AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong's colorful Bun Festival returns after COVID-19 cancellations
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's colorful Bun Festival is back after three years of COVID-19 restrictions.
2023-05-27 16:28
New bill to build Oakland Athletics stadium on Las Vegas Strip caps Nevada's cost at $380 million
The Oakland Athletics are asking Nevada for $380 million for a 30,000 seat, $1.5 billion retractable roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip
2023-05-27 14:21
France Just Got Another Warning Over Its Credit Rating
The outlook on France’s credit rating was reduced to negative from stable by Scope Ratings, raising questions about
2023-05-27 13:48
As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, questions remain about her motives
As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase
2023-05-27 13:18
Petronas says Malaysian anti-graft probe found no wrongdoing by the firm
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas said on Saturday an anti-corruption probe into the firm's dealings involving a
2023-05-27 12:23
Mechanical sails? Batteries? Shippers forming 'green corridors' to fast-track cleaner technologies
Water transport is a cost-efficient way of moving goods and people — but it emits lots of greenhouse gases
2023-05-27 12:20
Teen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay
Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps
2023-05-27 12:15
China Industrial Profits Slide as Weak Demand Weighs on Economy
Profits at industrial firms in China kept falling in the first four months of the year, underlining cooling
2023-05-27 10:52
New York City outlaws discrimination on the basis of weight, height
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion
2023-05-27 06:21
X marks the spot: Yellen tells Congress US could run out of money to pay all its bills by June 5
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told Congress that the U.S. could default on its debt obligations by June 5 if lawmakers do not act in time to raise the federal debt ceiling
2023-05-27 06:19
After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of drug distributor over opioid crisis failures
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has stripped one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious, high-volume orders at the height of the opioid crisis
2023-05-27 04:45
Crash of private Japanese moon lander blamed on software, last-minute location switch
A Tokyo company whose lunar lander slammed into the moon says a software issue and a last-minute switch in the touchdown location led to the crash
2023-05-26 23:20