GENEVA — A new study says an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America, […]
Man up for parole more than 2 decades after Dartmouth professor stabbing deaths
CONCORD, N.H. — A man who has served more than half of his life in prison for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of two married Dartmouth College professors […]
Southern California city council gives a key approval for Disneyland expansion plan
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Visitors to Disney’s California parks could one day walk through the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of “Zootopia” under a […]
Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate Musk pay package rejected by Delaware judge
FILE – A Tesla logo has rain drops on it Feb. 27, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. After reporting dismal first-quarter sales, Tesla is planning to lay off about a tenth […]
Black immigrant rally in NYC raises awareness about racial, religious and language inequities
NEW YORK — Black immigrants turned out in the hundreds on Tuesday across from New York City Hall during a hearing about racial inequities in the city’s shelter and immigrant […]
Columbia University president to testify in Congress on college conflicts over Israel-Hamas war
Four months after a contentious congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University’s president is set to appear before the same committee over questions of […]
Senate to convene Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats plot quick dismissal
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats could end the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday before arguments even begin. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to call […]
Biden is seeking higher tariffs on Chinese steel as he courts union voters
SCRANTON, Pa. — President Joe Biden is calling for a tripling of tariffs on steel from China to protect American producers from a flood of cheap imports, an announcement he […]
Four people shot — one fatally — in the Bronx by shooters on scooters
NEW YORK — Four people were shot — one fatally — on a street corner in the Bronx Tuesday evening by shooters riding on scooters, police said. About 10 shots […]
US navy flies aircraft through the Taiwan Strait, after US-China defense chiefs talk
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The U.S. 7th Fleet said a Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a day after U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held their first […]