US applications for unemployment benefits fall again despite recent layoff announcements
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims fell last week despite more layoff announcements from high-profile companies recently.Applications for unemployment benefits fell by...
What is Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated?
On Feb. 10, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Dragon with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional...
South African president defends 30 years of ANC rule in speech to Parliament ahead...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Cyril Ramaphosa insisted Thursday that his ruling African National Congress party is making progress in addressing South...
Polish leader says US Republican senators should be ashamed for scuttling Ukrainian aid
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday that U.S. Republican senators should be “ashamed” for leaving about $60 billion in...
Federal cybersecurity agency launches program to boost support for state, local election offices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s cybersecurity agency has launched a program aimed at boosting election security in the states, shoring up support for local...
Haley plans a two-week bus tour before South Carolina’s GOP primary as Trump returns...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley is launching a bus tour before South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Feb. 24, hoping the two-week push...
Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian attack helicopter in fierce street battle for...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces claimed Thursday to have shot down a Russian attack helicopter in eastern Ukraine near the city of Avdiivka,...
EU lawmakers seek an investigation into Serbia vote fraud allegations with an eye to...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers called on Thursday for an independent investigation into allegations of vote-rigging in Serbia and demanded that EU funds...
UN experts take Russia to task over deported Ukrainian children and a ‘military agenda’...
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed experts that focuses on children's human rights called Thursday on Russia to prevent efforts to rewrite school...
German military frigate heads toward the Red Sea for a planned EU mission to...
BERLIN (AP) — A German Navy frigate set sail on Thursday toward the Red Sea, where Berlin plans to have it take part in...