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Mentorship group brings early Christmas to girl recovering from brain surgery

November 09, 2026

Arts|Lifestyle|Opinion|Political

Karen Attiah says she won't rejoin The Washington Post, which fired her over Charlie Kirk comments

Former Washington Post opinion writer Karen Attiah has decided not to return to her old job

November 09, 2026

Arts|Crime

New video shows 10-year-old boy firing stolen gun in Halloween noise dispute killing

November 09, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Guns to Gardens event in Independence turns unwanted firearms into gardening tools, art

November 09, 2026

Arts

Oil down more than $7 a barrel in post settlement trade as Trump signals restraint on Iran

Brent crude futures continued tumbling after settlement on Monday to lose more than $7 a barrel, hitting their lowest since late August, after US

November 08, 2026

Arts

Australia's corporate regulator starts official probe into $2.3 billion Bathla collapse

Australia's corporate regulator said on Tuesday it would launch an official investigation into the A$3.4 billion ($2.3 billion) collapse of Sydney

November 09, 2026

Arts

Los Angeles and Long Beach port employers extend negotiations with watchmen union

The Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports employer group and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 26 extended their contract to November

November 09, 2026

At a Jackson store, high prices show why Mississippi US Senate race is so close

Maria Lopez sees the customers at the Mississippi grocery store she manages struggle to afford the basics.

November 09, 2026

France blames Iran for a cyberattack that heated supermarket refrigerators

France has blamed Iran for a cyberattack on supermarket fridges last month

November 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

Stocks jump as oil tumbles, Nvidia falls amid internal probe

Major stock indexes rallied on Monday as Brent crude oil fell more than 5% after US President Donald Trump said he is

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Celebrity|Entertainment

In another shake-up at DC Studios, Gunn and Safran are out as Skydance appoints Marvel vet Latcham

Superman, Batman and the rest of the DC heroes are getting a new boss, yet again

November 09, 2026

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A Brooklyn jogger’s father found her bleeding on a dark path. A teacher’s aide is now indicted in her killing

November 09, 2026

Arts

Rubio makes clear that Trump's foreign policy won't change after GOP election losses

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Republican losses in the midterm elections won't affect the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy

November 09, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment

Kentucky nonprofit makes 'The Nutcracker' accessible to thousands of students with pay-what-you-can tickets

November 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment

US farm agency reorganization lacks transparency, federal watchdog says

The US Department of Agriculture did not provide documentation showing it analyzed potential harms from its agency-wide reorganization, which lacked

November 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance

NY Fed survey finds Americans more worried over future jobless levels

Americans last month grew more worried about the labor market outlook, according to a survey released on Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

November 09, 2026

Sable Offshore sinks to record low after warning of going-concern risk

Sable Offshore slumped 60.5% to a record low on Monday after the oil producer raised "substantial doubt" about its ability to continue as a going concern, citing strained liquidity

November 09, 2026

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Steel plant blast kills 16 in western Turkey

A blast at a steel and iron manufacturing plant in western Turkey on Monday killed 16 people, President Tayyip Erdogan said after a cabinet meeting.

November 09, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

UK's Russell Brand sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in jail for rape, sexual assault

Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters and a Hollywood star, was jailed for 10-and-a-half years on Monday after he was

November 09, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

'No ordinary CEO': Why the AI race cannot do without Nvidia's Jensen Huang

On the streets of Taipei and Seoul, fans of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mob him for autographs on books, posters and sometimes even on their bodies.

November 09, 2026

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Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 1/2 years in British prison for rape and sexual assault

Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others

November 09, 2026

Ethnically split Cyprus' rival leaders agree to 2 more crossings across island's dividing line

The rival leaders of ethnically split Cyprus have agreed to open two new crossing points for vehicular traffic along a U.N.-controlled buffer zone in the first such development in nearly a decade

November 09, 2026

Tunisian boatbuilders find a niche in global luxury yacht market

Amid the hum of electric routers, Tarek Rassas watches craftsmen put the finishing touches to a luxury catamaran destined to sail from Tunisia soon

November 09, 2026

Arts|Technology

Disney, Adobe to co-develop custom AI models tailored for media giant

Disney and Adobe have struck a multi-year deal to co-develop custom generative AI models for the media giant with the goal of scaling AI tools across its theme

November 09, 2026

Arts|Science

I’m an artist who works with glass – here’s how the physics and chemistry of glassblowing work

From colorful orbs to delicate spirals, heating and manipulating glass allows artists to create beautiful translucent sculptures.

November 09, 2026

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Gas is about to drop below $4 for the first time since July

November 09, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Science

Male donkey is a bull’s willing partner in rare interspecies affair

November 09, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Texas was a loyal partner in Trump’s immigration machine. Now, it faces a new test

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|World

KKR profit hits record as asset sales, fees surge

KKR reported record quarterly profit on Monday as the investment giant extended a strong run of asset sales and earned higher fees from managing client money,

November 09, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Hundreds gather in Millennium Park to try to push The Bean seven inches to the left

November 09, 2026

Arts

Video shows man steal tip jar from Glen Burnie pizza shop: "A slap in the face"

November 09, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe

‘I’m not the man I was’: Johnny Depp is back with his biggest role since his highly publicized legal battles

November 09, 2026

Arts

Luxury brands try to entice younger consumers with new experiences

November 09, 2026

Arts

Centrist Democrats warn party leaders not to ‘go too far’ after midterm wins

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Entertainment|World

The $500 million gamble to make India’s ‘Ramayana’ a global phenomenon

November 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe

Euro zone investor morale dips in November, Sentix survey shows

Investor morale in the euro zone edged lower in November, underscoring expectations for economic stagnation, a survey showed on Monday.

November 09, 2026

Arts|Europe|World

Lights go out at Russia's Novaya Gazeta, after years of defiant reporting

Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta wound up its operations on Monday and quit its central Moscow office, bowing to what it said was a campaign of state pressure

November 09, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|Political|World

Poles mourn rare mass killing as authorities say attacker had far-right views

Mourners have laid candles and flowers alongside bullet holes in Krakow, Poland, after the city’s central square turned into a site of bloodshed and grief

November 08, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Hiding in plain sight? Russell Brand’s conviction poses tough questions for UK entertainment industry

November 08, 2026

Arts

China seeks to build ties with Iran

China is willing to pursue stronger ties with Iran, China's special envoy to the Middle East Zhai Jun said in talks with Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran's

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

NextDC pauses uncontracted projects after Australian data centre woes

Australian data centre operator NextDC said on Monday it would stop work on all projects without customer contracts following a big setback on a facility in

November 09, 2026

Arts

Tears and joy as Ukrainian couple divided by occupation meet again

Larysa Ryndova hurried to see her husband as if they were going out on a first date — makeup on and perfume spritzed in the car.

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance

Chinese banks boost dollar deposit rates, sources say, as Beijing seeks to smooth yuan rally

Several Chinese banks are sharply lifting dollar deposit rates, in some cases above US benchmarks, in unusually swift moves that bankers say are attracting cash and could temper

November 09, 2026

China's October car exports stay resilient

China's car exports grew solidly in October, with persistent weakness in domestic sales piling pressure on automakers to push deeper into overseas markets and intensifying

November 09, 2026

Iraq's Khor Mor gas field halted after drone attack, operator says

A suspected drone attack in Iraq has halted production at the Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, joint operator

November 08, 2026

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Swiss neutrality proponents challenge arms firms in vote on easing of exports

Swiss voters will decide on November 29 whether to block a bill relaxing curbs on weapons exports, in a referendum that raises questions about Switzerland's

November 09, 2026

Arts

Few museums show the North's Civil Rights Movement. A new one in Harlem is ‘just getting started’

The National Urban League has opened a civil rights museum in New York City, focusing on the struggles in the North

November 09, 2026

Farmers fight to adapt as droughts loom in COP31 host Turkey

Farmer Mehmet Kabak has grown cotton on the same land in drought-prone western Turkey for decades.

November 09, 2026

Trump to meet Qatar's prime minister as Iran diplomacy faces hurdles

President Donald Trump will meet with Qatar's prime minister at the White House on Monday, according to the White House schedule, as the conflict with Iran drags on and diplomatic

November 09, 2026

Arts

Trump says AI risks can be managed, signals openness to guardrails

US President Donald Trump said the risks posed by artificial intelligence can be managed but signaled an openness to safeguards, telling CBS's "60 Minutes" that he "doesn't mind

November 09, 2026

Arts

Rubio says Trump's war against Iran not 'necessarily popular' but needed to stop a nuclear threat

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran even if it wasn't “necessarily popular” to safeguard the world from the country’s nuclear ambitions

November 09, 2026

Cryptocurrencies slide to two-month lows after US midterms

Cryptocurrencies fell sharply in late Sunday trade, with bitcoin and ether touching their lowest levels for more than two months, as investors fretted a Democratic Party-

November 08, 2026

Arts

How a digital bank’s collapse toppled Paraguay’s president

For years, Paraguay’s digital bank, ueno, stood out as a homegrown success story, luring roughly half the country's people to open

November 08, 2026

Arts|Environment

Volunteers working to uncover burial sites at cemetery during Veterans Day event

November 08, 2026

Arts

Krakow assailant appeared highly skilled, fellow shooting club member says

The young gunman who killed six people in central Krakow on Saturday in Poland's unprecedented mass shooting appeared to be

November 08, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|MidEast|World

Iraq has reached understandings with US to allow oil exports through Hormuz, minister says

Iraq has reached understandings with the United States to allow Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane near Oman, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in an

November 08, 2026

Trump says he is highly unlikely to order Iran strikes if talks progress

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was highly unlikely to order fresh attacks on Iran as long as talks to end the conflict progress, even as both countries

November 08, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

'Godzilla Minus Zero' stomps to a record-setting $31.6 debut, clobbering 'The Cat in the Hat'

“Godzilla Minus Zero” stomped into movie theaters with a chart-topping $31.6 million over the weekend, scoring a record debut for a foreign-language film at the North American box office

November 08, 2026

Arts|Business|Science

MAHA makes its case to Democrats as blue wave crashes GOP alliance and threatens RFK Jr.

November 08, 2026

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In a startup, office cats are winning the return-to-work battle

November 08, 2026

Arts|Education

This playground is sending kids' messages 50 years into future with a time capsule

November 08, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Rare Georgia O'Keeffe painting found in closet of NYC apartment, to be auctioned for at least $3 million

November 08, 2026

Arts|Crime|Health|Lifestyle

Family offers reward for heirloom ring that went missing during stay at hospital

November 08, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast|World

Two trains collide in Egypt, killing 7 people and injuring more than 100, authorities say

November 08, 2026

Arts

Poland stunned as suspect with far-right views kills 6 in Kraków mass shooting

November 07, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle

The vanity economy is taking over America’s downtowns

November 08, 2026

Arts

As fresh talks near, Putin appears set on wrecking Ukraine’s economy, leaving Kyiv facing the toughest winter yet

November 08, 2026

Arts|Education|Travel

A language of belonging: Advice for learning the mother tongue of your ancestors

Learning the native language of ancestors is a meaningful way for descendants of immigrants to connect with their heritage

November 08, 2026

Media industry still has a problem with sexual abuse, UK minister says

Britain's culture minister, Lisa Nandy, said on Sunday there was still a problem with sexual abuse in the media industry after Russell Brand, once a high-profile comedian and

November 08, 2026

Departing UN chief calls this 'a moment of truth' in fight to curb global warming

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has a powerful message at the climate talks in Turkey

November 07, 2026

Arts|Technology

Artist continues painting NYC signs by hand even in a world of AI

November 08, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

How Yoshitomo Nara’s ‘big-headed girls’ took over the world

November 07, 2026

US military says it fired on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach blockade

U.S. Central Command says it has disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored warnings and tried to leave the region following a visit to an Iranian port

November 07, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health|Science

Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes kill 33 near Yemen capital

At least 33 people were killed and 39 wounded in what the Houthi-run Saba news agency said were Saudi airstrikes on a village near Yemen's capital Sanaa on Saturday, in one of the

November 07, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

Chimp sanctuary delivers an ape's food by drone amid Florida floods

A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary briefly had to deliver food to one of its 200 apes by drone this week because the property was swamped by heavy rain

November 07, 2026

John Roberts sets the stage for publicly funded religious schools to reject children of same-sex couples

November 07, 2026

Paraguay's ousted president charged with crimes linked to collapse of major bank

Prosecutors in Paraguay charged the South American nation’s recently deposed president with two crimes linked to the collapse of a major bank, that has jeopardized the savings of hundreds of thousands of account holders, and unleashed the nation’s biggest political crisis in a decade

November 07, 2026

Arts

A father who taught his daughter to love flying is mourning after her Learjet crashed in Florida

November 07, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Lifestyle

‘I think I was in shock’: 28-year-old’s emotional moment when she sees how much she may have at retirement

November 07, 2026

Arts

Zelenskiy criticises Ukraine's SBU security service over corruption scandal

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised more "personnel decisions" at Ukraine's domestic security service on Saturday following a corruption scandal that has

November 07, 2026

Arts|Health|MidEast|World

Airstrikes kill more than 2 dozen people near Yemen's capital, Houthis say

Houthi rebels say airstrikes have hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens

November 07, 2026

Washington made Moscow a pariah. Now a tanker of Russian diesel is headed for US shores

November 07, 2026

Arts|Technology

A fan fiction site got hacked. Its users are panicking

November 07, 2026

Russia pounds power facilities around Kyiv, damages major bridge

Russian forces hammered energy infrastructure around Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones overnight, straining Kyiv's power supply and heating systems as

November 07, 2026

Arts|Economy|Election|Entertainment|Finance

How Democrats won their blowout midterm victory

By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Richard Cowan, Nolan D.

November 07, 2026

Arts|Election|Entertainment|Finance

How one of Trump’s most controversial advisers rose to chief of staff – and what it means

November 07, 2026

Arts

Malaysia's king warns against challenging his order allowing house arrest for ex-PM Najib

Malaysia's king warned on Saturday that any attempt to challenge his order letting former Prime Minister Najib Razak move from jail to house arrest could amount to

November 07, 2026

Russia says it hit targets in and around Kyiv in massive overnight strike

Russia said its forces carried out a massive overnight strike on what it described as targets in Ukraine's military-industrial sector and energy and transport infrastructure in Kyiv

November 07, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Interview

Writer Nick Harkaway expands his father John le Carré's spyverse in new thriller 'The Taper Man'

Fictional spymaster George Smiley is back in "The Taper Man," a new thriller set in the world of John le Carré and written by his son, Nick Harkaway

November 07, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Russell Brand's convictions renew spotlight on media — and a culture — that may have looked away

Russell Brand's convictions this week for rape and sexual assault have renewed scrutiny on the BBC and other media employers that may have looked the other way

November 07, 2026

Ousted Paraguayan president placed under house arrest after bank collapse

Paraguay’s ousted president, Santiago Peña, was placed under house arrest on suspicion of breach of trust as prosecutors investigate the collapse of Ueno Bank

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime

Secret Service arrests armed man near White House allegedly threatening to kill Trump

November 07, 2026

Secret Service arrests man near White House after he said he heard voices telling him to kill Trump

The U.S. Secret Service says a suspect has been taken into custody and charged after officers found him in a vehicle near the White House with multiple guns, claiming he heard voices in his head telling him to kill President Donald Trump

November 07, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Macklemore says US venues rejected his Free Palestine tour

American rapper Macklemore, an outspoken critic of Israel's war in Gaza, said on Friday that major US concert venues including New York's Madison Square

November 06, 2026

Largest US Muslim advocacy group suspends Florida operations over 'terrorist' designation law

Muslim advocacy group Council on American-Islamic Relations has suspended operations in Florida after the enforcement of a law that gave state officials

November 06, 2026

Arts

Pope Leo voted in US midterms because 'I'm proud to be an American'

Pope Leo said on Friday he had decided to cast a ballot by mail in the US midterm elections in an historic first for a Catholic leader

November 06, 2026

Arts

Officials condemn planned Philadelphia boycott of Jewish-owned businesses as antisemitic

November 06, 2026

Arts

Philadelphia foster mother charged with murder in death of 10-year-old girl whose body was found in a trunk

November 06, 2026

Jury begins deliberating in the trial of the ex-officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore

A jury is deliberating the case of a former Massachusetts police officer accused of killing a pregnant woman to keep her from revealing that he had been sexually abusing her when she was 15 and he was 27

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime

Postal worker charged with attempted murder after shooting 2 co-workers at Des Moines post office, police say

November 05, 2026

Meghan's estranged father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials

Thomas Markle, the 82-year-old father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, has been arrested by federal agents in Florida and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material in California

November 06, 2026

China confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting

Beijing has confirmed for the first time that it is discussing a historic meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

November 06, 2026

Judge places Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, on house arrest after feds find photos of him sexually abusing minors, DOJ says

November 06, 2026

Grieving father of Florida Learjet co-pilot defends his daughter's reputation after crash

The father of a 20-year-old private jet co-pilot who died in a crash in Florida said has listened to his daughter’s final radio transmissions many times to try to understand what happened

November 06, 2026

Arts|Education

Cornell faculty senate declares no confidence in university leadership

Cornell University's faculty senate approved a resolution of no confidence on Friday in the administration's ability to handle what it has called a

November 06, 2026

US Treasury sanctions Canadian money services firms over Iran-related transactions

The US Treasury said on Friday that it had imposed financial sanctions on eight money services firms based in Canada that it alleges have facilitated transactions with

November 06, 2026

Arts|Education

Cornell Faculty Senate approves no-confidence resolution over university’s handling of sexual assault crisis

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|US

Cornell faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in university leadership after alleged fraternity gang rape

Cornell University’s Faculty Senate has voted “no confidence” in the school’s leadership over its handling of sexual assault allegations on campus

November 06, 2026

Arts

Wisconsin State Trooper detained by ICE while awaiting asylum decision

November 06, 2026

Storms that caused 1-in-1,000 year flood event in Tennessee and Georgia move up Atlantic coast

Residents are cleaning up from catastrophic flooding along the Tennessee-Georgia border that forecasters are calling a once-in-a-1,000 year event

November 06, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports

Tropical Storm Pena forms in the Pacific Ocean south of Hawaii

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Pena has formed in the Pacific Ocean

November 06, 2026

AI stocks halt their brutal, worldwide sell-off as Wall Street trims its loss for the week

AI stocks bounced back and recovered some of their sell-off from earlier in the week

November 06, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Interview

Pope introduces new communications chief who shows a more informal approach

Pope Leo XIV introduces María Montserrat Alvarado as the Vatican’s new communications chief, highlighting her experience and creativity

November 06, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology

Four things to note from Friday's US jobs report

The US economy added 165,000 jobs in October — 100,000 more than expected by economists — and the unemployment rate ticked down unexpectedly to 4.1% amid a fairly broad-

November 06, 2026

Nasdaq rebounds but posts fourth straight weekly decline

Technology stocks bounced back on Friday from their worst drubbing in more than a year, but the Nasdaq Composite Index posted a fourth consecutive

November 06, 2026

Arts

White House recasts Trump arch as military tribute

Hours after a US judge paused construction on President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot (76.2-meter) arch in Washington, the White House on Friday shared

November 06, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Oscar-winning Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio dies at 52

Oscar-winning Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio has died in Santiago, Chile, at 52

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Europe|Lifestyle

Oklahoma law enforcement officers unite to help bring holiday gifts to more than 400 children

November 06, 2026

Arts|Environment|Food|Lifestyle|Travel

Henry Doorly Zoo elephants devour banana trees grown in Omaha

November 06, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance|World

Carney welcomes Democrats' push to end Trump's tariffs on Canada after midterm victory

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes a Democratic push to repeal U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada after their sweeping midterm victory

November 06, 2026

Arts

Trump’s arch is blocked for now, but a glitzy new website highlights the plans

A federal court has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from breaking ground for his towering memorial arch

November 06, 2026

Arts|Interview|Lifestyle

Couple donates 'birthday in a box' to remember twin sons

November 06, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Oklahoma law enforcement officers unite to help bring holiday gifts to more than 400 children

November 06, 2026

Arts|Environment

Martin County flooding leaves cattle farmers struggling, residents demanding solutions

November 06, 2026

European flights and broadcasters are targeted with another wave of bomb threats

European officials say more bomb threats were made against flights, following a series of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week

November 06, 2026

Three Justice Department officials, including man behind Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe, resign since brutal midterm losses

November 06, 2026

Arts

Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms stands on the shoulders of Stacey Abrams, Charlotta Bass and countless other Black women who dreamed

For generations, Black women have been asked to save a democracy that would not save them, carrying entire movements on their backs. Now a Black woman has been elected to govern Georgia.

November 06, 2026

Arts

Fox completes $22 billion Roku deal to expand digital reach

Fox Corp on Friday completed its $22 billion acquisition of Roku, a major bet that the streaming platform will bolster the broadcaster's advertising business and expand the online

November 06, 2026

China shifts former provincial leaders to legislature in 'soft retirement'

China's top legislature on Friday appointed 12 former provincial-level party chiefs and governors to the leadership ranks of the country's parliament and confirmed the

November 06, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Former pro-democracy lawmaker sentenced to 12½ years in Macao’s first national security case

Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San has been sentenced to 12½ years in prison in the Chinese city’s first national security case

November 06, 2026

Mississippi US Senate candidates battle over ballots as winner remains unclear

US Senate candidates in Mississippi are battling over the treatment of ballots still being counted in the race, one of two remaining Senate contests yet

November 06, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Europe

AkzoNobel , Axalta gain conditional EU antitrust approval for $25 billion merger

Dulux paint maker Akzonobel and U.S. peer Axalta have secured EU approval for their $25 bln merger after agreeing to sell assets in Europe to address

November 06, 2026

Arts

AI rout set off market alarm signals. Here's what traders are watching

A rout in technology stocks as confidence in the AI trade falters could test the resilience of global financial markets from New York

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

81-year-old man tied up and tortured with hot syrup for code to his safe, Maryland sheriff's office says

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime

Massachusetts 18-year-old charged with threatening to kill Trump "allegedly had the means to do it," FBI says

November 06, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Interview

Flood-damaged bridge cuts off Colorado community as officials race to rebuild before winter

November 06, 2026

LAW ENFORCEMENT BODYCAM FOOTAGE RELEASED FROM SHOOTING IN CITIBANK CENTER

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office released body camera footage from an officer responding to a shooting in a Citibank complex near Tampa. Authorities said a security guard stopped the gunmen in an exchange of fire. One woman was killed and at least five others were injured, according to law enforcement.

November 04, 2026

Arts|Health|Interview

Mom reunites with Massachusetts police officer who helped deliver her baby: "We will always be grateful"

November 06, 2026

Arts|Election|Finance|Sports

"Game of chance" to decide tied Minneapolis suburb's mayoral race

November 06, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

Tesla set to wind down production of Cybertruck

November 06, 2026

Airstrikes on a market in southwestern Yemen kill at least 30, Houthis say

Iran-backed Houthi rebels say airstrikes have hit a market in southwestern Yemen, killing at least 30 people

November 06, 2026

Arts

Bomb threats warning 'the clock is ticking' disrupt TV channels across Europe

Bomb threats warning "the clock is ticking" were sent to TV stations across Europe on Friday, prompting evacuations and programming to be suspended.

November 06, 2026

Iran war spurs crackdown on clerics in tiny Gulf state Bahrain

Shaken by the accuracy of Iran's attacks on Bahrain and support for them among some Bahrainis, authorities in the Gulf island nation have launched a

November 06, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

Nasdaq opens higher as chips pare losses, rate-hike fears linger

The Nasdaq opened higher on Friday as chip stocks came off heavy losses posted during a sharp selloff on fears that a Democratic-led Congress could result in tougher AI regulation,

November 06, 2026

Arts

UK house prices post biggest annual fall since October 2023, Lloyds says

British house prices fell last month at the fastest annual pace since October 2023, data from mortgage lender Lloyds showed on Friday, adding to signs of waning momentum as

November 06, 2026

Arts|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|Travel

Meet the woman whose mission is to beat loneliness one step at a time

November 06, 2026

Arts

Zelenskiy, Kyiv mayor trade blame as Russian strikes plunge city into darkness

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko traded fresh accusations on Friday of failing to prepare the Ukrainian capital for new Russian

November 06, 2026

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

US continues to generate jobs, yet inflation is eroding the spending power of millions of Americans

U.S. employers created a surprising 165,000 new jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%

November 05, 2026

Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people

November 06, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Russell Brand, convicted of rape, now likely to face more allegations, says UK police chief

Russell Brand, once a high profile British comedian and star of several Hollywood movies, is likely to face further allegations as more victims come forward in the wake of

November 06, 2026

Arts

Can the US Democrats' 'Blue Wave' election sweep buoy Ukraine?

One potential beneficiary of the US Democratic Party's sweeping wins in congressional elections sits thousands

November 06, 2026

Arts|Environment|Europe|Finance

EU prosecutor searches offices of Spanish rail entities in fraud probe

The European Public Prosecutor's Office said on Friday it had carried out investigations at the headquarters of Spain's railway

November 06, 2026

Americas|Arts|Europe|MidEast|World

'We have nothing': Displaced mothers in Yemen's Taiz collect plastic to survive

Two single mothers who fled their village three weeks ago are struggling to keep their children fed and warm in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz, where they live in a

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast

Bomb threats cause flight disruptions across Europe

A string of bomb threats has disrupted passenger flights across Europe, forcing diversions, emergency landings and security sweeps, though no explosives have been found so far.

November 03, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

25 years after 'Britney,' 5 new Britney Spears songs showcase a pop icon at a transformative moment

Britney Spears' 2001 self-titled album ‘Britney' marked a pivotal moment in her career

November 06, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

In 'Being Heumann,' Siân Heder and Ruth Madeley channel the spirit of a disability rights pioneer

Siân Heder's follow-up to the best picture-winning “CODA” chronicles the disability rights pioneer Judy Heumann

November 06, 2026

Arts

Trump was on the hunt for voter fraud. Here’s why it never materialized

November 04, 2026

Arts|Education|Health|Sports

I’m an athletic trainer – here’s how to know when kids sports are too intense

It can be tempting to ratchet up training intensity for kids in youth sports, but focusing on fun and letting them lead the way may ultimately be more rewarding.

November 06, 2026

Arts

What C.S. Lewis said about Narnia’s most famous character: the Jesus-like lion Aslan

Some Narnia fans are up in arms about Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of ‘The Magician’s Nephew,’ directed by Greta Gerwig.

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe

Italian prosecutors target China-linked network accused of tracking dissident

Italian prosecutors have wrapped up an investigation into a network they say is linked to Chinese authorities and spent years tracking, intimidating and

November 06, 2026

Arts

Trump Media’s investors lost $2.2 billion while Trump holds $460 million stake

By the time Ske Jarzenske cast a third straight ballot for Donald Trump, he had something extra riding on the outcome: his brokerage

November 06, 2026

Arts

Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren could be at the height of her power in new Congress

Democratic progressive and one-time presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has long been a vocal Wall Street critic, but next year the US senator from

November 06, 2026

Analysts and investors react to AI market rout

Wall Street recovered some ground on Friday, a day after fears about tighter US regulation of AI wiped trillions of dollars off world stock markets and triggered a dash for

November 06, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Out of the blue

Markets had long been pricing in a "blue wave" in the United States midterm elections, but what they got was a deluge as Democrats regained control of the House and

November 06, 2026

Tanzanian opposition leader cleared of treason, sentenced for incitement

Tanzania's main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, was cleared of treason but convicted of incitement and sentenced to four years in jail on Friday, in a case that rights

November 06, 2026

Arts|Education|Lifestyle|Opinion|Technology

Doomscrolling (and kids) destroyed my reading habit. Could the ‘Booker Challenge’ save it?

November 06, 2026

Japan protests Russian takeover of Japan Tobacco subsidiaries in Russia

Japan has protested to Moscow after Russia placed four subsidiaries of Japan Tobacco under temporary Russian management

November 06, 2026

Arts|Europe|Technology

EU says 'rabbit hole' video feeds on TikTok violate its digital rules

The European Union has accused TikTok of breaching its digital rules

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime

Former Malaysian leader Najib stays in prison after house arrest is put on hold

Malaysia's attorney general has temporarily blocked former Prime Minister Najib Razak's transfer from prison to house arrest

November 06, 2026

Americas|Arts|Europe|Health|MidEast

Death toll from Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid point rises to 53, governor says

The death toll from Russia's bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 53, the acting regional governor said on Friday

November 06, 2026

Arts|Election|Europe|Finance

Italy's far-right Vannacci loses ground as support slips, activists quit

For the first time since launching his far-right party this year, former army general Roberto Vannacci is showing signs of losing steam, with support slipping

November 06, 2026

Arts|Business|Europe|World

Kremlin accuses Europe of struggling to decide who will speak for it at future Ukraine security talks

The Kremlin accused Europe on Friday of struggling to decide who would represent it in any future talks about ensuring the continent's security as part of a potential Ukraine

November 06, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Europe|MidEast

At least two children killed in bus crash in eastern France, authorities say

By Makini Brice PARIS, Nov 6 - At least two people were killed and 16 injured in a bus crash on Friday morning in eastern France near the Swiss border, local authorities said.

November 06, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Interview|MidEast

Pakistan's leaders dread US Democrats' win but its households are praying for it

Pakistan's leaders spent two years courting US President Donald Trump, but after the Democrats' win in Tuesday's congressional vote, they are preparing for

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast

90-year-old Holocaust survivor dies almost a year after being shot in the Sydney Hanukkah massacre

A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor has died almost a year after she was wounded during the massacre of 15 people at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration

November 06, 2026

Arts

Turkey court jails former minister in funds probe, Anadolu says

A Turkish court jailed a former minister and senior member of the ruling AK Party early on Friday in an investigation into the country's fund crisis, state-run Anadolu Agency

November 06, 2026

Russia has seized dozens of Ukrainian hotels. One owner is fighting back

In a sparsely furnished court room in western Ukraine, a clerk called up the defendant. They were met with silence.

November 06, 2026

Arts

Ties with Paraguay unaffected, Taiwan says after president resigns

Taiwan said on Friday its ties of friendship with Paraguay have not been affected by events in the South American nation, after close ally President Santiago Peña resigned

November 06, 2026

Arts

Indonesia names fourth senior police officer as wiretapping suspect amid deepening political rifts

Indonesian police have named a fourth senior officer as a suspect in the alleged wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto, as authorities continue to investigate the

November 06, 2026

Iran sent nuclear proposal to the US via Qatar, senior Iranian official tells Reuters

Iran has sent the United States a nuclear proposal via Qatar, to be discussed only after Washington meets Tehran’s seven demands, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on

November 05, 2026

Arts

Federal judge orders 14-day delay on any work beginning on Trump's monumental arch

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from breaking ground on a towering memorial arch for 14 days

November 05, 2026

Arts|World

Judge blocks construction of Trump’s arch within an hour of its final approval

November 05, 2026

Arts

As Congress returns to Democrats, one likely casualty emerges: Trump's District of Columbia projects

In his first public appearance after an election that soundly repudiated his policies, President Donald Trump turned to a topic that wasn't his policies or politics

November 06, 2026

Arts|Asia|Entertainment|Interview

In ‘Possible Love,’ a South Korean auteur returns with a story of marriage, labor and class

South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong's latest film, “Possible Love,” is now streaming on Netflix

November 06, 2026

Arts|Political|US|World

US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s Washington arch

A judge temporarily blocked construction from beginning on President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot (76-meter) triumphal arch in Washington late on

November 05, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|World

As high oil prices curb demand, fresh signs of glut appear

By Seher Dareen and Anushree Mukherjee LONDON, Nov 6 - The global oil market is showing signs of a return to excess supply as demand drops due to high prices, analysts and traders said, despite the

November 06, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Dolly Parton's manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singer's nephew of threatening estate

Dolly Parton’s longtime manager has moved to drop a complaint that accused the late singer’s nephew of threatening her estate and its employees

November 06, 2026

Arts|Business|Crime|Education

4 Cornell lawsuit defendants join effort to oust Letitia James from criminal investigation

Four men named in a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit are joining a co-defendant’s effort to block New York’s attorney general from leading a reopened criminal investigation into the woman’s gang rape allegations

November 06, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

New York Times Company in advanced talks to acquire Letterboxd for roughly $330 million, NYT reports

The New York Times Company is in exclusive talks to acquire film-focused social platform Letterboxd in a deal valued at about $330 million, the New York Times reported on Thursday,

November 06, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

3 executions are carried out on the same day in the US, including Florida tying a record

Florida has carried out a record-tying 19th execution of the year as three states administered the death penalty on the same day

November 05, 2026

Arts|World

They fled persecution in Myanmar. In Muslim-majority Malaysia, Rohingya still struggle to belong

Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar face new challenges in Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country that does not legally recognize refugees

November 06, 2026

Hegseth vows to keep fighting from Pentagon, defends Iran war

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a video message on Thursday vowing to fight efforts in Congress to impeach him and defending the Iran war as “

November 05, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Finance|Science

China's yuan dilemma: too weak abroad and too strong at home

Chen Lifeng, who runs a Chinese company exporting dresses to Europe, says the yuan's recent strength has made his products too expensive and

November 05, 2026

Citibank office shooter targeted company over a $2,500 debt collection, Florida sheriff says

A Florida sheriff says a gunman who killed a woman before being fatally shot by a security guard at Citibank’s office complex in Tampa targeted the campus because he was angry over a $2,500 debt collection

November 05, 2026

Arts|Science

Seeds, preserved hair in tomb point to oldest signs of cannabis high 2,800 years ago, study suggests

A new study suggests people were using cannabis for psychoactive purposes at least 2,800 years ago

November 05, 2026

Arts|Crime

Newsom commutes sentences of all California death row prisoners

November 05, 2026

Arts

Iowa Democrat wins state House race despite suspending campaign in September

A Democrat has won a western Iowa legislative district despite suspending his campaign two months ago due to health issues

November 05, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

FBI agent hit man with car, moved him to a bench and left without calling for help, DOJ says

November 05, 2026

US watchdog calls for truth commission to investigate Church abuses cases in Peru

A US-based clergy abuse watchdog on Thursday called for the creation of a truth commission in Peru to investigate sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, on the

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Interview

From cosmetics to drugs to PCs, Walmsley faces fresh outsider test at HP

Emma Walmsley has said she wants people around her to challenge her thinking, even if that means disagreeing with her in front of colleagues.

November 05, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|World

Japanese savers have rediscovered interest rates and banks are feeling it

For years, Japanese savers left their cash in bank accounts that paid next to nothing because few things paid much more.

November 05, 2026

Trading Day: A November 5 market bonfire

US stocks plunged on Thursday, led by a ferocious selloff in tech and AI-related stocks as investors reassessed implications for the AI data

November 05, 2026

FBI agent struck Brooklyn pedestrian, dragged him to a bench and lied about it, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say an FBI agent drove his government car the wrong way down a busy Brooklyn thoroughfare, blew through a red light and then struck a pedestrian before speeding away

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

'ER' and 'The Pitt' are similar enough for lawsuit to move forward, appeals court finds

A California appeals court has found enough similarity between “ER” and “The Pitt” for a lawsuit by Michael Crichton's widow to proceed

November 05, 2026

Arts

Hundreds of thousands march in France’s biggest day of protests in years. Here’s what we know

November 05, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Mexican judge accused in US with taking $2 million bribe in international drug trafficking case

A Mexican judge is accused of accepting a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody

November 05, 2026

Hegseth allows National Guard to boost DC patrols with military vehicles, boats and patrol cars

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed off on the National Guard ramping up its presence in the nation’s capital in military vehicles and boats as troops deepen their integration with local law enforcement

November 05, 2026

Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war

Court documents reveal President Donald Trump's administration held secret talks with Iran about deporting Iranians during the ongoing war

November 05, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports

Heavy rains flood towns, dozens rescued on Georgia-Tennessee border

Thunderstorms caused record flooding in two towns straddling the Georgia-Tennessee border

November 05, 2026

Arts|Europe

More than a dozen flights in Europe receive bomb threats that an official calls 'malicious' hoaxes

Authorities say that bomb threats have targeted more than a dozen flights in Europe, leading to a slew of emergency landings and military escorts in some cases

November 05, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Complaint: 23 reptiles found dead in Wisconsin home

November 05, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology

Nasdaq posts biggest daily drop in 19 months on fears of AI regulations

The Nasdaq Composite ended sharply lower on Thursday, notching its deepest one-day drop in 19 months and confirming it was in a correction, as

November 05, 2026

Israel's president pledges to pick candidate on Sunday to form government

Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival secured nods on Thursday from a majority of lawmakers to try to form a government, but Israel's

November 05, 2026

Arts|Health

Ecuador calls seven people to stand trial in candidate murder plot

Ecuador's Prosecutors office on Thursday called seven people, including three leaders of a dangerous criminal gang, to stand trial for plotting the killing of former

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Travel

Milwaukee's official Christmas tree cut down, headed to Deer District

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology

US escalates economic campaign against Cuba and targets China-based suppliers

The Trump administration has escalated its economic campaign against Cuba

November 05, 2026

Arts

'It hurts': Iowa city reacts to John Deere’s planned closure

November 05, 2026

Meat-packer JBS faces complaints filed in Europe over alleged links to illegal Amazon deforestation

A coalition of environmental and human rights advocacy groups has filed complaints with European authorities against JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, over alleged money laundering linked to illegal Amazon deforestation

November 05, 2026

Couple and cats rescued after sailboat capsizes off Tybee Island

November 05, 2026

Arts

Harmeet Dhillon exits after radical overhaul of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division

Harmeet Dhillon, a conservative attorney who oversaw a radical reshaping of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, celebrated the mass departures of career lawyers and spearheaded sweeping investigations into elite universities, says she has resigned from her post.”

November 05, 2026

Arts

Court weighs Trump's appeal in the Stormy Daniels hush money case

New York appeals judges have grilled President Donald Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors about his bid to erase his historic hush money conviction

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment

Batman’s bike could be yours, if you have a spare $1.2 million

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Travel

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree headed to New York City

This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been cut down and is heading to New York City to mark the beginning of the holiday season in the city

November 05, 2026

Tankers carrying Russian diesel change course, raising doubts about shipments to US

President Donald Trump's plan to import Russian diesel is facing setbacks

November 05, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Europe

Details of Russell Brand's convictions

British comedian Russell Brand was found guilty on Thursday of rape and three sexual assaults. Here are details of his convictions.

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment

Renewed refinery attacks deplete Russian diesel supply as US deal in focus

Ukraine's renewed attacks on Russian oil refineries add to Moscow's difficulty in addressing domestic fuel shortages while it ships diesel to international

November 05, 2026

Goldman Sachs promotes 109 bankers to partner ranks but omits demographic data

Goldman Sachs elevated 109 bankers to its coveted partner ranks, marking its biggest partner class since 2010, it said on Thursday, but unlike in previous

November 05, 2026

Arts|Election|Technology

Democrats swept the midterms. Millions watched on livestreams with their favorite influencers

The Democratic midterm sweep cemented a new front in the battle for media audiences: livestreaming, where left-leaning

November 05, 2026

Arts

Nigeria rules out ceasefire with Islamists, vows sustained military offensive

Nigeria's military on Thursday ruled out any ceasefire with Islamist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province, adding it would press ahead

November 05, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Europe

Brand conviction shines light on entertainment industry's culture of silence

Russell Brand's conviction for sex crimes has renewed scrutiny of how Britain's entertainment industry has treated high-profile performers

November 05, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Russell Brand is convicted of rape, and judge says he'll get a prison term

Russell Brand has been convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Political|Sports|World

'JD, habibi.' Arabs celebrate El-Sayed's use of a term of affection in his victory speech

Arabs around the world are celebrating Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's win of a U.S. Senate seat and delighting in his introduction of Arabic words and phrases to the American political lexicon

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business

New York's Strand Bookstore to repay nearly $1.5M after improperly receiving federal loan

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that New York's Strand Bookstore will pay nearly $1.5 million after improperly receiving a pandemic-era small business loan

November 05, 2026

What races the AP has not yet called in contests for Senate and governor

There are just four races for U.S. Senate and governor that The Associated Press has not yet called

November 05, 2026

Arts|Interview

After midterm loss, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war that contributed to GOP debacle

President Donald Trump faces a tough decision on his unpopular war against Iran after the Republican Party's midterm losses

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty

The Met Gala plays it safe with new exhibition theme

November 05, 2026

Arts

Iran's security chief discusses regional, bilateral affairs with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian top security official Mohsen Rezaei at the Kremlin, Iran's state media reported on Thursday, after Iranian negotiators met with

November 05, 2026

Arts

Comedian Russell Brand found guilty by UK court of rape and sexual assaults

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November 05, 2026

Arts

ECB's Lagarde says data will tell if December rate hike needed

The European Central Bank is looking at indicators to see if an interest rate hike will be warranted next month, after it held rates steady in October, the bank's outgoing

November 05, 2026

Arts|Europe

The Latest: Flights diverted in Europe over bomb threats

Flights across Europe were diverted or made emergency landings after being targeted by bomb threats on Thursday

November 05, 2026

Democrats win full control of more state governments and the Texas House

Democrats made sweeping gains in state governments in the midterm elections, taking control of several legislatures and shifting the balance of power across battleground and historically Republican-leaning states

November 04, 2026

Expedia shares slide as US-Iran war fallout prolongs pressure on travel firms

Shares of Expedia Group tumbled nearly 13% on Thursday after the booking platform forecast earnings below estimates, joining travel companies

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Airbus delivered about 74 planes in October, Bloomberg News reports

European planemaker Airbus SE delivered about 74 planes in October, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

November 05, 2026

Arts|Europe

France extends maritime patrol plane's stay in Black Sea after cargo ship attacks

A French maritime patrol aircraft deployed to Romania to bolster surveillance after a series of deadly strikes on merchant ships in the

November 05, 2026

Arts|Economy|Education|Finance|World

Developing countries' external debt hit record $9.4 trillion in 2025, World Bank says

Low- and middle-income countries are borrowing more and paying more for new debt, with external debt surging 5.5% to a record $9.4 trillion in 2025, the

November 05, 2026

Arts

Nigerian court voids candidacy of opposition ADC's Atiku for 2027 election

A Nigerian court on Thursday voided the nomination of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress

November 05, 2026

ConocoPhillips boosts dividend after beating estimates on higher oil prices

ConocoPhillips lifted its quarterly dividend after beating Wall Street estimates for third-quarter adjusted profit on Thursday, helped by stronger

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Lady Gaga, Shakira, Jack White and Boy George lead the 2027 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees

Lady Gaga, Shakira, Pink, Boy George, Jack White, Sia, Vince Gill, Ne-Yo, Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein are among the impressive list of nominees for the 2027 Songwriters Hall of Fame class

November 05, 2026

Arts|Fashion and Beauty

Her Princess Diana collection is built on manifestation. And a few re-mortgages

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Food|Lifestyle|Technology

Amazon adds Uber Eats to list of services for Amazon Prime members

Amazon is adding a new restaurant delivery perk for its Prime members, escalating the food delivery wars

November 04, 2026

Arts

Moms Memorial Garden gives parents who lost child place to grieve

November 05, 2026

Arts|Crime

Man charged in 2023 fatal shooting of 9-year-old girl to be sentenced

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Food|World

Wendy's rejects buyout bid and girds itself for a hostile takeover campaign

Wendy’s rejected a $1.4 billion buyout offer from an activist investor, saying Thursday that the bid was too low

November 05, 2026

Arts|Economy|Election|Europe|Finance

What is behind the France protests and what comes next?

France faced its latest nationwide protests on Thursday after weeks of unrest over the cost of living and public services, with trade unions and student groups mobilising

November 05, 2026

Arts|Fashion and Beauty

Met Gala exhibit will examine everyday items of clothing, replacing scuttled Galliano show

The new Met Gala exhibit will examine ordinary items and materials like jeans, puffer jackets and plastic and how fashion designers transform them

November 05, 2026

89-year-old woman, 70-year-old son victims of Bronx home invasion by suspects dressed as Amazon workers

November 05, 2026

Arts|Election

Ballots in New York being counted after scanner issue on Election Day

November 05, 2026

Arts|Science

Why do blind people and musicians hear pitch better? New research suggests they have less internal noise

The brain’s ability to process sound more consistently may influence how well you’re able to discriminate between different sounds.

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Bingo, Care Bears, Pokémon cards and the classic playground slide make it into the Toy Hall of Fame

The National Toy Hall of Fame has inducted bingo, Care Bears, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the humble playground slide

November 05, 2026

Arts|Interview

Mom says school not doing enough to protect daughter from bullying, threats

November 05, 2026

Arts

Latinos, motivated by immigration and economic woes, drive Democratic gains in Republican strongholds

When Geronimo Perez pulled up to vote at the Worth Heights Community Center in South Fort Worth, Texas, one thing was on his mind: a friend who had been deported

November 05, 2026

Arts

Putin will not attend Britain's G20 summit, UK PM Burnham says

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to a G20 summit in Britain because of UK sanctions against him, The Economist newspaper

November 05, 2026

Soaring diesel prices helped usher in Democratic sweep

Record Election Day diesel and gasoline prices helped push Americans toward Democrats in Tuesday's midterms,

November 05, 2026

Kimberly-Clark's China diaper woes linger as it stands by annual outlook

Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark maintained annual sales and profit forecast on Thursday, and blamed a decline in organic sales on false claims about

November 05, 2026

Baltimore man gets stolen car back, then faces $2,398 fine and other expenses

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy

Unemployment claims drop to 189,000, the fewest since mid-July

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain scarce and most workers enjoy job security

November 05, 2026

Arts|Food|Travel

World’s 50 best restaurants for 2026 revealed

November 05, 2026

Georgia high school students compete for construction honors and careers at skills challenge

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Everything you need to know about the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards. Here's how to watch

The 2026 Latin Grammy Awards are back, with the show set for Nov. 12 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena

November 05, 2026

Republicans were punished in the midterms for Trump's economic policies, The AP Voter Poll shows

President Donald Trump was publicly humbled by inflation in the midterm elections, as public anger over rising prices caused a blistering set of losses for Republicans

November 05, 2026

Arts|World

Trump said he’d accept the election results. Netanyahu is challenging the outcome of his.

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Interview|Science|Technology

South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho revisits AI themes in latest thriller 'Paradise Lost'

South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho explores artificial intelligence in his films, including his latest, “Paradise Lost.”

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy

US tariffs squeeze Canadian cabinet makers facing doubling of Trump duty

Alain Ouzilleau spent 40 years building Cabico into one of Canada's biggest kitchen cabinet makers.

November 05, 2026

Arts

US, Egypt sign $125 million agreement to boost private-sector growth

The United States and Egypt have signed a $125 million agreement aimed at expanding opportunities for American companies in Egypt and driving private-sector growth, the US

November 05, 2026

Deutsche Telekom says investors already pricing in SpaceX wireless threat

Deutsche Telekom is preparing for the arrival of Elon Musk's SpaceX in the U.S. mobile market, with Chief Executive Tim Hoettges saying on Thursday investors were

November 05, 2026

Arts|Opinion

Democrats to investigate Trump deals, with eye on 2028 race

After sweeping both chambers of the US Congress, Democrats will turn their new investigative powers on the Trump family's business deals as they make what they

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

UK's Channel 4 cancels 'Married at First Sight' after rape allegations

Britain's Channel 4 said on Thursday that "Married at First Sight UK" would not return to screens following a review prompted by serious allegations of misconduct during the

November 05, 2026

Arts|Election

Democratic wave sweeps aside Trump-backed effort to redraw US House districts

The unprecedented national Republican effort to reshape US House districts across the country failed on Tuesday, as the party's intended seawall was swept

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Fashion and Beauty

Tapestry lifts outlook as young shoppers snap up Coach bags, shares jump

Tapestry raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, betting that younger affluent shoppers will keep buying its Coach

November 05, 2026

Oil and the blame game

As has been the case so often this year, a huge move in crude prices dominated world markets on Wednesday as investors tried to figure out the implications of the US

November 05, 2026

Gas deposits off Cyprus are an opportunity for the EU, president says

Cyprus's president says natural gas deposits off the country's coast offer the European Union a chance to boost energy security by diversifying supply

November 05, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

John Frieda, celebrity hairstylist and haircare mogul, dead at 75

November 05, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|World

Kenyan father haunted by children's deaths ahead of starvation cult leader's sentencing

When Kenyan starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced on Friday for the murders of 190 children and an

November 05, 2026

Arts

Hong Kong's Joshua Wong: From teenage protest leader to a decade behind bars

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, once a leader of the 2014 Umbrella Movement that posed one of the boldest populist

November 05, 2026

Arts|Environment|Technology

Finland court convicts Russian captain, Azerbaijani crew member over Baltic Sea cable damage

A Finnish court on Thursday jailed the Russian captain and an Azerbaijani crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg for aggravated sabotage over damage to two subsea

November 05, 2026

German chamber of commerce raises 2026 growth outlook to 1%

The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday raised its 2026 growth outlook for Europe's largest economy to 1% from 0.3%

November 05, 2026

Housebuilding slump drags down UK construction activity, PMI shows

Britain's construction sector shrank last month at its fastest pace since June as housebuilding suffered its worst month of the year, a survey showed on Thursday.

November 05, 2026

Arts

Investors eye risk of debt-ceiling standoff after Democratic sweep

After Democrats seized control of the US Congress, investors are focused on the risk of standoffs over the government's borrowing limit, with the

November 05, 2026

Arts

Erdogan says Turkey-Azerbaijan ties can overcome all obstacles amid growing tensions

President Tayyip Erdogan said he believed ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan could overcome all obstacles and he would visit Baku on November 8, after tensions in recent

November 05, 2026

Arts

Toyota hikes annual outlook and unveils $89 billion shareholder return plan

Toyota lifted its annual outlook as robust sales of hybrid vehicles helped it defy an industry downtrend, while also announcing an $89 billion plan to boost

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

Sony profit jumps on 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'; Nintendo earnings slide

Sony on Thursday reported a 45% rise in second-quarter operating profit, beating market estimates, while Nintendo reported an earnings slide that missed market

November 05, 2026

Arts|Europe|Interview|Opinion

High debt, rise of non-banks risk tying ECB's hands, Schnabel says

Rising public debt and the rapid expansion of non-bank finance could curb the European Central Bank's ability to set the appropriate monetary policy, ECB board member

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|World

China says US farm purchases hinge on tariff-cut deal

China is open to buying more US farm goods, but only if the two sides implement their reciprocal tariff-cut agreement, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, signalling

November 05, 2026

Arts|Election|Sports

Alaskans wait for more votes in US Senate, governor's races. Both could go to ranked tabulations

Alaskans have settled in to await more results for key races on the general election ballot that are not yet called

November 05, 2026

Arts

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 years in jail on national security charge

Activist Joshua Wong, who became the global face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in jail on a

November 04, 2026

Arts|Australia|Business|Economy

Australia's oldest retailer David Jones enters administration as economic pressures mount

David Jones, Australia's 188-year-old department store chain, entered voluntary administration on Thursday, as rising costs, sluggish retail sales and supply

November 05, 2026

Arts|Travel

1 killed and 2 hurt in small helicopter crash off Miami, officials say

November 04, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Disney's Pixar names Jonathan Garson president as Jim Morris steps back

Pixar Animation Studios said on Wednesday that veteran Jonathan Garson will become president on January 4, replacing Jim Morris, who will step back from day-to-day leadership ahead

November 05, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty

Look of the Week: Glenn Close and her six-foot impersonator demand a double take

November 04, 2026