What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam's holiest sites are simply home
For residents, Islam's most sacred city Mecca is simply home
2023-06-27 13:50
Stock market today: Asia mixed after Wall St drifts lower following run-up
Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street drifted lower following its latest rally
2023-06-27 13:45
China's premier says economic growth is accelerating and the country can hit its 5% target this year
China’s No. 2 leader says economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter and he expressed confidence it can hit the ruling Communist Party’s official target of 5% for the year
2023-06-27 13:15
US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political career, becoming one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and as the first to hold the reins of the Interior Department
2023-06-27 12:49
States clamp down on freight trains, fearing derailments and federal gridlock
Spurred on by train derailments, some states crisscrossed by busy freight railroads aren’t waiting for federal action to improve safety
2023-06-27 12:22
India’s June Heat Wave Deaths Are a Harbinger of Worse to Come
At a cremation ground on the banks of the Ganges river in Ballia, a district in the northern
2023-06-27 11:59
China’s Premier Li Warns Against ‘Anti-Globalization’ at Forum
China’s Premier Li Qiang warned against “anti-globilization” and protectionism in a keynote speech to global business leaders on
2023-06-27 10:46
New York City drivers to pay extra tolls as part of first-in-the-nation effort to reduce congestion
Drivers in New York City will be charged extra in tolls to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street as part of a long-stalled congestion pricing plan
2023-06-27 09:16
California's law aimed at fast food wages is on hold. Lawmakers may have found a way around it
A new California law aimed in part at increasing salaries for fast food workers has been delayed
2023-06-27 08:53
Self-professed 'Wolf of Airbnb' pleads guilty to wire fraud for defrauding landlords
A Florida man who dubbed himself the “Wolf of Airbnb” has pleaded guilty to a wire fraud charge for defrauding landlords and cheating a government pandemic program
2023-06-27 06:52
California mushroom farms cited for workplace safety violations after January fatal shootings
California has cited two Northern California mushroom farms for health and safety violations and proposed more than $165,000 in fines five months after a worker killed seven people in back-to-back shootings
2023-06-27 06:47
Hackers steal personal information on thousands of pilot applicants at American and Southwest
Hackers gained personal information about thousands of people who applied to become pilots at American and Southwest airlines
2023-06-27 06:17