10 years since bankruptcy, Detroit's finances are better but city workers and retirees feel burned
Thousands of Detroit city employees and retirees lost big on July 18, 2013, when a state-appointed manager made Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy
1970-01-01 08:00
Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water
As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Hong Kong’s Japanese restaurants and seafood suppliers are bracing for a slump in business under a potential ban by Hong Kong on aquatic products from 10 Japanese regions
1970-01-01 08:00
China's economy grew a lower than expected 6.3% in the second quarter, as post-COVID recovery slowed
China has reported its economy grew at a 6.3% annual pace in the second quarter, much lower than analysts had forecast
1970-01-01 08:00
China's economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter, lower than expected as momentum slows
China’s economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter after near-stagnant growth a year earlier
1970-01-01 08:00
Golden Gate Fields racetrack in Northern California to close this fall
It’s the end of an era for Northern California horse racing
1970-01-01 08:00
Teamsters president says he's asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers go on strike
The head of the Teamsters said Sunday that he has asked the White House not to intervene if unionized UPS workers end up going on strike
1970-01-01 08:00
Editorial cartoonists' firings point to steady decline of opinion pages in newspapers
Even in a year when media layoffs seem a daily part of the news, the firing of three Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists in a single day was a gut punch
1970-01-01 08:00
European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migration
European leaders and Tunisia’s president have announced progress in the building of hoped-for closer economic and trade relations and on measures to combat the often lethal smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea
1970-01-01 08:00
Microsoft agrees to keep Call of Duty on Sony Playstation after it buys Activision Blizzard
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Sony to keep the Call of Duty video game series on PlayStation after the tech giant buys video game maker Activision Blizzard
1970-01-01 08:00
‘Mission: Impossible’ debuts with $80M over five days, igniting box office but missing expectations
After a globe-trotting publicity blitz by star Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” launched with a franchise-best $80 million over five days, though it came in shy of industry expectations with a $56.2 million haul over the three-day weekend
1970-01-01 08:00
Putin says Russia has ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs as Ukraine gets its own supply from US
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that Russia has a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster munitions, warning that Russia “reserves the right to take reciprocal action” if Ukraine uses the controversial weapons
1970-01-01 08:00
Washington legal pot farms get back to work after pesticide concerns halted operations
Some legal cannabis growers in Washington state who were ordered to halt operations in April over concerns about pesticide contamination are getting back to business
1970-01-01 08:00