Biden will host Sweden's prime minister at the White House as the Nordic nation seeks to join NATO
President Joe Biden will host Sweden’s prime minister at the White House on Wednesday in a show of solidarity as the United States presses for the Nordic nation’s entry into NATO
2023-07-01 21:59
UN chief Guterres visits gang-ravaged Haiti
By Harold Isaac and Michelle Nichols PORT-AU-PRINCE/UNITED NATIONS United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Haiti on Saturday to
2023-07-01 21:56
Grand jury indictment means Texas could seek death penalty against accused killer of 5
Prosecutors could seek the death penalty against a Mexican national charged with fatally shooting five people in a Texas home, after a grand jury indicted him for capital murder, the district attorney told CNN on Friday.
2023-07-01 21:50
Strus agrees to $63M deal and heads to Cleveland after helping Miami make finals, AP sources say
Max Strus helped Miami get to the NBA Finals, and his stock soared in the process
2023-07-01 21:48
King apologises for Netherlands' historic role in slavery
AMSTERDAM Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologised for the Netherlands' historic involvement in slavery and the effects that
2023-07-01 20:59
Yellen addresses Essence Festival crowd, discusses economy, efforts to enfold minority communities
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday says the Biden administration's racial equity work is not just the morally right thing to do but also is in the country’s best economic interests
2023-07-01 20:52
Takeaways from the latest controversial and contentious Supreme Court term
Last fall, just when the Supreme Court was gearing up to start a new term, Chief Justice John Roberts told an audience in Colorado that he was looking forward to a return to normal where the public would be able to attend oral arguments in person after a Covid-induced break and metal barricades, erected to ward off protesters in the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, would finally come down.
2023-07-01 20:16
'Race neutral' replaces affirmative action. What's next?
When the Supreme Court cut affirmative action out of college admissions programs Thursday, it did not outlaw the goal of achieving diversity, but it set a new "race-neutral" standard for considering applicants.
2023-07-01 19:29
3 killed, 17 wounded in Ukraine from Russian attacks, as Spain highlights European support for Kyiv
Ukrainian officials have reported three people killed and 17 others wounded from Russian shelling in the country’s east and south
2023-07-01 19:27
Nokia renews patent license agreement with Apple, covering 5G and other technologies
Network infrastructure and 5G-technology provider Nokia has signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple to replace the current deal between the two companies that is set to expire at the end of the year
2023-07-01 19:24
Lisbon mayor accused of 'boycotting' slavery memorial
By Catarina Demony LISBON The mayor of Lisbon has been accused of "boycotting" Portugal's first memorial to victims
2023-07-01 18:57
25 dead after bus crashes and catches fire in western India
Police in western India say a tire blowout caused a bus to lose control and crash into a road divider and burst into flames, killing 25 people
2023-07-01 18:57