No deal yet as Hollywood writers, studios talk for third straight day

By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES Striking Hollywood writers and top studio executives met for a

2023-09-23 12:24

Bangladesh Raises Interest Rates, Allows Free Float of Currency

Bangladesh’s central bank raised interest rates and said it will allow the currency to float freely, pledging to

2023-06-18 20:18

Trial in Trump classified documents case set for May 2024 -court document

By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump's trial over his alleged mishandling of classified documents will begin on

2023-07-22 07:16

A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier that's used to deter migrants between US and Mexico

A federal judge has ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande by Sept. 15

2023-09-07 06:56

Iraqi protesters torch Swedish embassy in Baghdad

Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad early Thursday, an AFP journalist said, ahead of a planned burning...

2023-07-20 10:59

Xi Seeks to Give China’s Education System More Global Influence

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on top officials to increase efforts to build a “high quality” education system

2023-05-30 10:17

Why It Can be Hard to Get Pronouns Right, According to Linguistics

A pronoun slip can be embarrassing, especially if you pride yourself on being generally good at using the language people have asked you to use. Why do pronoun slips happen, and why do we seem to mess up pronouns more than names or other gendered words?

2023-06-21 01:18

John Goodenough, the Nobel Prize winner whose development of lithium ion batteries helped create 'a rechargable world', has died at 100

John B. Goodenough, the Nobel Prize-winning engineer whose contributions to developing lithium-ion batteries revolutionized portable technology, has died. He was 100.

2023-06-27 12:48

Wales adoptees hope to break taboo of identity struggle

A podcast featuring Welsh adoptees aims to tackle myths about adoption.

2023-06-12 13:55

Japan Unveils $6 Billion Deal to Buy Out Chip Linchpin JSR

Japan’s government unveiled a $6.3 billion deal to buy out and privatize JSR Corp., taking direct control of

2023-06-26 16:58

Pence warns Republicans against 'siren song of populism'

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday called on his party to turn away from what he described as a growing threat of populism led by his former White House boss Donald Trump and "his imitators."

2023-09-07 04:20

Ukraine Can’t Win War Against Russia, Hungarian Premier Says

Ukraine can’t win the war against Russia, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. With NATO not ready to send

2023-05-23 17:22