Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - Violent extremists motivated by political grievances and racial biases pose an "elevated threat" to the U.S. homeland, officials said Wednesday in a declassified intelligence report relea...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve foresees the economy accelerating quickly this year but still expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pinned near zero through 2023, despite concerns in financial ...

FRANKFURT - German automaker BMW said Wednesday it intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales by 2030. The company underlined the ...

NEW YORK - The new chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy, Katharine Hayhoe, has written a book about climate change. One Signal Publishers announced Wednesday that Hayhoe's "Saving Us" will be rel...

BERLIN - The German economy - Europe's biggest - will grow by 3.1% this year, the government's panel of independent economic advisers forecast on Wednesday, cutting its previous prediction somewhat. T...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide. Cu...

NEW YORK - Conductor James Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for more than four decades before being eased aside when his health declined and then was fired for sexual improprieties, has d...

WASHINGTON - Severe winter weather in much of the country pushed home construction down a sharp 10.3% in February while applications for new construction fell by 10.8%. The decline pushed home and apa...

ATLANTA - A series of shootings over nearly an hour at three Atlanta-area massage parlours left eight people dead and raised fears that the attack was yet another hate crime against Asian Americans. P...

BRUSSELS - With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries anxiously waiting for the return of a steady influx of tourism income amid the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union's executive body pr...