Russia says it downs Ukrainian drone west of Moscow, two airports reopen
MOSCOW Russian air defences on Friday downed a Ukrainian drone as it flew towards an unspecified target in
2023-08-11 17:48
Futures subdued after turbulent session, eyes on inflation data
U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Friday, with investors cautious ahead of the producer prices inflation data
2023-08-11 17:46
Ukraine backers want Biden to amp up his pitch for the war effort to the American public
Ukraine backers on Capitol Hill are itching for President Joe Biden to step up his case for why the US should send more money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, as warning bells sound about the American public's support for Kyiv.
2023-08-11 17:20
Judge Chutkan to hold first hearing Friday in already contentious Trump January 6 criminal case
After a week of bitter court filings, federal prosecutors and Donald Trump's defense lawyers are scheduled to appear in Washington, DC, federal court Friday morning for the first hearing before the judge assigned to oversee the special counsel's election subversion case against the former president.
2023-08-11 17:19
Energy Department announces largest-ever investment in 'carbon removal'
The Department of Energy announced Friday it is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects that promise to remove carbon dioxide from the air in what officials said was the largest investment in “engineered carbon removal” in history
2023-08-11 17:18
Former South African President Zuma taken back to prison and released again within 2 hours
Former South African President Jacob Zuma was taken back to prison after his parole was ruled invalid, only to be released again within two hours under a new program to reduce overcrowding in jails
2023-08-11 17:15
Biden administration to invest $1.2 billion in projects to suck carbon out of the air
The Biden administration will announce on Friday its first major investment to kickstart the US carbon removal industry -- something energy experts say is key to getting the country's planet-warming emissions under control.
2023-08-11 17:15
West African bloc prepares standby force for possible Niger intervention
By Edward McAllister and Anait Miridzhanian DAKAR (Reuters) -West African nations on Friday worked on plans for a possible military
2023-08-11 16:52
UBS ends rescue packages from Swiss gov't that paved way for Credit Suisse takeover
UBS says it has shut down rescue packages agreed with Swiss authorities that made available up to 200 billion Swiss francs (about $230 billion) to help shepherd through its takeover of ailing rival Credit Suisse and avert an international banking crisis
2023-08-11 16:51
Wildfires in Maui have killed at least 53 people, displaced thousands and demolished many homes. The death toll is expected to rise
The dayslong wildfires ravaging Hawaii's Maui island have killed at least 53 people but the toll is expected to rise, officials said Thursday, warning the number of missing is unclear in a natural disaster the governor said could be the largest in state history.
2023-08-11 15:23
With hundreds lost in the migrant shipwreck near Greece, identifying the dead is painfully slow
Nearly two months after a dilapidated fishing trawler crammed with people heading from north Africa to Italy sank in the central Mediterranean, killing hundreds, relatives are still frantically searching for loved ones among the missing and dead
2023-08-11 15:23
Gunmen ambush carrying Syrian soldiers killing 20 in country's east
Syrian opposition activists say gunmen have ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the country’s east, killing at least 20 and wounding others
2023-08-11 15:22