Kevin Spacey to face 7 additional sex charges in UK

Kevin Spacey will be charged with seven further sex offenses in Britain, all relating to the same alleged victim, authorities said. The actor now faces 12 charges total in the U.K.

Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn't a Russian attack

“Ukraine’s defense was launching their missiles in various directions and it is highly probable that one of these missiles unfortunately fell on Polish territory," said Polish President Andrzej Duda.

Poland says Russian-made missile fell on country, killing 2

Poland said early Wednesday that a Russian-made missile fell in the eastern part of the country, killing two people in a blast that Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy decried as “a very significant escalation” of the war.

There are now 8 billion people on Earth, UN report says

The U.N. report says much of the growth expected between now and 2050 is coming from just eight countries.

Houston man raising awareness about situation in Iran

The situation is getting worse in Iran with the government there sentencing 15,000 protestors to death as a “harsh lesson” for all rebels.

Iranian government issues first known death sentence linked to recent protests over headscarf law

The ruling likely marks the first death sentence in the trials of those arrested for participating in protests that have swept Iran over the past weeks demanding an end to clerical rule.

Pests to lifesavers: Giant rodents training to be rescuers during natural disasters
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If you're trapped under rubble from a hurricane or tornado, a rat is probably the last thing you want to see will maybe until now as a team of Dutch researchers trains them to go where most first responders cannot in the wake of a catastrophe.

Biden discusses Taiwan with China's Xi Jinping in effort to avoid 'conflict'

In a news conference following the meeting, Biden said that despite China's recent saber-rattling, he does not believe "there’s any imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan.”

Man who inspired 'The Terminal' dies at Paris airport

The man, who became known as Sir Alfred, lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and loosely inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal."

Man's 3 a.m. warning saves lives before building collapses

"I am still shaking, because if this gentleman hadn’t come home at 3 a.m. and contacted us, we wouldn’t have had this reaction and ... there would have been deaths."

COVID-19 deaths down 90% since February, WHO says

Overall, the WHO has reported 629 million cases and 6.5 million deaths linked to the pandemic.

The Last Rockstars: 4 of Japan's biggest rock musicians form new band

Four of Japan’s biggest rock stars formed a new band, The Last Rockstars, in a race against time to preserve the spirit of rock music.

Russia claims all troops gone from Ukraine’s southern Kherson region

Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday, marking another setback for Moscow in its war.

Biden to meet with China's Xi Jinping for Taiwan, Russia talks

The in-person meeting, their first since Biden became president, comes amid increasingly strained U.S.-China relations.

Watch: Polish amputee scores spectacular bicycle kick goal

Marcin Oleksy, who has one of his legs amputated, scored the awesome goal during a match between Warta Poznan and Stal Rzeszow, both of which are teams in Poland’s top-flight league for amputee soccer players.

Domino’s Pizza employee makes dessert for girl whose birthday party guests didn't show

Domino's Pizza received a call from a mother hoping to cancel a large order she had placed, since “a number of her daughter’s peers hadn’t turned up to her birthday party.”