Asian shares are mostly higher, while the intensifying war with Iran pushed Brent crude past $96 a barrel. South Korea’s Kospi rose 3.7% as investors’…
PHOTO ESSAY: By a dark, dangerous highway in Nepal, aid workers fired by USAID cuts turn to sex work
HETAUDA, Nepal (AP) — For years, aid workers in central Nepal visited the shadowy spot alongside a darkened highway where transgender sex workers gather each…
After the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide lost their jobs. Most of those workers live…
After the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide lost their jobs. Most of those workers live…
Democrats try to harness data center backlash that’s dividing rural Republicans in places like Texas
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — When Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, began her campaign last year, candidates weren’t talking about — or hearing…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The U.S. threat of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods will have a ripple effect on the country’s economy but also…
NEW YORK (AP) — The European Union approved Paramount’s $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a…
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. posted stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter, a sign that it’s massive artificial intelligence spending spree is paying off so…
Tesla said Wednesday that its profits fell last quarter as the car company run by Elon Musk shoveled more money into research and development, cutting…
NEW YORK (AP) — It was the 11-minute performance heard around the world. Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought abridged hits to the…