By Steve Stecklow LONDON – Like most moms, mine had many wonderful qualities. Among the feats that made her a standout: She never threw out my baseball cards. I began …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will set a minimum annual pay for its staff at $45,000, months after a non-profit …
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By Eduardo Baptista and David Stanway BEIJING/SHANGHAI -Beijing residents fretted on Friday over tightening COVID curbs in its biggest district and dozens of new cases reported daily as China’s leaders …
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GENEVA – Renowned British architect Norman Foster will help plan Ukraine’s reconstruction from the devastation caused by Russia’s invasion, officials said on Friday while outlining the work of a United …
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By Peter Graff CHISINAU – One of the leading figures in Moldova’s opposition said on Friday he plans to violate a ban on pro-Russian war symbols by wearing an orange …
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(Reuters) -A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of a dissident detained after their commercial flight was forced to land in Belarus last year, to six years …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The third long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth early on Friday, splashing down in the Gulf …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine said a new attempt was under way on Friday to evacuate scores of civilians trapped in a heavily bombed steel works in the city of Mariupol, after …
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By Tim McLaughlin and Nate Raymond BOSTON -The wife of Edward C. Johnson IV, whose family controls mutual fund powerhouse Fidelity Investments, has hired celebrity lawyer David Boies to represent …
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JERUSALEM – Israeli security forces launched a massive manhunt on Friday for two Palestinians suspected of killing three people in an attack in a central Israeli city, police said. The …
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By Soo-hyang Choi and Joori Roh SEOUL -China’s Vice President Wang Qishan plans to attend the inauguration of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol next week, Yoon’s team announced on Friday, …
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By Karen Lema MANILA – Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country’s …
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By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – Europe is increasingly becoming a hub for production and trans-shipment of cocaine to other regions of the world, in addition to being a major consumption …
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By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -“Aquaman” actor Amber Heard broke down in tears on the witness stand on Thursday as she said ex-husband Johnny Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor …
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By Arshad Mohammed and Robin Emmott (Reuters) – At the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin obliquely raised the possibility of a nuclear strike against anyone …
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By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE – In Australia’s election fight, politicians are tiptoeing around the climate wars that have marked the past decade and a half, even as an activist billionaire …
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BUDAPEST -Hungary cannot support the European Union’s new sanctions package, which includes an embargo on oil imports, in its present form, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Orban said …
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By Michel Rose PARIS -Winning next month’s legislative election may be a long shot for France’s new hard-left alliance, but the fact President Emmanuel Macron now faces two eurosceptic opposition …
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Seeking return of disputed ‘golden age’, some Philippine voters back son of dictator Marcos
by ReutersBy Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA -Street vendor Nellie Baraquio will cast a ballot in a presidential election in the Philippines for the first time on Monday, …
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By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden said on Thursday he has chosen Karine Jean-Pierre to be White House press secretary, succeeding Jen Psaki and becoming the …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY -Fiji authorities searching a yacht they seized on behalf of the United States as it presses Russia over the invasion of Ukraine have found documents implicating …
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Dems’ School Closures Were An Absolute Disaster For Poor And Minority Students, Study Shows Kendall Tietz on May 5, 2022 A study from Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) …
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SINGAPORE – Singapore’s high court has convicted two people over what authorities consider to be the largest market manipulation case in the city-state, a joint statement by the Singapore police …
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(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley will not travel to Europe with the first lady after having “close contact” with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, the White House …
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By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has refused to appear before the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack unless his …