Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk
The head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is endangering 4.1 million Syrians living there
2023-07-28 14:26
Young Chinese opt out of the rat race and pressures at home to pursue global nomad lifestyle
A growing number of young Chinese are moving overseas to escape their homeland's ultra-competitive work culture, limited opportunities and family pressures
2023-07-28 13:48
The Mega Millions jackpot is now $910 million after months without a big winner
Lottery players will have another shot at a huge Mega Millions jackpot and a chance to break a stretch of more than three months without a big winner of the game
2023-07-28 13:26
Who's in charge of Nashville's airport? US and Tennessee officials disagree under a new state law
Nashville International Airport has quietly faced an identity crisis for weeks under a new state law, with no clear agreement about who is in charge
2023-07-28 13:15
Mounting job vacancies push state and local governments into a wage war for workers
Pay is rising for many public sector employees as governments try to compete for new workers and stem a tide of retirements and resignations
2023-07-28 12:28
Teen was sexually abused at therapeutic boarding school, lawsuit says as parents advocate oversight
The parents of a teenager with special needs say he was repeatedly sexually assaulted beginning when he was 14 by an employee at a small private boarding school in South Carolina
2023-07-28 12:28
Japan's central bank retains key interest rate while fine-tuning bond purchases for more flexibility
Japan's central bank has opted to keep its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but will fine-tune its bond purchases to allow greater flexibility
2023-07-28 12:20
Bolivia is the latest South American nation to use China's yuan for trade in challenge to the dollar
Bolivia is using the yuan to pay for imports and exports, becoming the latest country in South America to regularly use the Chinese currency in a small but growing challenge to the hegemony of the U.S. dollar
2023-07-28 10:24
Mexico's president offers to buy US company's coastal property for $375 million to end dispute
Mexico’s president says he has offered to buy an American company’s Caribbean coast property for $385 million to end a bitter, years-long dispute
2023-07-28 08:50
Citigroup says some predecessor companies likely saw indirect financial benefits from slavery
Some of the companies that formed what is now Citigroup likely benefitted financially from slavery in the 1800’s, the financial giant acknowledged Thursday, an admission that comes at a time when numerous institutions are re-examining their historic roots and the roles they played in slavery in the U.S. In research conducted last year, Citi found that none of its predecessor companies directly purchased, sold, or held slaves
2023-07-28 07:19
As cyclists ride across Iowa, they are seeing craft breweries driving small-town tourism
There are hundreds of breweries represented on the jerseys of the thousands of cyclists on RAGBRAI, the annual bike ride across Iowa
2023-07-28 06:46
GOP measures would undo protections for endangered lesser prairie chicken, northern bat
Congress has approved measures to undo federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat
2023-07-28 04:47