Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan despite UN concern and rare public protest
The Taliban has announced that all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month deadline ended, despite rare public opposition to the edict
2023-07-26 04:59
House Republicans plan to hold Meta's Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is being threatened with contempt of Congress
2023-07-26 04:56
Alphabet profit beats expectations, CFO Porat to assume new role
By Greg Bensinger and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Alphabet's second-quarter profit exceeded Wall Street expectations on Tuesday and the Google parent
2023-07-26 04:53
NASA chief offers Brazil satellite imaging to help stop Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited Brazilian space research center INPE on Wednesday and proposed extending satellite partnerships
2023-07-26 04:53
Texas congressman leads thirst and hunger strike to urge heat protections for workers
A Democratic congressman from Texas is participating in a brief thirst and hunger strike Tuesday to "draw attention to the need for a federal workplace heat standard, including protections for rest and water breaks."
2023-07-26 04:51
Football great Jim Brown's life and legacy to be celebrated as part of Hall of Fame weekend
Jim Brown’s extraordinary life as a football giant and activist will be celebrated as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend activities
2023-07-26 04:48
Microsoft beats quarterly estimates as AI boosts cloud business and spending
By Yuvraj Malik and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Microsoft on Tuesday surpassed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit as
2023-07-26 04:47
Transgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee's attorney general
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is being accused of violating the privacy of its transgender clinic patients by turning their records over to Tennsessee’s attorney general
2023-07-26 04:46
Inside McCarthy's sudden warming to a Biden impeachment inquiry
Speaker Kevin McCarthy in recent weeks has heard similar advice from both a senior House Republican and an influential conservative lawyer: prioritize the impeachment of President Joe Biden over a member of his Cabinet.
2023-07-26 04:28
Billionaire Leon Black is accused in lawsuit of raping autistic girl
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK The billionaire investor Leon Black was sued on Tuesday by an autistic woman
2023-07-26 04:23
UN rejects Russian account of attack that killed 50 Ukrainian prisoners, confirming findings of a CNN investigation
The United Nations has said that Russian accounts of a rocket attack on a camp holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in July 2022 are not supported by the evidence.
2023-07-26 04:23
Biden pledges 'mental health care is health care' with new rule ensuring mental health parity in insurance coverage
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced new action to guarantee access to mental health care, unveiling a proposed rule that would ensure mental health benefits on private insurance plans more closely mirror physical health benefits.
2023-07-26 04:23