US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
An appeals court in Louisiana has ruled that Nasdaq can’t require diversity on the boards of companies that list on the ...
Rescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck
An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was found floating in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy’s southernmost island of ...
Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow laments loss of privacy following home break-in
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow kept his comments short Wednesday when addressing the media about having his home broken ...
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American who says he crossed into Syria by foot is free after 7 months
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American who turned up in Syria on Thursday says he was detained after crossing into the country by ...
Black denomination upholds stance against same-sex marriage. A gay pastor in its ranks seeks change
When the African Methodist Episcopal Church, arguably the world’s largest independent Black Protestant denomination, held its quadrennial General Conference in Ohio in August, among the agenda ...
US applications for jobless benefits rise to highest level in 2 months but remain relatively low
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits jumped to their highest level in two months last week but remain low relative to historical standards. Jobless claim applications climbed by 17,000 to ...
Saudi rights activist says 2034 World Cup visitors will live in ‘a bubble’ and not see real life
Soccer fans visiting Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup will live in a “bubble” during the tournament that does not reflect real life there, a Saudi rights activist warned on ...
US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
Wholesale costs in the United States picked up sharply last month, signaling that price pressures are still evident in the economy even though inflation has tumbled from the peak ...
Trump named Time’s Person of the Year
Donald Trump was sitting in a courtroom in lower Manhattan listening to a jury make him the first former president convicted of a crime.
UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise
There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which heroin is derived, experts from the United Nations said ...
A cold and frosty start to Thursday
A coastal frost advisory is in effect for Thursday morning with widespread frost to get our day started with temperatures starting in the 20s and 30s and only reaching the mid to upper 50s for highs ...
China ends planning meeting with vows to stabilize its economy, but gives no details on stimulus
Chinese leaders wrapped up a two-day planning meeting in Beijing on Thursday with pledges to take a more proactive approach in pepping up the world’s second-largest economy, ...