“The Outsiders” ended up on the right side of the 2024 Tony Awards, winning Best Musical in a slight upset over Alicia Keys’ semi-autobiographical “Hell’s Kitchen” on Sunday.

A star-studded production of “Merrily We Roll Along,” meanwhile, won Best Revival of a Musical, completing a full-circle comeback for a show long ...Read more

Australia and China’s differences won’t be resolved if they’re left to fester “in silence,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will say during the second day of a visit by Premier Li Qiang that aims to build on improved ties.

Albanese welcomed China’s No. 2 leader to Canberra on Monday for the first visit by a Chinese official of his ...Read more

It didn’t take long for Alicia Keys and Jay-Z to put the 2024 Tony Awards into an “Empire State of Mind.”

The star-powered pair punctuated the first performance in Sunday’s ceremony at the Lincoln Center with a rousing rendition of their 2009 mega-hit “Empire State of Mind.”

After the cast of “Hell’s Kitchen” performed a ...Read more

For generations, the French establishment had a tacit agreement that prevented far-right parties from getting close to national power. That model is starting to come apart.

In the week since Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly, his opponents from across the political spectrum have been engaged in frantic negotiations to seal ...Read more

The U.S., South Korea and Japan will sign a deal to formalize their security partnership against threats from North Korea’s nuclear weapons, cementing ties before America inaugurates its next president in January.

South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik said in an interview with Bloomberg News that he will soon meet his U.S. and Japanese ...Read more

Last August, former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to his homeland after 15 years in exile following a deal with royalists who once ousted him in a coup. That marriage of convenience is now at risk of falling apart, potentially unleashing more political turmoil.

Members of Thaksin’s ruling Pheu Thai party aren’t sure whether that ...Read more

Hours between shootings that rocked Metro Detroit on Saturday, residents marched along east Detroit streets with photos of deceased loved ones in an annual procession honoring shooting victims.

The gathering helped Robin Sykes, 62, feel less alone in her grief, the Detroit resident told The Detroit News.

“Everyone has been affected, and we�...Read more

The season’s first potent heat wave stretching from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean is set to raise electricity demand and slow transportation networks while threatening health risks.

Manhattan is set to reach 91F on Tuesday and steadily get hotter through the week with humidity making it feel closer to 100F, the National Weather ...Read more

Hundreds of Stanford University students walked out of their graduation ceremony Sunday in a show of support for Palestinians, capping a tumultuous year on campus rocked by protests related to the Israel-Hamas war.

Videos circulating on social media show a trickle of students, many waving kaffiyehs and Palestinian flags, get up from their ...Read more

LUVERNE, Minn. – Nick Utrup sat with a team of biologists in the tall grass, straining to see through the ripples of a small, unnamed pond. An approaching rainstorm from the west, already over the red cliffs of the nearby Blue Mounds State Park, had stirred up the wind throughout the prairie. But Utrup and the others stayed focused on finding ...Read more

Early one morning in 2022, Christy Gillette was woken by sheriff’s deputies.

The officers told her to move or face arrest. Gillette, who’s now 51, had been sleeping outside near the Santee Drive-In and responded that she couldn’t leave without her walker. The deputies instead threw the walker away, along with the cremated ashes of her ...Read more

The chances continue to increase that a tropical depression could form in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico next week, the National Hurricane Center said, while a disturbance popped up on Saturday night that could develop into an area of low pressure in a week and affect the east coast of Florida.

The system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to ...Read more

ANTIOCH — The dual scandals involving alleged crimes and racism by Antioch police officers have so far cost 13 of them their jobs, according to recently obtained emails department commanders sent to city officials.

Among the 13 job losses are seven recent firings over the texting scandal, three firings of officers who allegedly committed ...Read more

People can’t get enough of this interaction between Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte.

In a video that has more than 4 million views on X, the video shows Louis thoroughly enjoying himself while waiting to greet the crowd on the balcony at Trooping the Colour.

Trooping the Colour is a royal tradition that celebrates the king’s birthday. ...Read more

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she won’t try to push out President Emmanuel Macron if she wins France’s snap parliamentary election in an appeal to moderates and investors.

“I’m respectful of institutions, and I’m not calling for institutional chaos,” Le Pen told Le Figaro newspaper. “There will simply be cohabitation.”

...Read more

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French far-right, said she won’t try to push out President Emmanuel Macron if she wins the snap parliamentary election that begins later this month.

“I’m respectful of institutions, and I’m not calling for institutional chaos,” Le Pen told Le Figaro newspaper. “There will simply be cohabitation.” ...Read more

Venezuelan activists and policy analysts are calling for tougher sanctions and investigations into how President Nicolás Maduro’s government is using cryptocurrencies to get around international restrictions.

The U.S. reinstated gold and oil sanctions on May 31 after Maduro failed to honor an agreement to allow a fairer vote in elections ...Read more