Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
SEATTLE (AP) — Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly...
China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world’s major...
BEIJING (AP) — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world's major...
Russia to expel 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying and ‘subversive activities’
Russia’s Federal Security Service on Friday accused six British diplomats of spying and said a decision has been made to withdraw their accreditation.Russian state...
A scenic California mountain town walloped by a blizzard is now threatened by wildfire
RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — In the Southern California mountain town of Running Springs, residents live between two scenic lake resorts — a seemingly...
Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid, dies at...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Pravin Gordhan, who was a South African government minister for many years after beginning his political career opposing apartheid, died Friday....
Global markets trade mixed after Wall Street climbs closer to its record highs
HONG KONG (AP) — Global stocks were mixed Friday after stocks in the United States pulled closer to their record highs following economic reports...
Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered...
Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — When an uprising ousted Sri Lanka's president, many saw it as the end of his powerful family’s hold on...
Filipino televangelist pleads not guilty to human trafficking charges
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine televangelist, who calls himself the “anointed son of God” and once claimed to have stopped an earthquake, pleaded...
Gulf Coast residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida clean up mess left by Francine
DULAC, La. (AP) — Shortly after Hurricane Francine's storm surge flooded a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron arrived Thursday...