Senate passes defense bill with bipartisan support, but clash looms with House over social issues

The Senate has passed a massive annual defense bill that would deliver a 5.2% pay raise for service members and keep the nation’s military operating

2023-07-28 08:50

EU member Slovenia overwhelmingly defeats Moscow ally Belarus for a seat on the UN Security Council

In an election reflecting opposition to Russia’s war against Ukraine, European Union member Slovenia has overwhelmingly defeated Moscow’s close ally Belarus for a seat on the U.N. Security Council starting in January

2023-06-06 23:55

Georgia prosecutor requests October trial date in Trump election subversion case

Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis has requested a 23 October trial for all 19 defendants in the 2020 election subversion case, including former President Donald Trump. Ms Willis was responding to the request for a speedy trial from one of the defendants, lawyer Kenneth Chesebro. His filing didn’t get much attention on Wednesday as former New York Mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani stole the spotlight as he surrendered to the authorities in Atlanta and had his mugshot taken. Mr Chesebro made the filing as a legal gamble to throw a wrench into the proceedings in the hopes that Ms Willis wasn’t ready for it, but Ms Willis seemingly called his bluff, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The issue of the trial date is now up to the Judge in the case. More follows...

2023-08-25 01:29

Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts woman in murders of 2 children, romantic rival

An Idaho jury has convicted Lori Vallow Daybell in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival

2023-05-13 05:22

Google rebounds from unprecedented drop in ad drop with a resurgence that pushes stock higher

Google snapped out of an unprecedented advertising slump during its latest quarter, signaling a return to growth cycle needed to fuel investments in artificial intelligence technology that expected to reshape the competitive landscape

2023-07-26 04:50

Auto workers begin strike at GM plants in Canada

Auto workers have launched strikes at three General Motors facilities in Canada

2023-10-10 14:16

The one where we say goodbye: Matthew Perry's Top 10 Chandler Bing moments on 'Friends'

Matthew Perry's inconic character Chandler Bing served some of the best laughs on 'Friends'

2023-10-29 12:55

Country Garden default talk swirls as offshore debt deadline passes

By Clare Jim and Xie Yu HONG KONG A Country Garden $15 million coupon payment deadline has expired

2023-10-18 21:45

60 bn euros pledged to help Ukraine rebuild

Foreign donors have pledged 60 billion euros ($66 billion) of new financial support for Ukraine, the UK said Thursday, as an international conference aimed at funding...

2023-06-23 01:22

Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates

Former President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will be skipping Wednesday’s first Republican presidential primary debate — and likely others as well

2023-08-21 06:54

Florida asks Supreme Court to allow its anti-drag law to take effect

Florida's attorney general on Tuesday asked the US Supreme Court to allow a law that a federal court judge says

2023-10-25 05:29

Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia says 100,000 refugees flee region

Almost the entire ethnic Armenian population has fled the region since Azerbaijan seized it last week.

2023-09-30 18:22