Police in Alameda say the events in the East Bay area are not permitted. One of the gatherings is even promoting an assassin-style game involving toy guns and water balloons. ...

Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in the war involving Iran, marking the pontiff's strongest remarks yet on conflict....

A pair of bonded stray dogs were rescued by a group of intrepid volunteers in Alabama after locals spotted one mutt wandering through the woods with a bucket stuck on his head....