China stocks decline amid economic recovery disappointment, while other markets in Asia rise
Shares in China slumped on Wednesday as details of economic stimulus plans from officials in Beijing failed to live up to investors’ expectations, while other markets in ...
Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state’s support
The Supreme Court is returning to the case of Richard Glossip, who has spent most of the past quarter century on Oklahoma’s death row for a murder he says he did not ...
Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it has put disproportionate voting power in the hands of a few states that are fairly evenly divided ...
Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene ‘s rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%, scientists said in a new flash study released just as a ...
What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines
On a table at the office of the Waukegan Township Democrats sits a box of postcards with Wisconsin addresses that were ...
Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage will be showcased at 50th annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles
Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage takes center stage this weekend when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks a ...
Hot days and methamphetamine are now a deadlier mix
On just one sweltering day during the hottest June on record in Phoenix, a 38-year-old man collapsed under a freeway bridge and a 41-year-old woman was found slumped outside a ...
Early in-person voting begins in Arizona, drawing visits from the presidential campaigns
Early in-person voting begins Wednesday in Arizona, making it the first of this year’s presidential battleground states where all residents can cast a ballot at a traditional ...
Tatis homers again as the Padres beat the Dodgers 6-5 for a 2-1 NLDS lead
Fernando Tatis Jr.’s towering two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to beat ...
Teen daughter of Flaming Lips member found safe: police
( NewsNation) — The 16-year-old daughter of Flaming Lips member Steven Drozd has been found safe, according to police. Charlotte “Bowie” Drozd was reported missing in Seattle on Saturday, the city’s ...
State officials want to reinstate drivers ed in schools, starting with grant funding
At a city commission meeting Tuesday night, the Ohio Department of Transportation provided an update on highway patrol’s ...
Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government
Angry whispers have broken the heavy silence that fell over Pont-Sondé just days after a vicious gang attack left more than 70 dead, marking one of Haiti’s biggest ...