The Associated Press

Before the pandemic, the hajj pilgrimage drew millions each year to Islam's holy city of Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that observant Muslims pray toward five times a day.

The Vatican opened a file on the disappearance of a teenage girl months after a new Netflix documentary aired on the case and weeks after her family asked the Italian Parliament to take up the cause.

Chef Rene Redzepi's house of Nordic gastronomy will close by the winter of 2024 and re-emerge as Noma 3.0, the Copenhagen eatery said on its webpage.

The city's water system has suffered disruptions for years, but Christopher Wells says that the city received every loan it requested, and that an ongoing civil rights investigation is political.

Officials said a cargo ship carrying corn that went aground early Monday in the Suez Canal was refloated and traffic was restored, avoiding a scene from 2021 that blocked traffic for six days.

A trial in federal court in Virginia is set to begin Monday for the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed by police during a traffic stop.

Prince Harry spoke to British and U.S. television to promote his book, "Spare," which has generated incendiary headlines with its details of private emotional turmoil and bitter family resentments.

Kalb, a former correspondent for The New York Times, CBS and NBC who quit his job as a State Department spokesman to protest a U.S. government disinformation campaign against Libya, died Sunday.

The Senegalese president declared three days of mourning and said he will hold an inter-ministerial council to discuss road safety measures. More than 70 other people were injured in the crash.

Adam Rich, the child actor with a pageboy mop-top who charmed TV audiences as "America's little brother" on Eight Is Enough, has died. He was 54.

Supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who are calling on the military to take control of the country, broke into three government buildings in Brazil's capital on Sunday.

Police and prosecutors said the man and another person were detained overnight in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, northwest of Dortmund.

The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for a mental health crisis among youth.

The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.

California braced for more stormy weather as rain began to sweep into the northern part the state and the San Francisco Bay area, raising the potential for road flooding, rising rivers and mudslides.

Two trains collided between two stations on Line 3 of the capital's Metro system, the mayor said, without specifying the cause of the crash.

Katelyn McClure helped her boyfriend spread a feel-good story about a homeless veteran, garnering more than $400,000 in GoFundMe donations. She is also serving a one-year federal term.

A Trump administration ban on the devices, which enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull, was struck down by a federal appeals court.

The team is cutting ties with Bauer, whose unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced two weeks ago.

No one won the estimated $940 million jackpot Friday, pushing the lottery prize to the third-largest Mega Millions in U.S. history ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night.