2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (662+ words) OXFORD — The Oxford Commissioners worked on revising the town’s ethics ordinance at Tuesday’s meeting. The primary goal of the revision was to make the ordinance easier to understand by removing “double negatives” and clarifying ambiguous language. The commissioners repeatedly praised…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (843+ words) Rescuers inspect the ruins of a mosque that collapsed during an earthquake in North Lamba Leda, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Palestinian girl Miral al-Babli, who lost a leg after being injured during the war between Israel and…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (342+ words) The Star Democrat An emergency worker carries a bag with a body of a civilian after a nursing home for the elderly and people with disabilities was severely damaged following Russia's air attack, in the village of Myla, Kyiv region,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (277+ words) Flamingo's gather in the sun at the zoo in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Ukrainian soldiers speak to their relatives after returning from captivity after a Prisoners of War (POWs) exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernihiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (222+ words) Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, left, and Serena Williams, of the United States, talk on the court during a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, left, and Aryna Sabalenka, of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (472+ words) The Star Democrat Yakoub Durak stacks wood into a pile at a charcoal production site in a forest in Kocaeli province, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. A handful of family-run producers continue the region’s traditional practice of slowly carbonizing hardwood in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (205+ words) A wand with a star is placed over Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. Guests visit the Dolly Parton exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Nashville....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (632+ words) Participants fly kites during the fifth Tamil Nadu International Kite Festival, where around 30 professional kite flyers showcase more than 200 giant kites, in Mahabalipuram, India, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. Ukrainian soldiers speak to their relatives after returning from captivity after a Prisoners of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (251+ words) A man walks past as the body of local residents killed during an overnight Russian attack are removed, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. A woman is comforted as the body of her relative killed during an overnight Russian attack is…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (270+ words) Noemi Marrero, left, and her sisters sit at a cemetery in La Guaira, Venezuela, during the funeral of Marrero's two children, who died in the earthquakes, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. A pilot takes off in his hang glider from the Vale do…...