Trump's sexual assault verdict marks a rare moment of accountability. And women are noticing
A civil jury's finding that former President Donald Trump sexually assaulted a writer in the 1990s comes at what one scholar calls an “ambiguous moment” for American women
2023-05-12 12:54
California condors confront bird flu in flight from extinction
Forty years after California condors were on the brink of extinction, aggressive conservation efforts and breeding-in-captivity programs remain as essential as ever
2023-05-12 12:52
In polarized Turkey, not even an earthquake can shake deep ideological divisions
Bedi Değirmenci has taken his first breaths of fresh air since a monster earthquake struck southeast Turkey three months ago. First trapped under rubble, then hospitalized, he has been discharged just ahead of the country's historic elections.
2023-05-12 12:52
GOP boycott in Oregon threatens abortion, transgender bills and protesters' own political careers
A boycott by Republican state senators in Oregon threatens to derail dozens of bills, including on gun control and abortion rights, as a deadline looms that could also upend the protesters’ political futures
2023-05-12 12:29
Youth climate lawsuit attorneys say Montana tried to scuttle trial by dropping energy policy
Attorneys for a group of youths suing Montana over damages caused by climate change say officials repealed the state’s energy policy to avoid an upcoming trial
2023-05-12 12:27
Pakistan authorities gear for Imran Khan's supporters at his court hearing
ISLAMABAD Pakistan police imposed an emergency order banning gatherings as supporters of Imran Khan were expected to march
2023-05-12 12:27
Nevada considers $190 million in annual tax credits to bring Sony, film industry to Las Vegas
A bipartisan group of Nevada lawmakers has introduced a bill that would give massive tax credits to expand film production in southern Nevada
2023-05-12 12:22
Man who fatally choked another NYC subway rider to surrender on manslaughter charge
A man who kept a chokehold around the neck of an agitated fellow passenger on a New York City subway, leading to the other rider’s death, is expected to turn himself in to authorities on a manslaughter charge
2023-05-12 12:17
Rights group sues over Biden rule curbing asylum at U.S.-Mexico border
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON Immigration advocates represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a legal challenge
2023-05-12 12:15
China Regulator Steps Up Probes of Bond Underwriting Practices
China’s credit markets are closing out the week trying to digest the implications of new probes that a
2023-05-12 11:59
Export-Import Bank Defies Biden Climate Vow With Indonesian Oil Refinery Loan
US Export-Import Bank leaders voted Thursday to lend $99.7 million to expand an oil refinery in Indonesia, bucking
2023-05-12 11:51
Philippine court acquits former justice minister of drug charges after key witnesses said they lied
A former Philippine opposition senator and justice minister has been acquitted of drug charges after key witnesses recanted and said they lied about her involvement in trafficking
2023-05-12 11:29