Two North Carolina agencies to end DEI policies
NORTH CAROLINA — Two North Carolina agencies are ending their diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. According to reports from the Charlotte Observer, the new labor commissioner, Luke Farley, and ...
North Carolina to receive up to $150 million from opioid settlement
NORTH CAROLINA — North Carolina will get a cut of a nationwide opioid settlement. Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners agreed to more than $7 billion. It is tied to claims that OxyContin caused ...
Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation
When a 25-year-old government worker was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border ...
Afghan women’s group hails court's move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women
An Afghan women's group is welcoming the decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their ...
Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails
Dozens of Palestinian women and teenagers were released from Israeli prisons this week as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza ...
Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule ...
Trump targets California water policy as he prepares to tour LA fire damage
President Donald Trump is criticizing California water policy as he prepares to tour wildfire damage in Los Angeles ...
After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission
A Holocaust survivor who lived through four concentration camps as a young boy will return to Auschwitz to mark 80 years ...
Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown begins
Migrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border security ...
What to know about the ruling blocking Trump's order on birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests ...
Stock market today: Asian shares gain after S&P 500 climbs to a record and Bank of Japan raises rate
Asian shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate ...
North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South Korea says
South Korea’s military says it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers already deployed on the Russian-Ukraine war fronts suffered heavy casualties ...