What would a UK Conservative majority government do?
An exit poll has predicted Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives will win an outright majority in Thursday’s election with a total of 368 seats....
New Zealand prepares to airlift six bodies recovered from volcanic island
A New Zealand military team that landed on a volcanic island on Friday has recovered six of eight bodies and are preparing to send them...
Emiliano Zapata in heels causes stir in Mexico
A painting depicting Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata naked but for high heels and a pink sombrero, astride an aroused white horse, has sparked controversy...
Resistance exercise may preserve bone in older obese dieters
(Reuters Health) – Obese adults who diet to lose weight may be able to protect against bone thinning with resistance exercise, a recent study suggests....
U.S. labor board approves McDonald’s bid to settle case by franchise workers
A U.S. labor board on Thursday approved McDonald’s Corp’s proposed settlement of a major case, allowing the fast-food company to avoid a ruling on whether...
Poll shows impeachment hearings had little sway on Wisconsin voters
Public testimony in Congress has done little to sway Wisconsin voters’ views on the possible impeachment of President Donald Trump, a new poll from the...
Broadcom full-year forecast gets a 5G boost
Broadcom Inc forecast full-year 2020 revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as the company expects to benefit from strong demand for its chips from...
Hopes for U.S.-China trade progress push global stock index to record high
MSCI’s global stock index hit a record high on Thursday and the U.S. dollar gained along with U.S. Treasury yields after reports the United States...
U.S. Congress negotiators, White House set tentative deal on fiscal 2020 funding
Senior negotiators in the U.S. Congress on Thursday reached a tentative deal with the White House on a series of bills to fund federal agencies...
FBI investigating New Jersey kosher grocery rampage as domestic terrorism
A fatal gun rampage at a kosher grocery store in northern New Jersey this week is now being treated as an act of domestic terrorism...
