Outrage as U.S. Arkansas Tells High Schools to Drop AP African American Course
Advocacy groups are outraged after the department of education of the U.S. state of Arkansas told state high schools not to offer an advanced...
U.S. Judge Sides With Climate Change Advocates in Historic Ruling
A U.S. federal judge in the western state of Montana on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who argued the right...
Japan’s Nikkei Drops to 2-Month Low Over U.S. Financial Uncertainties
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower on Wednesday, tracking losses in the U.S. market amid uncertain sentiment over the possible downgrade of U.S....
Fitch Warns It May Have to Downgrade Dozens of U.S. Banks
Fitch Ratings warned on Tuesday that dozens of U.S. banks, including JPMorgan, the largest bank in the country, could be at risk of sweeping...
U.S. Still Focused On Diplomatic Solution to Attempted Coup in Niger
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States is still “very focused on diplomacy” as the tool to solve the...
U.S. Dollar Edges up After Better-Than-Expected Retail Sales Data
The U.S. dollar edged up on Tuesday, as U.S. retail spending picked up in July better than expected. Retail sales grew 0.7 percent in...
U.S. Retail Sales Rise 0.7 Pct in July
U.S. retail sales beat expectations in July, rising 0.7 percent from the previous month, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department on...
U.S. Hawaii Residents Fear Losing Lahaina as Wildfire Makes Housing Crisis Worse: Washington Post
Lahaina, a historic town on Hawaii’s Maui Island in the United States, is facing “a dire and immediate housing shortage” and “a serious threat...
Rising Political Threats Take U.S. Into Uncharted Territory as 2024 Election Looms
Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent years in the United States, creating new challenges for law enforcement, civil rights and...
At Least 99 Killed in One of the Deadliest Wildfires in U.S. History
At least 99 people were killed in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century, officials said Monday. Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said...