Even China's population of 1.4 billion would not be enough to fill all the empty apartments littered across the country, a former official said on Saturday, in a rare public critique of the country's crisis-hit property market.
After a week at the UN General Assembly dominated by discussion of Russia's war in Ukraine, Moscow struck back on Saturday, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressing delegates first in a speech to the General Assembly hall, then turning to the international press in a wide-ranging briefing full of recriminations against the West -- which he described as an "empire of lies."
US Women's National Team star Megan Rapinoe, a two-time Women's World Cup winner, said she is most proud of her team's advocacy work off the field, as she reflected on her career ahead of her final match on Sunday.
Until recently, the upscale homes of the Redhill Peninsula seemed like an oasis for rich Hong Kongers aspiring to a tranquil lifestyle in an otherwise notoriously cramped metropolis of 7.5 million.
New Jersey Democratic Rep. Andy Kim announced Saturday that he'll run next year against Sen. Bob Menendez in the wake of the senator's indictment and refusal to step down.
Rep. Garret Graves, one of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's closest allies, told CNN that he's fed up with conservative critics dangling the threat of McCarthy's ouster, saying that he's prepared to put the debate to rest by forcing a vote on the threat.
Ukraine says a strike on Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Crimean city of Sevastopol left dozens dead and wounded "including senior leadership."
The transportation company that owns the bus involved in a fatal crash in New York this week while bringing high school students to a band camp was listed as an "unacceptable operator" by the state after failing several safety inspections since 2022.
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has told Volodymyr Zelensky never to "insult Poles again" after the Ukrainian president suggested his neighbor was putting on a show over their disputes on grain exports.
Several stars took a moment this week to focus on a cause that's getting considerably less attention than striking actors and writers -- specifically, the subpar pay and conditions facing the vast majority of US restaurant workers.
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, were seen Saturday morning taking a ride through the Plains Peanut Festival in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center said in a social media post.
A Black high school student who was suspended over his loc hairstyle and his mother have sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's attorney general for allegedly failing to enforce the state's CROWN Act, a law that protects against hair discrimination.
The US Marshals Service is offering $10,000 for those who come forward with information leading to the arrest of a suspect in a 2021 killing who was released from a detention center in Indianapolis last week due to a clerical mistake, officials said.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN that his chamber might have to take matters in its own hands and push through a must-pass bill to fund the government amid deep divisions in the House and a looming shutdown by next weekend.
The destiny of the Solheim Cup hangs in the balance after Team Europe fought back to level the scores 8-8 ahead of the final day at Finca Cortesín, Spain.
The European Commission has sent a letter to Poland asking for "clarifications," amid reports that Polish officials have been involved in an alleged cash-for-visas scandal.
