London mayor urges foreign leaders to condemn Trump as racist, sexist, homophobic
London Mayor Sadiq Khan branded former President Trump a racist, a sexist and a homophobe as he urged his own Labour Party to do more to ‘call him out.’ Ahead…
Philippine mayor accused of acting as Chinese asset amid investigation, tensions
A Philippine mayor faces accusations of acting as a Chinese asset amid a growing territorial dispute between the two countries. ‘No one knows her. We wonder where she came from.…
Dow closes at record high above 40,000 to cinch a five-week winning streak
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday above the key 40,000 level for the first time in history, a day after hitting that benchmark in the previous trading session. The 30-stock average…
Frontier Airlines does away with change fees in budget airline pricing overhaul
Frontier Airlines said it will stop charging customers a fee to change their flights, taking a page from larger competitors as the Biden administration issues stricter rules targeting so-called “junk fees.”…
Some consumers are punting big purchases like pools and mattresses
Americans are kicking the can down the road on some more-costly, traditionally financed purchases as elevated inflation and interest rates bite. Corporate executives this earnings season have lamented that customers…
Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes
Karine Pitana had just paid off the last installment on her new couch when floods tore through her hometown of Canoas in southern Brazil nearly two weeks ago. It was…
Georgian president vetoes ‘foreign agents’ bill after widespread opposition
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” bill that sparked weeks of widespread protests across the country. Zourabichvili had previously vowed to torpedo the bill, but her veto could still…
Tsai Ing-wen: the leader who put Taiwan on the map and stood up to China
Tsai Ing-wen never set out to be a leader. Growing up shy, she aspired to become an archeologist, because “people that are dead already wouldn’t jump up and argue with…
American therapist detained in Syria more than seven years ago has died
Majd Kamalmaz, an American man detained in Syria more than seven years ago, has died, according to a statement from the Bring Our Families Home Campaign (BoFH). “Tragically, he did…
The evolutionary twist that could have helped dinosaurs rule Earth
Dinosaur means “terrible lizard.” The idea that the prehistoric creatures were scaly, sluggish reptiles with sprawling postures that dragged their tails through tropical swamps is deeply imprinted in the collective…