Volkswagen workers hold 2-hour strikes to push back against proposed pay cuts and plant closures
Volkswagen workers launched rolling two-hour strikes Monday at nine plants across Germany to underscore their resistance to ...
Middle East latest: Israel says soldier thought to have been taken hostage is now presumed dead
The Israeli military said Monday an Israeli American soldier who was believed to have been captured alive by Hamas in its Oct ...
Elton John says he has lost his eyesight and struggles to see his new stage musical
Elton John says he struggled to watch his new musical because he has lost his eyesight after contracting an infection. The ...
Iraqi militias deploy in Syria to back government’s counteroffensive against insurgents
Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by ...
California bill would give public university admission priority to slaves’ descendants
A California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill Monday that would give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at ...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Ukraine for his first visit in 2 1/2 years
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years Monday. The visit comes just weeks ...
Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint
Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he’d be earning perhaps four times what he now ...
Supreme Court to hear arguments on flavored vape regulations imposed after youth vaping spike
The Supreme Court will hear a vaping case on Monday, weighing federal regulators’ decisions blocking sweet vaping products ...
It’s the final holiday stretch at the Biden White House. The theme is ‘A Season of Peace and Light’
It’s the final holiday stretch at the White House for President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, who has the executive mansion decorated to the theme of “A Season of Peace and ...
Great Lakes region faces more snow after weekend of harsh holiday weather
After U.S. travelers battled through harsh weekend weather to reach home following the Thanksgiving holiday, residents of the Great Lakes region face the prospect of more ...
Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for ...
Taiwan’s president meets Hawaii’s governor and members of Congress in a visit condemned by China
On a two-day visit to Hawaii, Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te met with the state’s governor and congressional representatives ...