China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China’s tech access
A simple pair of glasses is helping productivity gains in some Bangladesh garment factories
Lawmakers demand answers after 'bombshell' report of ICE officer shooting in Maine
A former prime minister who led Israel out of Lebanon fears mistakes are being repeated
South Korea-US team unveils robotic technology that dresses the wearer
To air or not to air? Nation's TV networks struggle to find the right balance for Trump speech
Hong Kong official says booksellers should ensure titles won't harm national security after arrests
China's top airlines warn of heavy losses ahead of uncertain summer
Arts|Business|Economy|Education|Entertainment|Finance|Political
US Supreme Court justices disclose millions in book earnings, teaching income
Four U.S.
June 30, 2026best value procurement practices
Political|US|World
US Supreme Court to issue final rulings of term on Tuesday
The U.S.
June 29, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US
Wall St futures extend gains after May inflation data
U.S. stock index futures extended gains on Thursday as a largely in-line inflation reading fueled hopes for a less hawkish Federal Reserve.
June 25, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology
European shares hit record close with healthcare stocks leading broader rally
European shares notched up a record high close on Thursday, with healthcare stocks leading the way while a resurgent AI rally
June 25, 2026
Economy|Europe|World
France's rising debt burden threatens market confidence, audit office says
France is suffocating under the weight of its fast‑growing public debt burden, leaving the country vulnerable to market sentiment, the public audit office said on Thursday,
June 25, 2026
Sports
Lakers will re-sign Austin Reaves to a 4-year, $185 million deal, AP source says
Austin Reaves is re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year contract worth $185 million, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press
June 24, 2026
Election|Political|US|World
Judge says Trump can’t use Social Security data for voter roll purges
Judge says Trump can’t use Social Security data for voter roll purges
June 23, 2026
Arts|Crime|Political
Judge in Charlie Kirk killing delays contempt ruling until Friday, with death penalty eligibility possibly in balance
Judge in Charlie Kirk killing delays contempt ruling until Friday, with death penalty eligibility possibly in balance
June 22, 2026
Environment|Health|World
Gazans flee scorching tents for a polluted sea
Residents of the Gaza Strip have been flocking from suffocating tents to the territory's polluted Mediterranean shore to bathe and wash their clothes
June 22, 2026
Economy|Environment|Political|Travel|World
Crimea suspends children's summer camps as Ukraine strikes squeeze fuel supplies
Russian-held Crimea, a popular destination for Russians, has suspended tourist activities and children's summer camps until September, its governor said on Monday, owing to
June 22, 2026
Asia|Economy|World
Bangladesh's premier looks to China, Malaysia for investment, jobs in first trip
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will embark on his first overseas trip since taking office on Sunday, visiting Malaysia and China in a mission aimed
June 20, 2026
Europe|Political|World
France opposes return hubs for migrants in third countries, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that his country does not support the creation of so-called "return hubs"
June 19, 2026
Entertainment|Health|Interview|Travel
Woman exposed to hantavirus slams RFK Jr's 'arbitrary' order to stay in quarantine facility
Quarantined cruise passenger Angela Perryman joins The Lead.
June 17, 2026
Business|Economy|Entertainment|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US|World
AT&T names Jennifer Biry as CFO from 2027, Desroches to retire
Telecom provider AT&T said on Tuesday Pascal Desroches will retire as CFO at the end of 2026 and that Jennifer Biry would succeed him.
June 17, 2026
Arts|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle|US
Florida girl honors her mom and wins county contest
Florida girl honors her mom and wins county contest
June 17, 2026
Business|Europe|Technology|World
Franco-German KNDS launches new tank for France as joint project lags
Defence group KNDS launched a new battle tank on Monday as a stopgap replacement for France's ageing Leclerc fleet, as questions grow over the future of a
June 15, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology
Retail investors face tighter limits than funds in SpaceX IPO flipping
Individual investors in the SpaceX IPO hoping to quickly sell their shares for a profit face stricter conditions than large funds over the
June 15, 2026
Election|Political|US|World
What to expect in California’s special congressional primary
Bay Area voters previously represented by Democratic former congressman Eric Swalwell will narrow down a field of nearly a dozen candidates hoping to replace him in a special primary on Tuesday
June 15, 2026
Health|Political|Science|Technology
Inflatable IUD displayed at Mississippi Capitol to promote contraception access
Inflatable IUD displayed at Mississippi Capitol to promote contraception access
June 12, 2026
Arts|Crime|Political|US|World
US authorities investigate huge '8647' marking on grounds of National Mall in Washington
The U.S.
June 11, 2026
Crime|Europe|MidEast|World
Israeli settlers impeded firefighting near Christian West Bank village, Palestinians say
By Ali Sawafta TAYBEH, West Bank, June 10 - Israeli settlers obstructed Palestinians putting out a large blaze near a Christian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank late on Tuesday, a local
June 10, 2026
Crime|Election|Political|US
DOJ sends prosecutor to observe LA ballot counting amid Trump’s baseless ‘cheating’ claims
DOJ sends prosecutor to observe LA ballot counting amid Trump’s baseless ‘cheating’ claims
June 06, 2026
Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Political|World
Companies to add 40 million barrels of oil to US SPR after Iran war ends, energy secretary says
Companies that borrowed oil from the U.S.
June 05, 2026
Arts|Entertainment|Europe|World
Russian fun park launches 'Oreshnik' ride
A Russian amusement park in St Petersburg has named one of its rides the "Oreshnik", after a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that Moscow has fired three
June 05, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World
Global equity fund inflows at 3-week high as AI optimism boosts sentiment
Global equity fund inflows surged to a three-week high in the week to June 3 as a set of robust earnings in the technology sector and investor enthusiasm over the AI boom bolstered
June 05, 2026
Political|World
UN doubles Lebanon aid appeal as war drives surge in humanitarian needs
The United Nations on Friday said it is doubling the amount of money it says it needs to help Lebanon meet surging humanitarian needs, as the war
June 05, 2026
Arts|Political|World
Kennedy Center moves to erase Trump references after judge said they were illegally added
The Kennedy Center is removing references to President Donald Trump after a federal judge ruled they were added illegally
June 05, 2026
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|World
Euro will only gain bigger role with deliberate policy action, says ECB's Cipollone
The rise in the global role of the euro currency has been circumstantial up to now and the bloc needs to act deliberately to carve out a greater market share, European
June 02, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology
Wall St ends higher, boosted by tech gains, US-Iran peace hopes
Wall Street stocks posted modest gains on Monday as investors watched developments in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and cheered the
June 01, 2026
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology
Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AI
Ohio is suspending a tax break that has been critical to its competition with other states to attract the massive new facilities that power and train artificial intelligence chatbots
May 29, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political|Stock Markets|World
The US-Iran ceasefire is unravelling
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Stocks tumbled in Asia, oil surged and the dollar gained strength as the U.S. and Iran renewed attacks on each other
May 28, 2026
Crime|Health|Political
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer and recovering from treatment
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer and recovering from treatment
May 27, 2026
Crime|Election|Political|US
‘Slush fund for crooks’: GOP lawmaker faces criticism over ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, Epstein files and Trump at town hall
‘Slush fund for crooks’: GOP lawmaker faces criticism over ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, Epstein files and Trump at town hall
May 27, 2026
Sports
Boston's Joe Mazzulla wins NBA's Coach of the Year, repeats claim that it should be a staff award
Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics was asked a couple months ago about the possibility of winning the Coach of the Year award this season, and his answer was succinct
May 27, 2026
Business|Education|Entertainment|Environment|Finance|US
Child donates allowance, pens heartfelt letter to Capron Park Zoo amid financial struggles
Child donates allowance, pens heartfelt letter to Capron Park Zoo amid financial struggles
May 26, 2026
Americas|Crime|Political|World
Venezuelan inmates take to prison roof to protest shootings, abuse
Prisoners in Venezuela's western Barinas prison staged a protest on the roof of the detention center on Sunday, piling flaming mattresses and calling for the removal of the
May 25, 2026
Business|Economy|Entertainment|Food|Lifestyle|Travel
Viral Instagram post helps save longtime Mexican restaurant
Viral Instagram post helps save longtime Mexican restaurant
May 25, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|World
Level-setting the Warsh Fed, in Warsh's own words
Kevin Warsh has been a sharp critic of the Federal Reserve for the last 15 years, ever since leaving his job there as a governor in 2011.
May 22, 2026
MidEast|Political|World
Israeli security minister who taunted flotilla activists has a record of extreme actions
Israel's far-right national security minister has sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force
May 21, 2026
Business|Crime|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle|World
Mango founder’s son arrested in connection to father’s plunging death
Mango founder’s son arrested in connection to father’s plunging death
May 20, 2026
Crime|Finance|Political|World
Israeli far-right minister Smotrich says ICC prosecutor seeks his arrest
Israel's far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday he was told the International Criminal Court
May 19, 2026
Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Lifestyle|US
Former Oklahoma death row prisoner freed from jail as he awaits retrial in 1997 killing
An Oklahoma man who has narrowly avoided execution three separate times could walk free from a county jail after a judge agreed to grant him bond while awaiting retrial
May 14, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World
India's wholesale inflation quickens to 3-1/2-year high of 8.3% as energy costs soar
India's wholesale price inflation rose unexpectedly to 8.3% in April, the fastest pace in three-and-a-half years, government
May 14, 2026
Economy|Political|US|World
Trump says stopping Iran's nuclear program outweighs Americans' economic pain
U.S.
May 13, 2026
Arts|Environment|Political|US
Trump’s blue repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool draws lawsuit and questions about cost
Trump’s blue repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool draws lawsuit and questions about cost
May 12, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology
EchoStar loses more pay-TV subscribers than expected amid cord-cutting
Telecommunications services firm EchoStar posted a larger-than-expected decline in pay-TV subscribers for the first quarter, as cord-cutting pressures persist.
May 11, 2026
Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World
Stocks mixed, dollar down as investors digest US job growth, chipmaker strength and elevated oil
Global equities were mixed, while the dollar weakened on Friday, as new U.S. data showed domestic job growth, although consumer
May 08, 2026
Election|Political|World
Starmer vows to fight on after Labour punished in polls across Britain
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to stay in office to "deliver change" after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses
May 08, 2026
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US|World
Egyptian man who fire-bombed pro-Israel rally in Colorado sentenced to life in prison
The man who lobbed gasoline bombs at a pro-Israel rally last year in Colorado, setting several people aflame including a woman who later
May 07, 2026