Stock market today: European shares lower after mixed Asian trading as China property shares soar
Shares opened mostly lower in Europe and Asian shares were mixed as Chinese stocks were lifted by hopes for further support for the country's faltering property market
2023-09-06 16:56
Blinken visits Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine's efforts to push out Russia's forces
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit, hours after Russia launched its first missile attack in a week against the Ukrainian capital
2023-09-06 16:50
The death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria rises to 8
Rescue teams in Turkey have located the body of a missing vacationer who was swept away during a flash flood at a campsite in northwest Turkey
2023-09-06 16:47
Growing feud over Tuberville's stand on military nominations risks Senate confirmation of nation's top military officer
The escalating feud between Democrats and Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Alabama Republican's hold on roughly 300 military nominees could soon lead to an even riskier situation: Holding up the confirmation of the nation's highest-ranking military officer.
2023-09-06 16:27
The UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization
The U.K. says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization
2023-09-06 16:26
It's official. Meteorologists say this summer's swelter was a global record breaker for high heat
The U.N. weather agency says Earth endured its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures
2023-09-06 16:15
Security tight in Nigeria as appeals court is to rule on president's disputed election victory
An appeals court in Nigeria is to rule on whether President Bola Tinubu’s election victory in February was legitimate — a highly anticipated decision that has put Africa’s most populous country on edge
2023-09-06 15:51
Searchers trying to 'stress' escaped Pennsylvania killer and force a mistake, official says as manhunt enters its 7th day
About 200 law enforcement personnel are searching for escaped convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante in eastern Pennsylvania, hoping to "stress him" out of hiding as the manhunt Wednesday stretches into its seventh day, a US Marshals Service official said.
2023-09-06 15:18
Will he go by plane or train? How Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia for another meeting with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s possible trip to Russia this month might be like his first one in 2019 — a rattling, 20-hour ride aboard a green-and-yellow armored train that is a quirky symbol of his family’s dynastic leadership
2023-09-06 14:27
Fighting between rival US-backed groups in Syria could undermine war against the Islamic State group
The weeklong clashes between rival U.S.-backed militias in eastern Syria point to dangerous seams in the coalition that has kept a lid on the defeated Islamic State group for years
2023-09-06 13:49
Nearly 5 decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape in New York, new DNA testing exonerates 72-year-old man
Nearly five decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape, a New York judge has overturned the conviction of Leonard Mack following new DNA testing that eliminated him as the perpetrator and identified a different man who has since confessed to the crime, prosecutors announced.
2023-09-06 13:28
With the Obamas and Biebers, Aaron Rodgers and Aaron Judge, the US Open stars aren't just on court
The stars aren't just on the tennis court at the U.S. Open
2023-09-06 13:24