World

Six vice-presidents talk about job once considered invisible

NEW YORK - After interviewing Dan Quayle in Arizona for his documentary on the vice presidency, filmmaker Jeffrey Roth was rushing to the airport to catch a flight to Wyoming, where he had an appointm...

Dec 04, 2020

UK defends vaccine decision amid criticism it moved too fast

LONDON - U.K. regulators went on the offensive Friday to beat back criticism that they rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying they rigorously analyzed data on safety and effectivenes...

Dec 04, 2020

2 marshals wounded in shootout with trooper-shooting suspect

NEW YORK - A suspect in the shooting of a state trooper in Massachusetts was killed during a shootout with U.S. marshals in the Bronx early Friday that left two of the officers wounded. The two marsha...

Dec 04, 2020

India's winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi

NEW DELHI - A chilly breeze whirls through New Delhi in the mornings and the sun is partly obscured by toxic haze, a marker of another winter in the Indian capital. But along the city's borders, this ...

Dec 04, 2020

California ties new COVID-19 rules to hospital capacity

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is on the brink of a new stay-at-home order that would close businesses and curb travel in regions that could see hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. Gov. Ga...

Dec 03, 2020

California imposes new virus rules based on ICU capacity

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday he will impose a new stay-at-home order for areas where capacity at intensive care units falls below 15%. Newsom announced the new plans...

Dec 03, 2020

Hillary, Chelsea Clinton to tell unheralded heroes' stories

LOS ANGELES - Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, are forming a film production company that they say will tell the stories of people whose voices are often overlooked. Their first proje...

Dec 03, 2020

Israel urges citizens to avoid Gulf, cites Iran threat

JERUSALEM - The Israeli government on Thursday urged its citizens to avoid travel to the Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, citing threats of Iranian attacks. The travel advisory com...

Dec 03, 2020

Senate confirms Christopher Waller to serve on Fed's board

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed the nomination of Christopher Waller for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, placing another of President Donald Trump's picks on the Fed's...

Dec 03, 2020

OPEC, Russia agree to nudge up oil output gradually from Jan

VIENNA - OPEC and a group of allied countries including Russia have agreed to increase their oil production by 500,000 barrels per day from January. Alexander Novak, deputy prime minister of Russia, a...

Dec 03, 2020