The popular 1,300-pound walrus named Freya was euthanized after concerns that she was a danger to the public. But the decision to kill her has divided Norwegians.

Diane Foley, the mother to one of the slain hostages, spoke to reporters after El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced to eight concurrent life terms without parole in the abduction, abuse and deaths of four Americans in Syria.

Union leaders representing railway workers joined the picket line in the protracted face-off between unions and railway companies over wage disparities and pensions.

After casting her primary vote, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, said she hoped the G.O.P. did not become 'the party of Donald Trump.' She faces a tough political fight after voting to convict the former president in his impeachment trial following the Jan. 6 attack.

Yoon Suk-yeol, president of South Korea, said he did not want political change in North Korea brought by force but would welcome change occurring naturally as a result of economic and diplomatic support.

The first United Nations ship to transport Ukrainian grain to the Horn of Africa since the start of Russia's invasion has set sail from southern Ukraine, the World Food Program said.

House Democrats overcame Republican opposition to pass legislation that would cut prescription drug costs and invest billions in efforts to combat global warming.

The police said Hadi Matar, a New Jersey man, stabbed the 75-year-old author at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets to demand the president's resignation over the government's perceived failure to control rising fuel and food prices.

The author Salman Rushdie was attacked and stabbed several times onstage during an event in Chautauqua, N.Y., the police said.