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Ruby Rippey has stayed mostly quiet since her relationship with the San Francisco mayor rocked the city. Not anymore.

One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.

Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.

Human rights activists say the Iranian government has been rapidly escalating executions. The latest prompted public protest, videos appear to show.

The attack in the Caspian Sea was an unusually direct encounter between two countries that have been on opposite sides for years.

The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite index slid more than 1 percent before recovering, a bumpy ride that has escalated in recent days.

The South Carolinian relished serving as a “bridge” between the institution he revered and the president, but now that bridge is gone.

The acting deputy commissioner for food said the agency was taking action even though finding the root cause of the outbreaks is difficult.

On sites like X and TikTok, the conversation about Taylor Farms is dominated by conjecture about the produce firm’s donation to a Trump-linked PAC.

Amid a reprieve in the fighting, Iran’s leaders are betting that they can endure more pain than President Trump can, and they have leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, analysts say.

The chameleon effect is endangering the vice president’s political prospects.