A tanker caught fire off the coast of Oman on Monday night after being struck by an “unknown projectile” in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

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A photo of a Black woman surrounded by members of a white supremacist group on a Washington, D.C., train has gone viral, with several users suggesting it's the "defining" picture of America today. "I ...

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President Ronald Reagan described it as an iconic moment that captures the essence of America. During the 1984 restoration of the Statue of Liberty, construction worker Anthony Soraci was pictured ...

June 29 (UPI) --A spelling mistake on French-language posters promoting a City of Ottawa initiative caused them to mistakenly announce the formation of "pubic squares." Purple posters explaining the ...

President Donald Trump has unveiled an updated rendering of himself to appear inside a U.S. passport commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence. The image was shared by the White ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A portrait of US President Donald Trump taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok, which has been exhibited at the National ...

The upstate New York hoarder parents convicted in the horrific death of their lice-infected 3-year-old daughter had shamelessly asked for money the day after she died. Samantha Dylewski, 33, and ...

U.S. forces launched strikes against Iranian targets Friday after Tehran attacked a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The retaliation comes as Washington, Tehran, Israel and Lebanon navigate ...

The 2025 NFL season is entering the home stretch. As we march further into Week 13 after Thanksgiving's tripleheader, only five full weeks of regular-season action remain until the start of the ...

With a global membership of more than 11,000 of the most accomplished film industry artists and leaders, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures — the world's largest global film museum, the expansive ...