Conservative Mike Johnson elected new House Speaker
Louisiana's Mike Johnson won with 220 votes in his favour in the lower chamber of Congress.
2023-10-26 02:15
UAW appears to be moving toward a potential deal with Ford that could end strike
The United Auto Workers union appears to be edging closer to a tentative contract agreement with Ford that would be critical to ending the union’s 6-week-old strikes against the three major Detroit automakers, two people with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday
2023-10-26 01:56
Ukraine war: Forced evacuations as Russian attacks intensify
With fighting intensifying in Donetsk and Kherson, officials are forcibly ordering people to leave.
2023-10-26 01:53
Deck the Halls With Gore and ‘80s Throwbacks With These Horror-Themed Christmas Ornaments
Middle of Beyond offers holiday ornaments, ugly Christmas sweaters, and more inspired by your favorite '70s and '80s horror classics, including "Evil Dead 2," "Phantasm," and others.
2023-10-26 01:28
Russia passes law pulling ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
By Filipp Lebedev and Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Russia's parliament completed the passage of a law on Wednesday withdrawing ratification of
2023-10-26 01:25
Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist
A judge has reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window
2023-10-26 01:23
Environmental groups reject deep-sea mining as key UN meeting looms
Environmental groups are urging a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where an obscure U.N. body will debate the issue amid fears it could soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor
2023-10-26 01:16
Survey finds that US abortions rose slightly overall after new restrictions started in some states
A new survey finds that the total number of abortions provided in the U.S. after bans started going into effect in some states last year increased slightly
2023-10-26 00:54
US Senate committee advances nomination of Jack Lew for ambassador to Israel
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday backed President Joe Biden's nomination of
2023-10-26 00:53
Carnival cruise firm pays thousands over Covid 'negligence'
An Australian judge orders Carnival to pay medical bills of passenger who caught Covid on board one of its ships.
2023-10-26 00:53
Argentina's Bullrich signals support for Milei in runoff
BUENOS AIRES Defeated Argentine presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich signaled on Wednesday she will support far-right libertarian Javier Milei
2023-10-26 00:52
Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism for saying Hamas attack 'didn't happen in a vacuum'
Israeli officials are outraged over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ comment that the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel “did not happen in a vacuum,” calling it justification for terrorism
2023-10-26 00:48