Stock market today: Asian shares retreat, tracking Wall St decline as price data disappoints
HONG KONG — Asian shares fell on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s decline in response to potentially on . U.S. futures...
Mitt Romney’s Senate exit may create a vacuum of vocal, conservative Trump critics
SALT LAKE CITY — With set to exit the U.S. Senate, Washington will be without one of its strongest conservative...
American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad’s Syria calls his release from prison a ‘blessing’
DAMASCUS, Syria — An American who disappeared seven months ago into former notorious prison system said early Friday he was...
White House releases national strategy to combat Islamophobia
WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia, detailing more...
Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show
After made the difficult decision to undergo spinal surgery last year for chronic back pain, he became a proponent of...
Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn’t install more automated systems
WASHINGTON — President-elect on Thursday voiced his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern...
Drone operators worry that anxiety over mystery sightings will lead to new restrictions
Drones for commercial and recreational use have grown rapidly in popularity, despite restrictions on who can operate them and where...
Syria faces crisis and Gaza heads toward famine, World Food Program official says
UNITED NATIONS — The deputy executive director of the U.N. World Food Program has been on whirlwind visits to and...
China’s Xi is likely to decline Trump’s inauguration invitation, seeing it as too risky to attend
WASHINGTON — Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and...
