Exclusive-VP Harris’s National Security Adviser McEldowney to depart
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s National Security Adviser Nancy McEldowney is stepping down from her role and will be succeeded …
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Factbox-Commercial airliner crashes in mainland China
BEIJING – A China Eastern Airlines passenger jet en route to Guangzhou from Kunming with 132 people on board crashed in the subtropical mountains of …
Wisconsin police officer accused of using knee restraint on 12-year-old girl
By Brendan O’Brien and Barbara Goldberg An off-duty police officer accused of placing his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to restrain her …
Up to 10 people wounded by gunfire outside car show in Arkansas – police
As many as 10 people were wounded by gunfire on Saturday night outside a car show in Dumas, Arkansas, state police said. Police were dispatched …
Turkish finance minister says rise in energy prices accelerating inflation
ISTANBUL – Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati said on Saturday the global rise in energy prices was accelerating inflation in the country, but Ankara would …
Wary of Western sanctions, Turkey’s banks resist Russian customers -sources
By Ebru Tuncay and Orhan Coskun ISTANBUL -Russians newly arrived in Turkey are struggling to make deposits and transfers at banks that are taking a …
China’s land sales plunged in Jan-Feb though easing measures
BEIJING – China’s land sales revenue slumped from a year earlier, official data for January-February showed on Friday, pointing to continued weakness in the country’s …
U.S. imposes sanctions over illicit exports of gold from Congo
WASHINGTON -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Belgian businessman Alain Goetz and a network of companies tied to him that it accused of …
13-year-old drove pickup that collided with van killing 9 in Texas -NTSB
-A 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that collided with a van in Texas, killing nine people, including six members of a New Mexico college’s …
Sri Lanka signs $1 billion credit line with India
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa signed a $1 billion credit line with India on Thursday to help ease crippling shortages of essential …
Japan spots four Russian amphibious transports sailing from Far East
TOKYO – Japan’s military said on Thursday that it had spotted four large Russian amphibious warfare ships sailing close to its islands as they traveled …
Column-To neutral … and beyond! U.S. rate outlook rises after Fed liftoff: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. – U.S. interest rates are on a far steeper and faster climb than previously anticipated following the Federal Reserve’s liftoff …
U.S. Navy officer who purchased guns for Chinese national sent to prison
– A U.S. Navy flight officer convicted last year of lying about his purchase of two pistols for a Chinese national was sentenced on Wednesday …
VP Harris’s top press aide leaves for the Defense Department
WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris’s deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh is headed to the Department of Defense, according to an internal email that lists …
New Mexico college golfers, coach killed in Texas highway crash
– Six members of a New Mexico college’s men’s and women’s golf teams and a coach were among nine people killed in a fiery, head-on …
Exclusive-US Foods, pressured by hedge fund, eyes board shakeup -sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss – US Foods Holding Corp is interviewing potential candidates for its board as the food distributor tries to fend off a challenge …
U.S. begins flying Japanese non-lethal military aid to Ukraine
TOKYO – A U.S. Air Force cargo jet began shipping on Wednesday helmets and other non-lethal military kit donated by Japan to Ukraine, marking the …
Brazil unveils plan to cut taxes on forex transactions by 2029
BRASILIA – Brazil’s government published a decree on Tuesday to phase out taxes on financial operations using foreign exchange, known as IOF taxes, as part …
U.S. report identifies misogynist ‘incels’ as violence threat
By Daniel Trotta – Misogynistic extremists like the “incel” who murdered two women and injured four more at a Florida yoga studio present signs that …
Michael Price, well-known value investor, dies at 70
NEW YORK – Well-known value investor Michael Price, who ran the firm MFP Investors has died, the firm said in a statement on Tuesday. He …
U.S. judge says no immunity for ex-Venezuela general accused of drug trafficking
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by a retired Venezuelan general to dismiss drug trafficking charges against …
Acacia Research taps Starboard SPAC executive as M&A chief
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – Acquisition platform Acacia Research Corp, backed by activist fund Starboard Value and a recent bidder for retailer Kohl’s Corp, appointed …
U.S. approves faster processing speeds at three pork plants
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allowed three pork plants to increase processing line speeds this month as part of …
Wisconsin flock of 2.75 million chickens to be culled as bird flu spreads in U.S
CHICAGO -A commercial flock of 2.75 million egg-laying chickens in Wisconsin will be culled to prevent the spread of a highly lethal form of avian …
U.S. reveals charges against Russian businessman in campaign finance case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – A U.S. court on Monday unsealed campaign finance violation charges against Russian businessman Andrey Muraviev as part of a …
Former New York Times Journalist, Videographer Killed by Russian Army in Ukraine
An American journalist was shot and killed by Russian forces in the town of Irpin in Ukraine’s Kyiv region and another journalist was wounded, Kyiv …
U.S. State Dept warns Americans not to travel to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department on Friday said that U.S. citizens who travel to Ukraine, including those who go to participate in the conflict, …
Two killed when vehicle crashes into Washington, D.C. restaurant patio
WASHINGTON, DC – A crash in Washington, D.C. left two people dead after a car driven by an elderly male crashed into the outdoor seating …
‘Nobody in their right mind wants war,’ says New York restaurateur facing anti-Russian hate
By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK – On the day Russia invaded Ukraine, Vlada Von Shats put a picture of a Ukrainian flag on the front …
U.S. Senate confirms Pagán as top trade official at WTO
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 80 to 19 to confirm Maria Pagán as the top U.S. trade official in Geneva and Washington’s …
Former athletic trainer at San Jose State charged with sexual assault
– A former San Jose State University sports medicine director was charged on Thursday with sexually assaulting female student athletes over multiple years. Four women …
Ex-Canadian government official extradited to face charges over ransomware attacks
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – A former Canadian government official has been extradited to the United States to face criminal charges alleging he deployed …
Insurance broker Marsh to exit Russia
– Marsh & McLennan, the world’s largest insurance broker, said on Thursday it will exit all of its businesses in Russia. “We intend to transfer …
Warner Music Group says it is suspending operations in Russia
– Warner Music Group said Thursday it is suspending operations in Russia, as all three major labels have issued a call for an end to …
La Nina conditions to prevail through summer, says U.S. weather forecaster
– There is a 53% chance of La Nina conditions during June-August 2022 continuing during the Northern Hemisphere summer, a U.S. government weather forecaster said …
Instant view: Feb US CPI jump comes as no surprise
NEW YORK – U.S. consumer prices surged in February, culminating in the largest annual increase in 40 years, and inflation is poised to accelerate further …
Thousands of Australians return to ‘uninhabitable’ homes as floods recede
SYDNEY – Thousands of Australians returned to their homes on Thursday after torrential rains eased and floodwaters receded as authorities ramped up clean-up efforts and …
U.S. man with transplanted genetically modified pig heart dies
By Kanishka Singh -A 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease who made history as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig’s heart died …
U.S. House will vote on standalone COVID relief bill -aide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a standalone coronavirus relief bill, a House aide said on Wednesday, after Congress dropped a …
Curtiss-Wright settles proxy fight with investment firm Saddle Point
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – Curtiss-Wright Corp on Wednesday settled a week-old proxy fight with Saddle Point Management LP after the investment firm argued that …
S.Korea repatriates N.Korea sailors, seized boat after border crossing
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – South Korea’s military said on Wednesday it had sent back all seven North Korean sailors who were aboard a ship …
Gas leak spurs evacuation at ConocoPhillips field in Alaska
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska -A days-long natural gas leak has forced a partial evacuation at one of the biggest oil fields in North Slope, …
Dual national charged with acting as unregistered Russian agent in U.S. -prosecutors
NEW YORK -A dual national of the United States and Russia who ran an “I Love Russia” influence campaign has been charged with acting illegally …
Japan’s ANA lines up low-cost carrier in bet on post-COVID tourism boom
TOKYO -Japanese airline ANA Holdings Inc plans to launch a new international low-cost carrier in late 2023 or early 2024, joining its rival Japan Airlines …
Iowa reports highly pathogenic bird flu again this week
– A highly pathogenic form of bird flu was reported in a commercial turkey flock in Iowa, making it the second reported outbreak in the …
Gunmen kill at least 62 vigilantes in Nigeria’s Kebbi state
By Garba Muhammad KADUNA, Nigeria – Gunmen ambushed and killed at least 62 members of a volunteer vigilante group in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state, the …
Minneapolis school teachers call a strike; classes canceled
– Minneapolis public school teachers called a strike on Monday, their first for more than 50 years, leading the school district to cancel classes for …
Milwaukee prosecutor will not charge Wisconsin election commissioners
– The Milwaukee County district attorney’s office said on Monday it would not charge members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, rejecting a sheriff’s call to …
Teenager dead, two in critical condition after shooting outside Iowa high school -police
DES MOINES, IA – A teenager has died and two have been hospitalized in critical condition after shots were fired outside a high school in …
Pentagon to close fuel storage facility in Hawaii after water contamination
WASHINGTON – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has orderd the defueling and closure of the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii after a leak …