Stock market today: World follows Wall Street up on hopes Fed will ease off rate hikes
Global stock markets and Wall Street futures are higher ahead of an update on the U.S. jobs market
2023-06-02 18:26
Poland's president proposes urgent amendments to law on Russian influences
Polish President Andrzej Duda has said unexpectedly that he was proposing urgent amendments to a contentious law on Russian that he signed this week and that drew U.S. and European Union criticism
2023-06-02 18:23
Centrist parties alarmed as poll shows growing support for German far right
Prominent members of German mainstream parties have expressed alarm at a new poll released showing support for the far-right Alternative for Germany at a record high
2023-06-02 17:54
Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate has given final approval to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package
2023-06-02 17:20
AP PHOTOS: As Spain's 'peasant farmers of the sea,' groups of women dig for clams
LOURIZAN, Spain (AP) — They fan out in groups, mostly women, plodding in rain boots across the soggy wet sands of the inlet, making the most of the low tide.
2023-06-02 16:00
How Turkey's president Erdogan has maintained a tight grip on power in the country
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes the oath of office and starts his third presidential term Saturday following his latest election win
2023-06-02 15:24
US reopens embassy in Seychelles after 27-year absence
The United States has reopened its embassy in the Seychelles after a 27-year absence during which China and other U.S. rivals made significant inroads in the Indian Ocean islands
2023-06-02 14:19
As legal gambling surges, should schools teach teens about risk?
Warnings about the potential dangers of gambling could soon join education about drugs and alcohol in the nation's classrooms
2023-06-02 13:26
Some trans people turn to crowdfunding to leave Florida after anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Dozens of transgender people in Florida who can't afford to move are turning to crowdfunding to help them leave after the passage of new legislation that targets the LGBTQ community
2023-06-02 12:56
IMF says Sri Lanka's economic recovery shows signs of improvement but challenges remain
The International Monetary Fund says that debt-stricken Sri Lanka, which declared bankruptcy last year, is showing signs of economic improvement but its recovery still faces challenges
2023-06-02 12:52
US jobs report for May could point to slower hiring as Fed rate hikes cool demand for workers
America’s surprisingly resilient job market may have delivered yet another month of solid hiring and pay gains in May, if economists’ forecasts prove to be correct
2023-06-02 12:21
Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast-growing parts of Phoenix
Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought worsened by climate change
2023-06-02 10:52