SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Lachlan Murdoch will take over as chairman of Fox and News Corporation. - Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Rupert Murdoch, the powerful right-wing media mogul who built and oversaw one of the world’s most influential news empires, announced Thursday that he will step down as chairman of his companies, Fox Corporation and News Corporation.
“For my entire professional life, I have been...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) extends his hand for a handshake with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau during a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
India cites security threats in suspending new visas
Asks Canada to downsize diplomatic presence
Canada says evidence India...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends the 11th ASEAN-U.S. Summit during the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 6, 2023. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/Pool via REUTERS/File photo
The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to remove medical bills from Americans' credit reports in a push to end what it called coercive debt collection tactics that affect millions of consumers.
Proposals...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. - Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News
LONDON — Saying he was wary of high costs for consumers, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he was delaying his country’s ban on the sales of new gasoline and diesel vehicles from 2030 until 2035, angering not only climate activists but the automobile industry with...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Close up wild hive with cluster or swarm of bees on tree branch. - Kristyna Sindelkova, Getty Images/iStockphoto
A 59-year-old man died in southeastern Kentucky this week after he was attacked by a swarm of bees, a county coroner is reporting.
The area where the man was stung is near the Virginia state line, about 160 miles southeast of...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday suspended Judge Pauline Newman from hearing new cases amid a deepening clash over the 96-year-old jurist's mental competence to serve on the bench.
A council of judges on the Washington, D.C., court unanimously said Newman had failed to cooperate with an investigation into her...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Federal Reserve officials are set to hold interest rates steady at their meeting Wednesday while debating what it would take for them to lift borrowing costs again this year.
Their anticipated decision would mark the second time in six policy meetings this year that the Fed hasn’t raised rates, slowing the pace of increases to allow more time...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
If you’ve already lost count of how many Covid variants there are, we’re here to tell you there’s another one, which has led the UK government to bring forward autumn booster vaccines.
The new BA.2.86 variant (the latest Omicron strain) nicknamed “Pirola” has been thought to be spreading in the UK, after the government said there was an...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
A map shows the probable path of Hurricane Nigel. National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Nigel is expected to rapidly strengthen into a major hurricane on Tuesday, forecasters said, but it poses no immediate threat to land as it storms over the Atlantic Ocean.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said early on Monday that Nigel was about 935 miles east-southeast...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Dollar dumped? India buys UAE oil with rupees. - Indian Prime Minister's Office/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
For decades, no global currency has stood a chance of dethroning the U.S. dollar. But a growing coalition of countries is apparently seeking to do just that — and they're already making moves.
The Indian government announced on Aug. 14 that the...
