13 year-old boy arrested in college stabbing death
New York City police arrested a 13-year-old boy in connection with the murder of a college student in a city park this week, local media...
Wall Street steadies as tech stocks gain on limited trade deal
U.S. stocks gained ground in early afternoon trading on Friday after a tumultuous morning, as a limited trade deal between the United States and China...
U.S. FDA approves Sarepta’s newest DMD treatment (Dec. 12)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Sarepta Therapeutics Inc’s second treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)....
Trump and Beijing officials agree to tariff rollbacks; no farm purchase commitment
The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “Phase one” agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for increased...
China to buy $50 billion in U.S. farm products under deal, Trump says
China will likely hit $50 billion in purchases of U.S. agricultural products, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday after earlier announcing that he would...
‘We are nothing’ without UN agency’s help, says Palestinian refugee
George Salameh’s family has lived in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem for 70 years. Still, he prefers his family be called “al-Yafawi”, meaning “of Jaffa”,...
‘Brexit closure’: Johnson wins commanding victory in UK election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Friday for “closure” over the Brexit divisions that have riven the United Kingdom, saying his election victory provided an...
Lackluster U.S. retail sales dim fourth quarter economic growth outlook
U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in November as Americans cut back on discretionary spending despite a strong labor market, raising fears the economy...
Talk is just more hot air as emissions keep rising, climate activists warn politicians
Climate activists demanded that governments put science above narrow political interests on Friday as negotiators battled to secure stronger commitments on the last day of...
Australia’s climate stance sparks anger at U.N. summit
Campaigners slammed Australia on the final day of a U.N. climate summit on Friday as its policy of using old carbon credits to count toward...