds

A theme park in Saudi Arabia unveiled a new roller coaster that’s expected to be the tallest and fastest in the world when patrons catch their first ride next year.

Icelandic town braces for volcano as locals prepare to stay away for months

People in southwest Iceland remained on edge Saturday, waiting to see whether a volcano rumbling under the Reykjanes Peninsula will erupt.

Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show, citing record heat a day after fan dies during concert

Taylor Swift postponed an Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Saturday after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show, according to a message posted on the singer’s Instagram.

World's most sought-after scotch whisky sets auction record at $2.7M

A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world sold Saturday for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million), an auction record for a bottle of wine or spirits.

Taylor Swift 'devastated' after fan dies at Brazil concert

Taylor Swift shared a note about the fan's death on social media: she said she had a "shattered heart."

Philadelphia Marathon weekend begins as runners check in
video

It's Philadelphia Marathon weekend and runners from all over the world are checking in for the big race and preparing for a busy weekend.

UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza amid communications blackout

The communications blackout is now in its second day, largely cutting off Gaza’s 2.3 million people from one another and the outside world, as well as paralyzing the coordination of aid.

Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US 'not going anywhere'

President Joe Biden has made America's case to CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco that the United States is committed to high standards in trade that will benefit economies across the Pacific.

Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza, threatening to worsen humanitarian crisis

The communications breakdown largely cuts off Gaza's 2.3 million people from each other and the outside world, worsening the severe humanitarian crisis in southern Gaza, even as Israeli airstrikes continue there.

Israeli forces raid al-Shifa Hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting

Israeli troops stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility filled with hundreds of patients, including newborns, who have gone for days without electricity and with little food as fighting raged around them.

Armed gang takes hundreds of women and children hostage at Haiti hospital

The director of a Haiti medical center is pleading for help after an armed gang burst into the hospital and took hostage hundreds of women, children and newborns.