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South Africa's Mponeng gold mine is a 2.5-mile-deep network of chutes and tunnels that employs about 4,000 miners. Of course, that number doesn't include the miners who wander its tunnels clandestinely, stealing and refining ore. In a new book, journalist Matthew Hart investigates why gold and crime sometimes go hand in hand.

The fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program to charge day-trippers an entry fee that authorities hope will discourage crowds on peak days and make the city more livable for residents.

It's been a chalky year for the NCAA basketball tournaments. Only one double-digit seed is left between the men's and women's Sweet Sixteens.

The decision bolsters the chances that 15 defendants including former President Donald Trump will face trial this year for attempting to overturn the 2020 election result.

Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch has been considered a kingmaker in Republican circles. Now two men he shunned — former President Donald Trump and former Fox star Tucker Carlson — are in the spotlight.

Nedorocik, a first-time Olympian, is slated to compete in the individual pommel horse event along with the team competition.

Connecticut lawmakers say the 81-year-old president still has work to do to convince voters that he’s ready to be president for four more years.

Both sides in the talks face pressure to reach an agreement after past steps like limiting direct travel into Mexico or deporting some migrants failed to stop the influx.

Former President Donald Trump attended an event put on by a conservative group that has growing ties to a movement that seeks to assert a stronger role for Christianity in how the country is governed.

Experts say smugglers are treating migrants more harshly and bringing them on paths that could be more dangerous in extreme summer temperatures.