
Skepticism prevails as Chinese leaders promise to back private businesses to spur slowing economy
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government is promising to drag the economy out of a crisis of confidence aggravated by tensions with Washington, wilting exports, job losses and anxiety among foreign companies about an expanded anti-spying law
2023-07-31 11:55

Two tribal nations to open Minnesota's first legal recreational marijuana dispensaries
At least two tribal nations are planning to open Minnesota's first dispensaries for recreational marijuana as it becomes legal to possess and grow in the state in August
2023-07-31 04:49

The ‘Barbie’ bonanza continues at the box office, ‘Oppenheimer’ holds the No. 2 spot
A week later, the “Barbenheimer” boom has not abated
2023-07-31 00:51

One person is dead and multiple were wounded in Indiana shooting, police say
Police say one person was killed and multiple people were injured after a shooting early Sunday morning in Muncie, Indiana
2023-07-31 00:18

Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN over 'the Big Lie' dismissed in Florida
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN
2023-07-30 23:26

A boom in apartment construction is helping to curb rents but not all renters will benefit
When viewed through a wide lens, renters across the U.S. finally appear to be getting some relief, thanks in part to the biggest apartment construction boom in decades
2023-07-30 21:25

High winds stall efforts to tow a burning cargo ship packed with cars off northern Dutch coast
Dutch authorities say high winds in the North Sea are delaying efforts to tow a burning cargo ship carrying thousands of new cars to safety off the coast of the Netherlands
2023-07-30 17:45

France's Le Maire presses China on market access and lobbies for electric car investment
The French finance minister says he pressed Chinese leaders to open their markets wider to foreign companies
2023-07-30 13:57

Russian missile attacks leave few options for Ukrainian farmers looking to export grain
The collapse of the Black Sea grain deal and a series of missile strikes on Ukrainian grain silos and ports have left farmers with few options to export their grain — and all of them are getting more expensive
2023-07-30 13:16

India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple by some Indian expats in the US
Hoping to stave off inflationary pressures on a diet staple, the Indian government is banning exports of non-Basmati white rice varieties
2023-07-30 04:20

More Trader Joe's recalls? This soup may contain bugs and falafel may have rocks, grocer says
Trader Joe’s is recalling a broccoli cheddar soup that may contain insects and cooked falafel that may contain rocks, about one week after the grocery chain recalled two cookie products over similar concerns
2023-07-30 01:20

Historically Black fraternity drops Florida for convention because of DeSantis policies
The oldest historically Black collegiate fraternity in the U.S. says it is relocating a planned convention in two years from Florida because of what it described as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration’s “harmful, racist and insensitive” policies towards African Americans
2023-07-30 00:29