The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai is raising concerns from foreign governments and rights groups.
Iranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement.
The need to move a loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility often comes suddenly — after a fall, a medical crisis or the loss of a caregiver.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election.
A trial focused on whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms when it comes to the dangers of child sexual exploitation is set to start in New Mexico.
The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.
World shares have advanced and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 share index jumped as much as 5% after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election.
Venezuela’s government has released several prominent opposition members from prison, including one of the closest allies of Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado.
At a difficult time for America, Super Bowl advertisers are asking viewers to take care of themselves and others — and maybe even crack a smile.
The White House is trying to show it's lowering the cost of living, but President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want to see the price of homes come down.
Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners have protested in central Baghdad to demand that Iraq's government reverse new customs tariffs.
The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott U.S. goods say they saw a surge of interest in Denmark and beyond after the recent flare-up in tensions over Greenland.
Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro has won Portugal’s presidential runoff election against hard-right populist André Ventura.
While businesses were prepared for electricity cuts due to Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, no one expected such a brutal winter.
The Bhumjaithai party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has taken a commanding lead in Thailand’s general election.
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff.
President Donald Trump has endorsed Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna in an apparent reversal from his earlier criticism of the deal.
Syria and Saudi Arabia have signed multibillion-dollar investment agreements, including a major telecommunications project and a low-cost joint airline.
It's frequently a challenge for a news organization to cover a story that involves itself, or one of its employees.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey.
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has become a shareholder in Kalshi, a major prediction market with a wide array of sports trading opportunities.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reopening a huge swath of the Atlantic to commercial fishing.
A legal battle has emerged over the former Regency Square mall in Jacksonville, involving Impact Church of Jacksonville Inc. and Blackwater Regency LLC, as reported by our news partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.
The Trump administration says its emergency orders keeping coal-fired plants running helped prevent blackouts during the recent cold snap.
Elon Musk's “Vegas Loop,” an underground transit system of private tunnels, is facing scrutiny from Nevada lawmakers after years of complaints about workplace safety and alleged violations.
The magic behind millions of romantic Valentines Day bouquets happens in a cargo warehouse at a South Florida airport.
Wine giant Gallo says it plans to add a prominent Kentucky bourbon brand to its portfolio in a deal to purchase Four Roses Distillery from Japanese-based Kirin.
Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived President Donald Trump’s attempt to kill it.
A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated by Trump administration cuts last year was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit.
The European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with features like autoplay and infinite scroll.
Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with some nasty enemies: apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying millions of bubblegum-colored eggs and tiny bugs called delphacids that can wipe out half a rice field while spreading plant disease.
The U.S. stock market roared back, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge, at least for now.
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
Thirty-one families that lost relatives in two Boeing 737 Max crashes have asked a federal appeals court to revive a criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer.
Amazon sales surged 14% during the fourth quarter, helped by strong holiday spending and a better-than-expected growth in its prominent cloud computing unit.
Argentina and the United States have reached an expansive trade deal, a win for Argentine President Javier Milei as he moves to open up the South American nation’s notoriously protectionist economy and a reflection of the close alliance between the radical libertarian and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Pizza Hut plans to close 250 U.S. restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be up to the president to decide whether to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if he doesn't lower interest rates.
With at least five generations participating in the U.S. workforce, co-workers can at times feel like they speak different languages.
Company and federal officials said the Boar's Head deli meat plant tied to a deadly 2024 listeria food poisoning outbreak is back in business.
In Venezuela, political critics are emerging from hiding following the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro.
U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains sluggish.
OpenAI and Anthropic, the startups behind ChatGPT and Claude, are gearing up for a major showdown.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the past few years.
The European Central Bank is leaving interest rates unchanged as the economy in the 21 countries that use the euro chugs past the disruption from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs with modest but resilient growth.
The Justice Department is intensifying efforts to choke off cartels’ financial networks, targeting the money launderers who are increasingly relying on cryptocurrency to move drug proceeds from the U.S. to Mexico.
Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s largest contract computer chip maker, has announced it will be manufacturing advanced 3-nanometer semiconductors in Japan to meet booming AI demand.
The Bank of England is keeping its main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% with U.K. inflation remaining above target and economic growth is showing signs of picking up.
San Antonio offers a free preschool program for infants and toddlers, helping set them up for success in elementary school.
A hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent turned chaotic Wednesday as Democratic lawmakers clashed with him over fiscal policy and Trump family conflicts.
The federal agency for protecting workers’ civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies.
Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires.
Minute Maid helped make orange juice a year-round morning staple in 1946, when it started shipping cans of frozen juice around the U.S. But 80 years later, the brand’s parent company is halting sales of frozen juice concentrates in the U.S. and Canada, saying it wants to focus on the fresh juices that customers now prefer.
Google’s latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup that’s turning into another potential boon for the company.
Elon Musk is bringing the same revolutionary thinking that helped him upend the car industry to the data center business with promises this week to put up to a million new satellites in the sky.
The Washington Post has laid off one-third of its staff, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage.
Author-vloggers Hank and John Green are turning their educational media company Complexly into a nonprofit.
Renters facing high costs are turning to "rent now, pay later" services like Flex, Livble, and Affirm.
The British government has agreed to release documents related to Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Fans of Bahama Breeze restaurants are being met with unwanted news this week, as the company behind the chain announced that all locations will soon be shut down, News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando reported.
Attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority have surged since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an uprising in 2024.
As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry on the field.
Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Holdings has started arbitration against Panama after its Supreme Court ruled a canal port concession unconstitutional.
Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran has stepped down from his position as chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, ending a controversial arrangement where he held positions at both institutions.
It’s a tale as old as time, or at least as old as TikTok: chicken nuggets lovingly topped with a dab of caviar.
The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won’t be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.
A Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs.
Higher-income Americans and those with college degrees have ramped up their spending more quickly in the past three years than lower-income households and those without college diplomas, according to new data released Tuesday, evidence of worsening inequality amid overall growth that may explain some of the negative sentiment around the economy.
The Czech Republic's coalition government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš faces a no-confidence vote over a dispute with President Petr Pavel.
The charity founded by Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, is shutting down following the release of emails showing the depth of her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
French prosecutors have raided the offices of social media platform X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations that include spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes.
British police have opened a criminal investigation into politician Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office related to his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia breached its commitment to hold off on energy infrastructure attacks for a week when it launched a major assault on Ukraine overnight.
Defense lawyers in the Vatican’s “trial of the century” have argued that Pope Francis violated the fundamental rights of their clients by issuing four secret decrees that gave prosecutors “surreal carte blanche” to investigate.
