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Evacuees from the city of Pokrovsk arrive at the train station in Pavlohrad, Ukraine, on Oct. 15. They are fleeing to cities in western Ukraine or other points in Europe. Pokrovsk, a coal mining center in eastern Ukraine, is under frequent Russian artillery barrages and aerial attacks.

Ukrainians face another harsh winter as Russia attacks coal country

Many Ukrainians continue to leave their coal mining towns, with the front line of the war with Russia nearby.

Fandom rules social media's cultural landscape in 2024

Annual trends reports from YouTube, TikTok and Spotify reveal how fans had an outsize impact on entertainment, culture and politics this year.

Syrian opposition fighters remove a government Syrian flag from an official building in Salamiyah, east of Hama, Syria, on Saturday.

Insurgents reach gates of Syria's capital, threatening to upend decades of Assad rule

Insurgents' stunning march across Syria accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the gates of the capital and that government forces had abandoned the central city of Homs.

Prayer Hands, Los Angeles, California, 2019.

Photographer pays homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe and reclaims her connection with the divine

Our Lady of Guadalupe is a significant religious figure who signifies hope and protection for countless Latinos in the U.S. and abroad. For photographer Amanda Lopez, she's an emblem of home.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left), co-chair of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), carries his son "X" on his shoulders, as he walks with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (second from left) and DOGE co-leader, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy (center), before a meeting with members of Congress at the Capitol on Dec 5.

Musk and Ramaswamy's DOGE echoes past budget promises that faced big hurdles

Vows to shrink the deficit, pay down the debt and run government more like a business have long been a stock element of politics. Candidates for office who have business backgrounds made it a mantra.

Olivier Latry, Notre Dame's longest-serving organist, poses beside the refurbished instrument, ready for the reopening ceremonies after the destructive fire in 2019.

Notre Dame organist returns for the cathedral's grand reopening

Olivier Latry is Notre Dame Cathedral's longest-serving organist. Just days before the church's gala reopening, after the destructive fire in 2019, he talks about the refurbished instrument — it holds 8,000 pipes — and its role in the church.

An Ethiopian wolf and a red hot poker flower.

A wolf walks into a flower — and appears to pollinate it

The bees and ... the wolves? Turns out, the Ethiopian wolf may be a pollinator, too.

Protesters attend a rally demanding South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.

South Korean President Yoon's impeachment vote fails after ruling party boycotts it

A South Korean legislative push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law fell through on Saturday.

Two Kea birds, Arthurs Pass South Island New Zealand. The species is listed as threatened in that country and climate change is among the reasons their numbers are in danger.

How many species could go extinct from climate change? It depends on how hot it gets.

A new study projects biodiversity threats if global warming speeds up. Under the most extreme scenarios, about one in three species could be facing extinction by the end of the century.

Supporters of transgender rights hold signs as they rally outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., as arguments begin in a case regarding a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.

Activists worry that Trump will bulldoze trans rights. Here's how they're preparing

Trump's campaign promised policies targeting the transgender community once he's in office. LGBTQ groups face fear, anxiety and uncertainty as they prep for an anticipated challenging four years.

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