World Toilet Day is today! Um ... is that really the best name?

Nov. 19 is World Toilet Day — officially declared by the United Nations to bring attention to the 3.4 billion people who live ...

As the World Pursues Clean Power, Millions Still Have No Power at All

Just outside Belém, the Amazonian city where the world is meeting to discuss climate change, electricity is a very recent ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

World Cup hype collides with the reality of cartel violence in the Mexican state of Jalisco

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Fans flocking to a soccer match in Zapopan chanted “Mexico! Mexico!” while walking past dozens of police officers, bomb-sniffing dogs, metal detectors and drone jammers — as ...

World Kindness Day: Celebrating everyday acts that transform lives

Kindness is contagious. See how small acts of love and generosity are making a big impact this World Kindness Day.
WTOP News

World Series Game 7 averaged 51 million in U.S., Canada and Japan

NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in 11 innings in Game 7 of the World Series averaged 51 million viewers combined across the United States, Canada and ...