Lempicka headlines impressionist auction in London
Tamara de Lempicka’s “Portrait de Marjorie Ferry” is expected to fetch up to 12 million pounds ($16 million) when it comes up for auction in...
Wall Street slides on China virus concerns, Facebook earnings
U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday as the coronavirus epidemic raised fears of a further hit to China’s economy, with weak earnings from Facebook and others...
Exclusive: New tensions surface over U.S.-Mexico seasonal farm trade
Fresh battle lines are being drawn that could lead to farm trade restrictions between the United States and Mexico, a letter from a top Mexican...
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; prior week revised sharply higher
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to continued labor market strength, though applications for the prior week were much...
U.S. environmental groups plan to sue Trump administration on airplane emissions
Environmental groups said on Thursday they plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to regulate aircraft emissions after a 2016 agency determination...
U.S. reports its first case of person-to-person coronavirus spread
The first U.S. incident of person-to-person spread of the new coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, has been identified in Illinois, the U.S. Centers for...
New U.S. envoy tells Russia to “end nightmare” for jailed ex-Marine
The United States’ new ambassador to Russia urged Moscow on Thursday to release a former U.S. Marine accused of spying, and said Russian investigators had...
At least 20 women and children held hostage in north Indian village
At least 20 children and women have been held hostage at a house in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for about eight hours...
Telescope captures the sun’s surface in mesmerizing detail
An observatory in Hawaii says it has snapped the highest resolution images ever taken of our sun, capable of seeing details as small as 18...
WHO considers whether to declare China virus emergency as deaths reach 170
A World Health Organization (WHO) panel of experts met on Thursday to reconsider whether China’s fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak that has now killed 170 people should...
