Category Archives: World

Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill
WASHINGTON - Democrats' hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill seemed all but dead Monday as the Senate prepared to debate its own version of the House-...
Mar 1, 2021

Harassment, bullying claims dog Cuomo, once a pandemic star
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose televised coronavirus briefings won plaudits last spring, is now fighting for his political life amid accusations of sexual harassment, bullying and undercounting vir...
Mar 1, 2021

Senate confirms Cardona as Biden's education secretary
The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden's effort to reopen the nation's schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. Cardona, 4...
Mar 1, 2021

Milan designers hit reset button during digital fashion week
MILAN - Fashion is off the hamster wheel, taking a deep breath that is allowing some freshness to seep into the once relentless cycle. "It is so weird thinking about fashion, and the kind of hamster w...
Mar 1, 2021

Online review platform Trustpilot chooses London for IPO
LONDON - Online review platform Trustpilot said Monday it plans to sell shares in London, in a stock offering that helps shore up the city's status as a financial hub and destination for tech companie...
Mar 1, 2021

US probing engine fires in nearly 1.9M Toyota RAV4 SUVs
DETROIT - The U.S. government is investigating complaints of engine compartment fires in nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 small SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigati...
Mar 1, 2021

2 Americans wanted in Ghosn's escape in Japanese custody
BOSTON - An American father and son wanted by Japan for aiding former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from the country in a box were handed over to Japanese custody Monday, ending their ...
Mar 1, 2021

Deal reached to get California children back in classrooms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's public schools could get $6.6 billion from the state Legislature if they return to in-person instruction by the end of March, according to a new agreement announced M...
Mar 1, 2021

US manufacturing activity jumps to 3-year high in February
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing expanded in February at the fastest pace three years with the arrival of a surge in new orders. The Institute for Supply Management reported Monday that its gauge of ma...
Mar 1, 2021

Prince Harry: Split from royal life 'unbelievably tough'
LOS ANGELES - Prince Harry says the process of separating from royal life has been very difficult for him and his wife, Meghan. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry invoked the memory of his late...
Mar 1, 2021