17+ min ago   (401+ words) The extraordinary disclosure made Thursday in the form of a note delivered to the judge offered the clearest glimpse yet of what may be keeping jurors from reaching a verdict on whether Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three…...

19+ min ago   (742+ words) The jump in hiring last month and low unemployment rate point to a mostly solid job market, a sign the Federal Reserve could lift rates at its meeting next month to combat inflation. Steady hiring suggests overall interest rates aren’t…...

10+ min ago   (1245+ words) After a late October rain last year, the fourth-generation farmer was optimistic about his 1,800 acres (728 hectares) of winter wheat. But a dry winter and spring brought extreme drought when the wheat needed moisture to establish itself. He ended up harvesting…...

16+ min ago   (327+ words) The Air Pollutant Index in Serian, a small agricultural town of just under 90,000 near the border of Indonesia’s Kalimantan province, surged to 521 on Friday, according to Malaysia’s environment department. Sarawak’s much-larger capital, Kuching, also showed a hazardous reading of 311. Sarawak…...

38+ min ago   (352+ words) Steph Talbot scored 19 points as Australia defeated Puerto Rico 70-54, and Japan finished strongly to defeat Mali 102-97 with Saki Hayashi contributing 27 points. Mali led for most of their game before Mai Yamamoto brought Japan level for the first time at 79-79 with…...

36+ min ago   (1076+ words) The response? Give him water. After two missed doses of the long-lasting insulin he needed, he was taken to the hospital. He was diagnosed with brain swelling, put on a ventilator and died in 2022 of complications from Type 1 diabetes. There…...

43+ min ago   (526+ words) China considers self-governing Taiwan to be part of its territory and rejects the island’s claim to sovereignty. Beijing generally refers to Taiwan as “China’s Taiwan region.” China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday criticized the South Korean organizers of the biennial Gwangju…...

45+ min ago   (444+ words) Denmark said it hoped to begin sending rejected asylum seekers to non-European Union “return hubs” as early as 2027, ahead of a Friday meeting of five countries leading European efforts to establish such centers outside the continent. In June, European lawmakers…...

43+ min ago   (668+ words) The EU’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said that the next few days “will be a very important test” after Mladic’s remains were flown to Serbia on a government plane Thursday from The Hague, Netherlands, following his death in a hospital…...

44+ min ago   (540+ words) With South Africa positioning itself as Africa’s main data hub and U.S. technology companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Equinix increasingly setting up digital infrastructure in the country, civil society organizations have raised the alarm about the lack of transparency around…...