Explainer-Canada's record wildfire season: what's behind it and when will it end?
More than 20,000 people in Yellowknife were evacuating the northern Canadian city as fire crews on Thursday battled
2023-08-19 14:27
Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan or enroll people in it
2023-08-19 13:29
Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar's dominance. But what's the alternative?
Across the developing world, many countries are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system — and especially the power of the dollar
2023-08-19 13:29
These children's beds are being recalled due to strangulation and death risks, consumer watchdog says
Parents may want to check their children's rooms for a recalled bed with hazards that could potentially kill, according to a product safety commission.
2023-08-19 13:18
Elon Musk says X will strip ability to block accounts
Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other
2023-08-19 12:59
Rockets' Landale out of Australia's basketball World Cup campaign
Australia's basketball World Cup hopes suffered a setback Saturday with the Houston Rockets' Jock Landale ruled out with...
2023-08-19 12:55
Japan's Kishida to visit Fukushima plant before deciding date to start controversial water release
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday before setting a release date for its treated radioactive wastewater, as his government continues working to promote understanding over the controversial plan at home and abroad
2023-08-19 12:46
Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of railroads retaliating against workers who report safety violations or injuries on the job
2023-08-19 12:26
Canada wildfires: British Columbia province declares emergency
A fast-moving blaze threatens to destroy more homes in the western British Columbia province.
2023-08-19 11:48
Global Stock Managers on Guard as China Pain Set to Spread
Global stock managers are bracing for pain as China’s dramatic slowdown undermines the prospects for companies elsewhere that
2023-08-19 08:26
Less cash, fewer bears could leave U.S. stocks vulnerable
By David Randall NEW YORK Several indicators that pointed to upside for U.S. stocks this year have shifted
2023-08-19 08:20
Residents ordered to evacuate amid threat of growing wildfire in Washington state, medical facilities sheltering in place
A growing wildfire in eastern Washington state has caused two medical facilities to shelter in place and some residents have been asked to evacuate.
2023-08-19 07:59