Voters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners
California and Nevada voters will decide in November whether to ban forced prison labor by removing language from their state ...
Violence-hit Pakistan locks down the capital to hold a major Asian security meeting
Shaken by multiple recent militant attacks, Pakistani authorities have locked down the capital in a major security move ...
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on southern Gaza kill at least 15 people overnight
Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women, ...
China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances
China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing ...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall St powers to more records
Asian shares advanced on Tuesday after Wall Street rolled to more records, though markets in China were mostly lower. U.S.
Two men shot during Pennsylvania assassination attempt on Trump say Secret Service failed them
Two men who were shot during the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump this summer say the U.S. Secret Service was ...
US law entitles immigrant children to an education. Some conservatives say that should change
At a sparsely attended meeting last year, the Saugus Public School Committee approved a new admissions policy, it said, to ...
Rulings signal US courts may be more open to lawsuits accusing foreign officials of abuses
A U.S. court has given two top associates of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman until early November to start turning ...
A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 years
Isabel Arriaga Lozano carefully fills a small pastry with a savory mix of meat, potatoes and chili pepper. She is crafting a “paste” (pronounced PAH-stay), a beloved ...
Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say
With characteristic bravado, Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish completely.” It’s a message tailored for Americans ...
Gov. Burgum leads ND delegation to South Korea to create energy research partnership
Governor Doug Burgum led a North Dakota delegation on a trade and investment mission to South Korea today, to establish a ...
Campaigning begins for Japan’s parliamentary election
Official campaigning for Japan’s Oct. 27 parliamentary election began Tuesday with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeking a mandate for his policies and for reforms after the ...