Could decriminalisation solve Scotland's drug problem?
Can lessons be learned from Portugal, which relaxed its drug laws more than 20 years ago?
2023-08-22 06:17
Air horns and moving trucks: How Oakland, California, residents are facing a surge in crime
Oakland, California, residents are unnerved and some say they are moving out of state after a rise in violent crime that has community activists, including the local NAACP members, demanding urgent action from city officials.
2023-08-08 18:21
Minimum wage workers in these states and localities just got a raise
Lots of low-wage workers just received a boost in pay, as more than a dozen states and localities increased their minimum wages.
2023-07-05 01:57
China sees biggest trade increase with Russia in 2023, Chinese customs data shows
Bilateral trade between Russia and China totaled more than $93.8 billion from January to May in 2023, a 40.7% increase compared to the same period last year, data from China's General Administration of Customs showed.
2023-06-08 06:57
US government ramps up its gas price forecast. Blame OPEC and Saudi Arabia
Forecasters at the US Energy Department on Tuesday ramped up their forecasts for American oil and gasoline prices next year, citing new steps by Saudi Arabia and OPEC+ to restrain the supply of oil.
2023-06-07 02:54
Tiananmen Square: Hong Kong police make arrests on anniversary of massacre
Pro-democracy activists have been detained in a crackdown on marking the 1989 massacre in Beijing.
2023-06-04 19:46
Flagpole bearing Ukrainian flag cut down in village
It is the third time the flag and pole in Biddenham have been targeted, a parish councillor says.
2023-05-16 19:23