Aid groups scramble to help as Israel-Hamas war intensifies and Gaza blockade complicates efforts
Humanitarian groups are scrambling to assist civilians caught in the war between Israel and Hamas and determine what aid operations are still safe to continue, efforts that are being complicated by an intensified blockade of Gaza and the ongoing fighting
2023-10-10 12:19
Hollywood writers vote to approve contract deal that ended strike as actors negotiate
Hollywood writers have voted almost unanimously to approve the contract agreement reached by their union leaders that ended a strike after nearly five months
2023-10-10 06:51
Powerball jackpot grows to $1.55 billion for Monday; cash option worth $679.8 million
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.55 billion for Monday night’s drawing after no one matched the game’s six numbers for the giant prize Saturday
2023-10-10 03:28
2 Federal Reserve officials say spike in bond yields may allow central bank to leave rates alone
Two Federal Reserve officials suggested that the central bank may leave interest rates unchanged at its next meeting in three weeks because a surge in long-term interest rates has made borrowing more expensive and could help cool inflation without further action by the Fed
2023-10-10 02:24
European Union 'immediately' suspends hundreds of millions in aid for Palestinian authorities
The European Union says that the bloc is “immediately” suspending hundreds of million of euros in aid for Palestinian authorities because of what an EU commissioner called the “scale of terror and brutality” during the attacks on Israel by Hamas
2023-10-09 23:58
Gender gap pioneer Goldin wins Nobel economics prize
By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM Harvard economic historian Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel economics prize
2023-10-09 22:16
Major airlines suspend flights to Israel after massive attack by Hamas ignites heavy fighting
Major airlines are suspending flights to Israel after it formally declared war following a massive attack by Hamas
2023-10-09 20:55
Senior Taliban officials visit villages struck by earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people
A senior Taliban delegation is visiting western Afghanistan's Herat province in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people and flattened entire villages
2023-10-09 16:25
The winner of the Nobel memorial economics prize is set to be announced in Sweden
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is set to be announced in Sweden
2023-10-09 15:52
Stock market today: Asian markets are mixed, oil prices jump and Israel moves to prop up the shekel
Oil prices have surged and share prices are mixed in Asia after the the Israeli government declared war following deadly attacks by Hamas from the Gaza Strip
2023-10-09 15:17
US Senate Majority Leader Schumer criticizes China for not supporting Israel after Hamas attack
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer has told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that he was very disappointed by China’s statement on the recent Hamas attack because it didn’t show any sympathy or support for Israel
2023-10-09 14:47
Morocco welcomes the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank a month after its deadly earthquake
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are holding their annual meeting in Morocco, one month after an earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people in the North African country
2023-10-09 13:47