Missiles target Kyiv as visiting African leaders push Ukraine and Russia for peace and grain
A delegation of leaders and senior officials from Africa have arrived in Ukraine seeking ways to end the invaded country's 15-month war and ensure food and fertilizer deliveries to their continent
2023-06-16 19:18
Amazon's $1.7 billion deal to buy Roomba maker iRobot gets UK approval
British antitrust regulators have cleared Amazon’s purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot
2023-06-16 19:16
IMF head welcomes Europe's interest rate hikes in campaign against inflation
The head of the International Monetary Fund has praised the European Central Bank’s decision to raise interest rate for the eighth time in a row
2023-06-16 18:21
Chinese president Xi Jinping stresses US-China cooperation in meeting with Bill Gates
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said the United States and China can cooperate to “benefit our two countries” in a meeting Friday with Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates
2023-06-16 18:20
Commerce Department announces nearly $1 billion in grants for 'middle mile' internet access
The federal effort to expand internet access to every U.S. home has taken a major step forward with the announcement of $930 million in grants to shore up connections in dozens of places where significant connectivity gaps persist
2023-06-16 17:54
Stock market today: World shares track Wall Street rally, Tokyo's benchmark at 33-year high
Shares have pushed higher in Europe and Asia after a broad-based rally on Wall Street
2023-06-16 17:53
African leaders set to meet with presidents of Ukraine, Russia in bid to end war
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Ukraine in a delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to end Kyiv’s 15-month war with Russia
2023-06-16 16:23
A decade after outcry, SeaWorld launches orca-free park in UAE, its first venture outside the US
U.S. theme park chain SeaWorld, which has been mired in controversy in recent years over its treatment of killer whales and other marine mammals, has opened a massive new aquatic life park in the United Arab Emirates
2023-06-16 14:29
Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally, Tokyo's benchmark at 33-year high
Shares have pushed higher in Asia after a broad-based rally on Wall Street
2023-06-16 14:28
California artists, chefs find creative ways to confront destructive 'superbloom' of wild mustard
Among the most prominent of blooming plants that are seemingly everywhere in California this year following an unusually wet winter is the highly flammable wild mustard that threatens to fuel wildfires
2023-06-16 12:52
Biden is returning to his union roots as his 2024 campaign gears up
Joe Biden opened his 2020 presidential run at a Pittsburgh union hall
2023-06-16 12:16
Governor signs public funding bill for new A's stadium in Vegas, growing global sports destination
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed into law a $380 million public financing package to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip
2023-06-16 09:45