Nation and World
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Content creation holds appeal for laid-off workers seeking flexibility
Apr 09, 2024 8:27 am - With a compact mirror in one hand and an eyelash curler in the other, Grace Xu told her roughly 300,000 TikTok followers she was likely about to be laid off. She was rig...
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New EPA rule says 200 U.S. chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
Apr 09, 2024 8:24 am - WASHINGTON — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the En...
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What to do if your eyes hurt after the eclipse and how to spot damage
Apr 09, 2024 7:45 am - Staring at anything for long enough can lead to eye discomfort. But the stakes are higher for anyone who watched Monday’s solar eclipse sweep across North America. After ...
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Salvage crews have begun removing containers from the ship that collapsed Baltimore's Key bridgeApr 08, 2024 4:01 pm - BALTIMORE — Salvage crews on Sunday began removing containers from the deck of the cargo ship that crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a...
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Palestinians returning to Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal find an unrecognizable city
Apr 08, 2024 12:23 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Streams of Palestinians filed into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left i...
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Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
Apr 08, 2024 7:54 am - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasi...
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Biden will talk about student debt relief in Wisconsin after primary voting delivered warning signs
Apr 08, 2024 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is traveling to Wisconsin to announce details of a new plan to ease student loan debt for millions, a trip that comes a week after primar...
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Will China flood the globe with EVs, green tech? What's behind latest US-China trade fight
Apr 08, 2024 7:47 am - WASHINGTON — China's burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury ...
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Inside Donald Trump’s secret plan to end the Ukraine-Russia war
Apr 08, 2024 7:23 am - Former President Donald Trump has privately said he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine by pressuring Ukraine to give up some territory, according to people familiar with t...
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Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban. He says limits should be left to the states
Apr 08, 2024 7:15 am - NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump said Monday he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, outlining his position in a video in which he declined to ...