Maine bill proposing one of country's least restrictive abortion laws narrowly clears House vote
A proposal to expand access to abortions narrowly passed in the Maine House, clearing the first legislative hurdle after an emotional floor debate
2023-06-23 12:24
Tourist sub's implosion draws attention to murky regulations of deep-sea expeditions
The fatal implosion of the Titan submersible has drawn attention to the murkily regulated waters of deep-sea exploration
2023-06-23 12:21
The Paris summit on finance and climate comes to an end. Time for concrete steps?
The aim of a two-day climate and finance summit in Paris was to set up concrete measures to help poor and developing countries better tackle issues like poverty and climate change
2023-06-23 12:20
Evangelical leader hopes conference is 'testosterone booster shot' for anti-abortion 2024 candidates
A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some of the Republican Party’s most powerful evangelical Christian voices are gathering to celebrate a ruling that sent shockwaves through American politics
2023-06-23 12:20
Chinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates
A disbarred Chinese human rights lawyer has been forced to move 13 times in two months as part of a pattern of harassment against him and three other prominent rights advocates in Beijing that is further squeezing China’s battered civil rights community
2023-06-23 12:18
China was the ghost at the US-India feast
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi basked in the most lavish honors that the US can bestow on a visiting leader. But for much of his state visit, the specter of an uninvited guest hovered over Washington and the future of US-India relations.
2023-06-23 12:17
US retailers' members-only programs under scrutiny with Amazon lawsuit
By Arriana McLymore and Katherine Masters NEW YORK Amazon.com Inc isn't the only U.S. retailer accused of using
2023-06-23 12:16
These villages were liberated in Ukraine's grinding counteroffensive. They're little more than ruins.
The bangs of incoming and outgoing shelling are the soundtrack of Ukraine's frontline. But its president warned this week that the counteroffensive should not be seen through the lens of a Hollywood movie.
2023-06-23 12:16
Exclusive-India's BPCL in talks with Rosneft to buy oil priced on Dubai benchmark -sources
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI Indian state-run refiner BPCL is in talks with Rosneft to buy about 6
2023-06-23 11:49
Suspected Russian diplomat is occupying the nation's vetoed embassy site in Australia's capital
A suspected lone Russian diplomat is apparently squatting on the site of Moscow's proposed embassy that the Australian government has vetoed
2023-06-23 11:46
Threatening letters containing suspicious substances sent to Tennessee Republican lawmakers under FBI investigation
Republican state lawmakers in Tennessee received threatening letters containing a suspicious substance Thursday, prompting an investigation by the FBI, officials said.
2023-06-23 11:30
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is writing a book on leadership
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is writing a book that will focus on leadership
2023-06-23 11:28