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Stock market today: Asian markets wobble after Fed sticks with current interest rates
HONG KONG — Asian markets wobbled in Thursday trading after U.S. stocks swung to a mixed finish with the Federal Reserve delaying cuts to interest rates. U.S. futures surged and […]
Student journalists are put to the test, and sometimes face danger, in covering protests on campus
NEW YORK — Ordered by police to leave the scene of a UCLA campus protest after violence broke out, Catherine Hamilton and three colleagues from the Daily Bruin suddenly found […]
Captain faces 10 years in prison for fiery deaths of 34 people aboard California scuba dive boat
LOS ANGELES — A scuba dive boat captain was scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday on a conviction of criminal negligence after 34 people died in a […]
Critics question if longtime Democratic congressman from Georgia is too old for reelection
CONYERS, Ga. — U.S. Rep. David Scott faces multiple Democratic primary opponents in his quest for a 12th congressional term in a sharply reconfigured suburban Atlanta district. But with early […]
Faceless people, invisible hands: New Army video aims to lure recruits for psychological operations
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. — The video is unsettling, with haunting images of faceless people, fire and soldiers. The voiceover is a cascade of recognizable historical voices as the screen pulses […]
Arizona governor set to sign repeal of near-total abortion ban from 1864
PHOENIX — Arizona is waving goodbye to a Civil War-era ban of nearly all abortions as a repeal bill reaches the desk of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Hobbs says the […]
Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering
LOS ANGELES — Law enforcement on the UCLA campus donned riot gear Wednesday evening as they ordered the dispersal of over a thousand people who had gathered in support of […]
Russia proposes UN resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar UN-Japan draft
UNITED NATIONS — Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after […]
Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
SEATTLE — A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated […]