Texas shale towns grapple with growth as oil-bust fears fade
In west Texas, the center of the U.S. oil boom, about 3,800 students at Permian High School are crammed into a campus designed for 2,500,...
Russian race walker Bakulin gets eight-year ban for doping
Russian race walker Sergey Bakulin has been suspended for eight years for an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday....
Tens of thousands flee Russian-led onslaught on opposition enclave
Ten of thousands of people have fled to the Turkish border in the last few days as the Syrian army pushed a major advance further...
Target raises profit forecast as online sales power second-quarter beat
Target Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and raised its annual forecast on Wednesday, as higher investments to cater to changing shopping habits...
G7 or G5? Trump and Johnson add unpredictability to French summit
Brexit Britain’s overtures to U.S. President Donald Trump risk further complicating the search for common ground this weekend at a Group of Seven summit already...
Thousands of Central American migrants take free rides home courtesy of U.S. government
More than 2,000 Central American migrants seeking to settle in the United States have given up and accepted free rides home under a 10-month-old program...
Court grants Ryanair injunction to stop Irish pilot strike
The Irish High Court on Wednesday granted Ryanair an injunction to prevent its Dublin-based pilots from going on strike later this week....
Resale clothing company thredUP gets $175 million in funding
Online resale store thredUP said on Wednesday it received $175 million in funding which it will use to expand its platform to offer resale clothing...
China rules out same-sex marriage: spokesman
A parliament spokesman said on Wednesday that China’s legal position on marriage will not change, remaining between a man and a woman, despite pressure from...
Target quarterly same-store sales beat, raises full-year profit forecast
Target Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly same-store sales on Wednesday, as the big box retailer benefited from higher online sales and an increase...