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Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor, Oscar-winning 'King of the Bs', dies at 98

Corman died on Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, California, his daughter Catherine Corman said on Saturday in a statement

Thousands of civilians flee Ukraine as Russia presses new border assault

By Sunday afternoon, the town of Vovchansk, with a prewar population of 17,000, emerged as a focal point in the battle

Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude jolts parts of Mexico-Guatemala border

The temblor struck just before 6 am near the Mexican border town of Suchiate, where a river by the same name divides the two countries

Flash floods, cold lava flow hit Sumatra, Indonesia, killing 15 people

Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to breach its banks and tear through mountainside villages in Agam and Tanah Datar districts in West Sumatra

Canada's wildfire forces thousands to evacuate; smoke drifts to Alberta

Online footage shared by locals showed thick plumes of smoke rising high into the sky with houses in the foreground. In some photos, haze seemed to cover wide areas

Indonesia bus crash kills 11, mostly students, due to brake failure

The bus carrying 61 students and teachers was returning to a high school in Depok outside Jakarta, the capital, late Saturday from the hilly resort area of Bandung after a graduation celebration

Rise in UK knife attacks leads to crackdown and stokes public anxiety

Although the number of fatal stabbings has mostly held steady in England and Wales over the past 10 years, headline-grabbing attacks and an overall rise in knife crime have stoked anxieties

Wary of Ukraine and Gaza war, Turkey and Greece test friendship initiative

The two Nato members, which share decades of mutual animosity, a tense border and disputed waters, agreed to sideline disputes last December

Crews prepare for demolition at Francis Scott Key bridge collapse site

The steel span landed on the ship's bow after the Dali lost power and crashed into one of the bridge's support columns shortly after leaving Baltimore

Being forced to endure 'Biden show trial' in hush money case, says Trump

Blasting the Democratic president a total moron, Trump before a crowd of tens of thousands repeatedly characterized the cases against him as politically motivated and to harm his ability to campaign

Flooding to worsen in Brazil's south, where many who remain are poor

More than 15 centimeter of rain could fall over the weekend and will probably worsen flooding, according to the Friday afternoon bulletin from Brazil's national meteorology institute

Trump risks $100 mn tax bill if IRS audit on Chicago tower dispute lost

Trump's presidential campaign provided a statement in son Eric Trump's name saying the IRS inquiry was settled years ago, only to be brought back to life once my father ran for office

Solar storm puts light show across globe, no serious problems reported

But the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that as of early Saturday morning, no FEMA region had reported any significant impact from the storms

5 Ukraine villages taken, says Russia as over 1,700 civilians try to flee

Ukrainian officials haven't officially confirmed whether Russian had taken the villages, which lie in a contested gray zone on the border of Ukraine's Kharkiv region and Russia

Floods likely to worsen in Brazil's South, where many who remain are poor

As of Saturday morning, heavy rains were falling in northern Rio Grande do Sul, while Porto Alegre and the southern part of the state were receiving drizzle

To expand ops, Israel orders new evacuations in the S Gaza city of Rafah

Israel's move into Rafah has so far been short of the full-scale invasion that it has planned

Kim Jong Un supervises latest test of new multiple rocket launcher

North Korea in recent months has maintained an accelerated pace in weapons testing as it expands its military capabilities while diplomacy with the United States and South Korea remains stalled

America's debt tops $34 trn, but commission to address it appears dead

The modern Republican Party is not going to put tax increases on the table as if they were part of the solution to anything, Norquist said. Tax increases solve no problem

Somalia wants to terminate UN mission assisting peace efforts in country

The current mandate of the mission, known as UNSOM, expires October 31, 2024

US plans to impose new tariffs on EVs, other Chinese green energy imports

The tariffs, expected to be announced Tuesday, come as officials across the Democratic administration have expressed frustration over China's manufacturing overcapacity of EVs, other products