The most commonly banned books in U.S. schools include LGBTQ titles, international bestsellers, teen romantasy novels and a 1962 classic, according to a new report that compares modern-day censorship to Cold War-era McCarthyism. More than 6,800 book bans were enacted during the 2024-25 school year in 87 public school districts across 23 states, according to...

Reuters Polish jets were deployed overnight as Russian strikes targeted Ukrainian areas close to Poland (file photo) Five people have died and tens of thousands have been left without power in Ukraine after intense Russian missile and drone attacks overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Ukraine’s neighbour Poland scrambled fighter jets in order to...