Stock market today: Asian shares gain as China eases rates to aid property industry
Asian shares advanced Tuesday, with Chinese markets logging big gains after the central bank announced a slew of measures to support the economy. Shares in Hong Kong jumped 3.6 and the Shanghai ...
Weeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High School
Apalachee High School is set to reopen for classes Tuesday, almost three weeks after a school shooting killed two students and two teachers and injured nine others at the campus ...
There are 5 executions set over a week’s span in the US. That’s the most in decades
Death row inmates in five states are scheduled to be put to death in the span of one week, an unusually high number of executions that defies a yearslong trend of decline in ...
World leaders meet under shadow of global divisions, 3 wars and possible Mideast conflict
World leaders will open their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday under the shadow of increasing global divisions, major wars in Gaza, Ukraine and, Sudan and ...
Trial starts for man accused of deadly hit and run of 8-year-old Chesapeake boy
A trial is now underway for a Virginia Beach man accused of hitting and killing an eight-year-old boy with his car and then leaving the scene. Richard Humbert, 39, is ...
Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here’s a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo
The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here — and with it, an array of acronyms, abbreviations, titles and terms that can be confounding to ...
Rookie Jayden Daniels nearly flawless for Commanders in 38-33 win over Bengals
Jayden Daniels stood in the pocket against an all-out blitz, took a hit from Bengals safety Geno Stone and launched a perfect ball toward Terry McLaurin in the corner of the end ...
Josh Allen throws 4 TD passes and the Bills roll to a 47-10 win over the unraveling Jaguars
Any concerns Josh Allen had about how the Bills would perform following a 10-day break were eased during a 10-play opening drive that ended with James Cook scoring on a ...
Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some students and university staff can use their digital IDs to vote.
Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the central Oregon coast, pointing to a sandy beach along the forested shoreline. It was there, the ...
Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’s statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol
Johnny Cash will soon be seen in the unlikeliest of venues: the U.S. Capitol. Congressional leaders, Arkansas lawmakers and members of the Cash family will be on hand Tuesday for ...
Kmart is closing its last full-scale US store
The erstwhile retail giant renowned for its Blue Light Specials — featuring a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole enticing shoppers to a flash sale — is shuttering its last full-scale store in ...