An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community, providing a unique gathering place as well as employment for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. American Sign Language, or ASL, is the primary language at Woodstock Cafe in Portland, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. Non-ASL speakers can use a microphone that transcribes their order onto a screen. People have moved from across the country to work at the cafe because it can be hard for pe

Israel said the targeted Shiraz facility produced key missile-related chemical components, while new military footage showed strikes on Iranian air defense systems. The IDF hit a petrochemical compound in Shiraz on Monday, the military announced on Tuesday, stating that the facility was "one of the last remaining sites used for producing critical chemical components for explosives and other materials for developing ballistic missiles.

A man threatened an attack on a German high-speed train in western Germany and lightly injured several people before he was detained in the town of Siegburg, police said late Thursday. So-called airsoft firecrackers exploded on an Intercity Express (ICE) train en route from Cologne to Frankfurt, a spokeswoman told dpa.