Factbox: Four Republicans, 18 Democrats vie for U.S. presidential nominations
The largest field of Democratic presidential candidates in the modern U.S. political era got a bit smaller on Thursday when U.S. Representative Tim Ryan dropped...
Canada’s British Columbia takes first step to implement U.N. accord on indigenous peoples’ rights
The Canadian province of British Columbia took its first step on Thursday toward implementing the landmark U.N. agreement on the rights of indigenous peoples, which...
Amazon’s gloomy holiday forecast misses estimates, shares fall 7%
Amazon.com Inc on Thursday forecast revenue and profit for the holiday quarter below expectations, as it faces fierce competition and rising costs from its plan...
Hundreds told to flee, almost 200,000 without power in California wildfires
A wind-driven wildfire roared across a swath of northern California wine country on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of some 2,000 Sonoma County residents, including the...
First African-American nominated for Delaware Supreme Court
Delaware Governor John Carney nominated on Thursday the first African-American to serve on the state’s supreme court and also nominated a current member of the...
GOP pushes resolution assailing impeachment process
Republicans pressed their effort to discredit the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Thursday with a Senate resolution calling it illegitimate, while the...
Chiropractic care for back pain tied to lower odds of opioid use
People with chronic back and neck pain who receive chiropractic care may be less likely to use opioid painkillers, a research review suggests....
FDA investigating whether Zantac causes carcinogens to form in patients’ bodies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether the popular heartburn drug Zantac causes carcinogens to form in the bodies of patients in an...
Wawrinka sets up quarter-final with fellow Swiss Federer
Stan Wawrinka outlasted Frances Tiafoe over three sets to set up an all-home quarter-final against compatriot and fellow veteran Roger Federer at the Swiss Indoors...
Exclusive: Software under scrutiny in Airbus A220 engine failures
A U.S.-led investigation into a series of engine failures on Airbus’s smallest jet, the A220, is studying whether a software change allowed unexpected vibrations that...