Tag Archives: International

CAMEROON, Cameroon - Two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that over 27 million people in Congo are suffering from acute hunger, a record high representing almost one-third of the conflict-wracked African ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California prosecutor filed 33 criminal charges Tuesday accusing troubled Pacific Gas & Electric of inadvertently injuring six firefighters and endangering public health wit...

SAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signalled an end to more than a year of closures in California, announcing that the nation's most populated state plans to lift most coronavirus restrictio...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objection...

In addition to its trading cards, fans will soon be able to trade company shares of Topps. The company said Tuesday that it will become a publicly traded company this year by tying up with a blank-che...

WASHINGTON - The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and vast sums of government aid will accelerate global economic growth to a record high this year in a powerful rebound from the pandemic recession, the I...

WASHINGTON - The pace of job openings reached the highest level on record in February, a harbinger of healthy hiring and a hopeful sign for those looking for work. The job openings rate - which is the...

NEW DELHI - The world's largest vaccine maker, based in India, will be able to restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if new coronavirus infections subside in the country, its chief executive sa...

NEW YORK - When Erin Shields belted out "Being Alive" - the showstopper from the Broadway classic "Company" - the title had extra levels of meaning. This virtual concert, broadcast from Shields' livin...

TOKYO - Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series "Oshin," has died of lymphoma. She was 95. Hashida had been treated for the illness si...