Politics

One county in South Sudan is likely in famine and tens of thousands of people in five other counties are on the brink of starvation, according to a new report...

Rani Nurwitawati never thought she would lose her job at an Indonesian market research company where she worked for 17 years. The reality hit months after the COVID-19 pandemic. “The...

Jimmy Knips, owner of famed local holiday retailer The Christmas Palace, has reason to be joyful. Foot traffic has been picking up and his online sales are robust enough to...

A University of Louisiana at Lafayette student who just graduated is thanking rap artist Nicki Minaj for paying his tuition. Three years ago, someone on Twitter reached out to Minaj...

In one scene from the Lifetime TV movie, “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” a co-worker says to Suzy, an Asian American architect in Los Angeles: “I didn't know if Christmas...

A man who was bitten by a shark in the water off Maui has died from injuries he suffered in the attack, a hospital official said. Maui Health spokeswoman Tracy...

Long lines of trucks carrying stockpiles for British companies jam the highways leading to France's northern port of Calais, while in the coastal town of Boulogne-sur-Mer, French fishermen pull in...

A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe's and Kohl's, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shipping fees if they want...

Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, concert trade publication Pollstar puts the total lost revenue for the live events industry in 2020 at more than $30 billion. Pollstar on Friday...

For someone who claims to have suffered for taking the knee, Colin Kaepernick is doing pretty well for himself and has now secured his own Ben & Jerry's ice-cream flavor....

Construction Partners Inc. (ROAD) on Friday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $17.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Dothan, Alabama-based company said it had profit of 34 cents. The...

An Oregon man awaiting a new trial after a court of appeals overturned a burglary conviction for breaking into a Kinder Morgan oil pipeline facility in Western Washington has pleaded...

Convicted former movie producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to appear briefly via video from a New York prison Friday as part of legal efforts to send him to California to...

Every month since June, the Federal Reserve has been buying about $80 billion of US government bonds and about $40 billion of bonds backed by home mortgages. Initially the goal...

Luxury sports car maker Ferrari says its chief executive, Louis Camilleri, has resigned for personal reasons. Chairman John Elkann will take over until a successor is named, Ferrari said in...

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say bookshops and hairdressers will be allowed to reopen beginning Monday but all other retail stores, entertainment venues, restaurants, bars and cafes will remain shut...

Where do your Miami-Dade County property taxes go? Often, they go to jail. For every dollar in countywide property taxes paid by someone in Miami-Dade, about 13 cents funds the...

Time magazine has designated US coronavirus czar Anthony Fauci as a ‘guardian of the year,' a new category that emphasizes his dystopian doomsday pronouncements. The message? Sit down, muzzle up,...

Time magazine has designated US coronavirus czar Anthony Fauci as a ‘guardian of the year,' a new category that emphasizes his dystopian doomsday pronouncements. The message? Sit down, muzzle up,...

Hong Kong has secured delivery of 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with the first million to arrive as early as January, the city's leader said Friday. Hong Kong chief...

A Kentucky manufacturing plant is adding 40 jobs with a nearly $20 million expansion, officials said. EnviroFlight LLC opened its facility two years ago in Maysville, where it plans to...

A former U.S. Marine has been found guilty of conspiracy to illegally export and smuggle firearms and controlled equipment from the U.S. to Haiti to train members of that country's...

The coronavirus pandemic is a “wake up call” for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world's largest manufacturer...

BASEBALL PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies plan to hire longtime baseball executive Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people...

The pandemic has left university students depressed, staff burnt out and highlighted a host of problems with the higher education model. As a lecturer myself, it pains me to say...

Years before he became commissioner of the Alaska Baseball League, Chris Beck pointed to the 6-foot-7 slugger in the Anchorage Glacier Pilots' uniform and told his son to say hello....

Domestic sponsors have already contributed a record of $3.3 billion to help pay for the Tokyo Olympics. That's at least twice as much as any previous Games. But it's still...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is expanding the use of rapid tests and deploying hundreds of police officers and soldiers to help with contact tracing as it deals with...

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that his government won't rush approval of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine because he wants people to have confidence in the product His comments come...

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under the city's national security law, amid a widening crackdown on dissent, according to local media reports. Lai,...

Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street sank following signs damage to the U.S. economy from the coronavirus is worsening while Congress is deadlocked over possible new aid....

A Senate vote on a wide-ranging defense policy bill was delayed after Kentucky Republican Rand Paul objected to the measure, casting the next steps in doubt and raising the slim...

A top health official in California's third-largest county is urging hospitals to cancel elective surgeries and implement plans to prepare for an onslaught of COVID-19 patients, as intensive care units...

An emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers has all but collapsed after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republican senators won't support $160 billion...

In the Southern California oceanside city of Manhattan Beach, one arm of government is urging residents to stay home except for essential needs while another is encouraging them to get...

Cuba will unify its monetary system on New Year's Day, President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced Thursday evening, closing the door on more than 25 years with two national currencies in circulation....

For Harry Parker, owning a restaurant isn't just about making good quality food for customers. He also wants to give back to the community, especially those that are underserved. Parker,...

The Philadelphia Phillies have hired longtime baseball executive Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press...

J.C. Penney Co. (JCPNQ) on Thursday reported a loss of $368 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Plano, Texas-based company said it had a loss of $1.13 per share....

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico health officials have issued orders that could limit nonessential surgeries and prepare for rationing of other medial services as the coronavirus pandemic strains resources...