Officials say a gunman in Louisiana killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two other people Sunday in an early morning attack of domestic violence carried out across two houses. The violence shook the Shreveport neighborhood in one of the nation’s deadliest mass shooting… Read moreLouisiana father kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting at house, police say

The U.S. says it has attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz that tried to get around its blockade of Iranian ports. Iran's joint military command says Tehran will respond soon and calls it an act of piracy. It’s the first interception since the U.S. naval… Read moreUS Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows swift response

Pope Leo XIV has traveled to pray at a popular Catholic shrine in Angola that was an epicenter of the African slave trade. Leo prayed Sunday the Rosary prayer at the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima. The church was originally built by Portuguese colonizers at the end of the 16th century. It was wher… Read morePope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade

A U.S.-backed project in South Africa aims to extract rare earth minerals from industrial waste as part of a Trump administration priority to reduce reliance on China. The U.S. has committed a $50 million investment in the Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project despite U.S.-South Africa relations pl… Read moreThe US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths despite a diplomatic clash