Amazon drought: Stranded boats and dead fish
A severe drought in the Brazilian Amazon is disrupting transport, isolating communities and killing wildlife.
2023-10-12 22:16
US regulators fine credit firm TransUnion $23 million over rent screening failures
WASHINGTON The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined credit reporting agency TransUnion a
2023-10-12 22:15
X claims it is erasing 'illegal' Hamas content after EU ultimatum
The EU gave the former Twitter 24 hours to respond to an order to clean up "disinformation".
2023-10-12 21:45
Hollywood strike: Talks between actors and studios break down
The suspension of negotiations means production will remain paused for some shows and movies.
2023-10-12 21:45
French politicians put under police protection as antisemitism increases
France's interior minister says more than 100 antisemitic acts have been recorded since Saturday.
2023-10-12 21:45
Blinken pledges US will never falter from supporting Israel as he likens Hamas' crimes to ISIS
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday pledged that the United States will never falter from its support for Israel as he condemned Hamas' "litany of brutality and inhumanity" as evoking "the worst of ISIS."
2023-10-12 21:21
Why Do Airplanes Feel Like They’re Moving So Slowly?
You know planes cover hundreds of miles per hour. So why doesn't it look like they do?
2023-10-12 21:15
Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024
2023-10-12 21:00
Biden to meet with Target, IBM and other CEOs
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will meet with the chief executives of several large companies on Thursday to get
2023-10-12 20:53
Gaza hospitals risk turning into morgues, Red Cross says
There is no mains power and fuel for generators could run out in hours, the aid group says.
2023-10-12 20:46
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone handed suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been given a suspended prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to a fraud charge over his failure to declare millions of dollars held in a trust in Singapore
2023-10-12 20:26
In Argentina's impoverished barrios, Peronists are losing their grip
By Anna-Catherine Brigida BUENOS AIRES Simona Alegre, a 65-year-old widow, used to earn enough from her government pension
2023-10-12 19:23