More than 1,000 Starbucks employees strike as dress code goes into effect
May 15 (UPI) -- More than 1,200 Starbucks employees launched a strike this week as the company has enforced a new dress code. The Starbucks…
India says its troops killed 31 Maoist rebels in weeks-long battle | Armed Groups News
The 21-day army operation was part of India’s offensive against the last remaining groups of the Naxalite rebellion.Indian security forces have killed 31 Maoist rebels…
India kills 31 alleged Maoist rebels in ‘biggest-ever operation’ targeting Naxalism
May 15 (UPI) -- Indian security forces have killed 31 alleged Maoist rebels in what it Modi government officials called "the biggest-ever operation against Naxalism."…
‘One long Nakba’: Palestinians mark 77 years since mass expulsion by Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinians held marches in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah to commemorate the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, of their mass dispossession during the creation of…
Judge rules Trump unconstitutionally retaliated against ABA by canceling grants
May 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration unconstitutionally retaliated against the American Bar Association when it abruptly canceled millions…
Mother, stepfather arrested after daughter escapes home after years of confinement, abuse
May 15 (UPI) -- Authorities in western New Jersey arrested and charged a mother and stepfather after their 18-year-old daughter whom they had chained up…
US judge orders release of Badar Khan Suri from immigration custody | Donald Trump News
Washington, DC – A federal judge has ordered Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri released from immigration detention, in the latest victory for US visa…
Russian Harvard researcher detained for months charged with smuggling
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian Harvard University Medical School researcher held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since February, was arrested and charged with smuggling…
Qatar Airways inks 96B Boeing jet deal during Trump visit | Donald Trump News
State-owned airline Qatar Airways has signed an agreement to buy 210 aircraft from United States manufacturer Boeing, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s visit to Qatar…
For third straight day, Trump administration imposes Iran-related sanctions amid nuclear talks
May 14 (UPI) -- For a third straight day, the United States on Wednesday issued sanctions targeting Iran as the Trump administration attempts to negotiate…
Peace talks, Boeing jets headline Trump state visit to Qatar | Donald Trump
NewsFeedQatar’s role as a global mediator and a massive purchase of Boeing airliners were prime areas of focus in official talks between US President Donald…
Health Secretary Kennedy spars with House, Senate panels over proposed 2026 budget
May 14 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. defended proposed 2026 budget reductions during separate House and Senate committee budget hearings…
In Taiwan, AI boom prompts doubts about ditching nuclear power | Nuclear Energy News
Taipei, Taiwan – As Taiwan prepares to shut down its last nuclear reactor, soaring energy demand driven by the island’s semiconductor industry is rekindling a…
Whoopi Goldberg to launch tea during N.Y. cannabis industry event
Whoopi Goldberg attends the "Night with Whoopi" event in Venice Beach, Calif., on July 20. She will promote her Whoop-Tea cannabis drink at the Cannabis…
Delivery driver pleads guilty to stealing $2.5m from DoorDash | Business and Economy
US federal prosecutors say defendant and co-conspirators got the company to pay for deliveries that never occurred.A former food delivery driver pleaded guilty to conspiring…
Relying on teamwork, Naval Academy plebes conquer a 75-year tradition
1 of 3 | U.S. Naval Academy plebes climb the lard-covered Herndon Monument at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday to knock…
Singer Cassie describes abusive relationship with Diddy in court testimony | Courts News
Singer says on day three of trial Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs routinely beat her and threatened to ruin her career with videos of sexual encounters.Casandra Ventura,…
Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri ordered freed from ICE custody
1 of 2 | Pro-Palestinian protesters march in an anti-ICE rally in Lower Manhattan in New York City in March. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge…
Trump-al-Sharaa meeting illustrates Gulf geopolitical shift | Newsfeed
NewsFeedPresident Donald Trump’s embrace of Syria’s new leadership, driven by Saudi lobbying, marks a major realignment in regional power dynamics. Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra was…
Russia sentences election watchdog Grigory Melkonyants to 5 years in prison
Grigory Melkonyants (R), co-chair of Russia's leading independent election monitoring group Golos, stood inside a defendant's cage as he attended Wednesday's verdict hearing at Basmanny…