Wall Street set to open lower amid geopolitical tensions, trade worries
Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday, tracking a global shift out of riskier assets, as investors grappled with simmering geopolitical tensions and...
Snap, in augmented reality push, launches new Spectacles
Snap Inc said Tuesday it will launch a new version of its Spectacles sunglasses, which will have the capability of capturing photos and videos and...
Close encounter with a great white shark
“Seeing it on TV, you don’t realize how huge and quick it is”: Sean and Serena Colbert, brother and sister, recall their encounter Monday, with...
Shares fall after Argentina peso tumble, safe-havens shine
Share markets fell for a third straight day on Tuesday as fears about a drawnout global trade war, protests in Hong Kong and a crash...
Illinois tornado, “sounded like a freight train”
An Assumption, Illinois man is still cleaning up after a tornado swept over his rented house overnight. Mark Leafty says the tornado tore holes in...
CBS, Viacom reach agreement in principle: sources
CBS Corp and Viacom Inc have reached an agreement in principle, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, reuniting media mogul Sumner Redstone’s...
U.S. consumer prices increase broadly in July
U.S. consumer prices rose broadly in July, but the increase in inflation will likely do little to change expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut...
Hong Kong airport halts check-ins as U.N. urges restraint over protests
Flights leaving Hong Kong were disrupted for a second day on Tuesday, plunging the former British colony deeper into turmoil as its stockmarket fell to...
U.N. urges Hong Kong to investigate excessive force against protesters
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Hong Kong on Tuesday to exercise restraint and investigate evidence of its forces firing tear gas...
French troops search for hidden jihadists in Mali
Sandstorms, thunderstorms and villagers reluctant to speak — these were the conditions faced by hundreds of French troops and 100 allied Malians who were searching...