As free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power
An expanding network of social media personalities is amplifying and echoing President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador
2023-08-13 12:23
Argentina set for primary vote with ruling Peronists fighting for survival
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES Argentines head to the polls on Sunday in primary elections, with voters set
2023-08-13 12:16
Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high
Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East have warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized
2023-08-12 22:51
Nevada GOP Senate candidate raised money to help other candidates -- the funds mostly paid down his old campaign's debt instead
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown created a political action committee to "help elect Republicans" but most of its funds were spent paying down debt from his failed previous campaign. The group donated less than 7% of its funds to the candidates it was set up to support, according to campaign finance records -- a move one campaign finance expert likened to using the PAC as a "slush fund."
2023-08-12 22:30
What is Shuttered Venue Operators Grant? Chris Brown, Post Malone and Lil Wayne among musicians given around $200M aid amid Covid
Chris Brown, Post Malone and Lil Wayne allegedly received millions of dollars of Covid relief each
2023-08-12 21:54
He's 'just Ken' but will the 'Barbie' movie change his popularity?
On and off the big screen, it’s Barbie’s world and Ken is just living in it
2023-08-12 21:26
Legal experts question judge's order telling Southwest lawyers to get religious-liberty training
A judge's order requiring “religious-liberty training” by a conservative Christian group is stirring debate among legal scholars
2023-08-12 12:23
Argentine rock-singing libertarian shakes up presidential election race
By Anna-Catherine Brigida and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES Argentina's presidential election race has an unpredictable X factor: Javier
2023-08-12 03:58
Forensic audit into Lebanon's central bank reveals misconduct and 'illegitimate' commissions
A forensic audit into Lebanon’s central bank by a New York-based company has revealed yearslong misconduct by the bank’s former governor and $111 million in “illegitimate commissions.”
2023-08-12 01:46
Italy gets back 266 antiquities from New York seizures and Houston museum
Italy is celebrating the return of 266 antiquities that were looted and sold to museums and private collectors in the United States
2023-08-12 01:26
What's behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds
The United States and Iran have reached a tentative agreement that will eventually set free five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are transferred from banks in South Korea to Qatar
2023-08-12 00:46
Exclusive-Biden taps Jackson for economic adviser, signals focus on education
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden is tapping C. Kirabo Jackson, a labor economist whose research
2023-08-12 00:28