Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after interest rates-driven sell-off on Wall Street
Asian shares are mixed after another slump on Wall Street driven by expectations for U.S. interest rates to stay high well into next year
1970-01-01 08:00
Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper
It’s one of the United Nations’ more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within the riverside headquarters
1970-01-01 08:00
US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni
President Joe Biden’s education chief says he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available — including federal money — to discourage colleges from giving preference to the children of alumni and donors
1970-01-01 08:00
Zelenskyy to speak before Canadian Parliament in his campaign to shore up support for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to speak before the Canadian Parliament on Friday as part of his campaign to shore up support from Western allies for Ukraine’s war against the Russian invasion
1970-01-01 08:00
Factbox-Defence minister's disappearance latest case of missing Chinese official
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING The disappearance of China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu, who is being investigated for
1970-01-01 08:00
Nevada Republicans brace for confusion as party eyes election rules that may favor Trump
Former President Donald Trump’s push to bend state Republican parties to his will — and gain an advantage in his effort to return to the White House — is coming to a head in Nevada
1970-01-01 08:00
A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri
A longshot Republican candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent “Freedom Fest” event outside St. Louis as no big deal
1970-01-01 08:00
Through a different lens: How AP used a wooden box camera to document Afghan life up close
For Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd, a main attraction of working with a traditional Afghan box camera is the intimacy it provides with his subjects, and the slow pace that allows for a unique window into daily life
1970-01-01 08:00
Lahaina residents brace for what they'll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone
Lahaina residents are bracing for what they'll find when they return to the ruins of their homes after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 97 people and destroyed thousands of buildings
1970-01-01 08:00
Officials begin probe into what caused a bus carrying 40 students to crash down a ravine, killing 2 adults
The National Transportation Safety Board and the New York State Police are investigating what caused a bus carrying dozens of high school students to come crashing down a ravine, killing two adults on board.
1970-01-01 08:00
9 deputies indicted in the death of Gershun Freeman after he was beaten in Memphis jail
Nine corrections deputies in Shelby County, Tennessee, have been indicted in connection to the in-custody death of Gershun Freeman last year, including two deputies who are facing murder charges.
1970-01-01 08:00
Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rights
Indigenous people in Brazil are celebrating after the country's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights
1970-01-01 08:00