Just 40 countries representing 3.5 percent of the world’s population respect all civil liberties, a new study has found, warning that “democracy and human rights…
Pieces of the wreckage of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft are piled at the crash site near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, on March 19,…
RICHMOND, Va. — U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia…
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office said Tuesday that President Trump’s tariff policies will reduce state revenues in California by $16 billion through next year. Despite personal…
Bold plans to transform the railway system as part of a £1 billion upgrade has garnered heavy criticism as bosses confirm new electrified trains will…
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S.…
Elon Musk and his companies faced at least $2.37 billion in potential federal fines and penalties the day President Trump took office, according to a…
April 23 (UPI) -- Phishing/spoofing, extortion and personal data breaches were the top three cybercrimes in 2024 that saw a dramatic spike last year in…
Roche announced a $50 billion investment into the United States. File Photo by Steffen Schmidt/EPA-EFE April 22 (UPI) -- Biotechnology giant Roche said it will…
BOSTON — Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution…
BOSTON — The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday…
Harvard University, with Massachusetts Hall pictured inside Harvard Yard, has rejected the Trump administration's demands to make policy changes, as the Department of Education announced…
Saddled with about $2 billion in fire recovery costs and the largest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history, the L.A. County government is facing about…
Seven years after a Times investigation into sexual harassment allegations against filmmaker James Toback, a New York State jury has awarded $1.68 billion to 40…
Home News CK Hutchison Denies $1.2 Billion Panama Claim Amid US-China Canal Tensions CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong-based parent of Panama Ports Company (PPC), denied…
BRUSSELS — European Union member states voted Wednesday to approve retaliatory tariffs on $23 billion in goods in response to President Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported steel…
South Korean stock dealers work in front of monitors at the Hana Bank in Seoul on Monday. The South Korea Composite Stock Price Index plunged…
Los Angeles County plans to pay $4 billion to settle nearly 7,000 claims of childhood sexual abuse that allegedly occurred inside its juvenile facilities and…
U.S. Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon in the Dirksen Senate office building in Washington, D.C. in February. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo April…
Rocket Companies acquired Mr. Cooper Group in an all-stock transaction worth $9.4 billion in equity value. Photo courtesy Rocket March 31 (UPI) -- The financial…