New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration agreed to accept USD225 million from Exxon Mobil Corp. to end litigation over decades- old pollution, a settlement that Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups called
What makes a city a great place to have your convention on high-yield bonds or consumer electronics? The easy answer for respectable business folk is: plenty of places to eat
The regional court of northern Navarra says a former president of Spanish soccer club Osasuna and two other ex-board members have been arrested. The court says Miguel Archanco, Txuma Peralta
CHINA Jackie Chan might still be popular in China, but nowadays the pro-Beijing actor is as well-known as fodder for jokes as he is for his gritty martial arts and
“This important recognition from Hang Seng is a vote of confidence for the company’s health and growth, and highlights our expanding presence in the Asia-Pacific gaming marketplace as players embrace
A House of Representatives committee has issued subpoenas for the emails of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who used a private account exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state
It didn’t take long for prosecutors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial to convey the sense of fear, pain and grief caused by the 2013 attack, as three women testified
The online offer, part of a promotional sale at the end of February, was indeed too good to be true. The airline said Thursday that it erroneously published the incorrect fare
The government of the southern African country also said that up to 1,500 people had been injured in the fighting. Diplomats say the battle is “vicious”, with neither side taking many
The World Health Organization says millions of young people around the world are at risk of hearing loss from loud music. The U.N. agency said Friday that a review of
AUSTRALIA-CHINA Australian authorities are clamping down on wealthy foreigners illegally buying real estate, ordering a Chinese billionaire to sell a Sydney mansion he recently bought for USD30 million. The billionaire,
A prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist who helped direct early investments in Google and Amazon said Tuesday during testimony in a high- profile sex discrimination lawsuit that his firm is not
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday his speech to the U.S. Congress offered a “practical alternative” to a possible Iranian nuclear deal and that lawmakers now “understand better” why
An explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn yesterday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing one miner and trapping over 30 others underground, rebel and government officials said. The explosion took
A Justice Department report says blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, are disproportionately subject to excessive police force, baseless traffic stops and citations for infractions as petty as walking down the middle
The University of North Carolina was appealing against an earlier ruling, in 1954, which ordered college officials to admit three black students to what was previously an all-white institution. Until recently,
In Europe, SUV now stands for: Shrinking Utility Vehicle. An array of ever-smaller sport utility vehicles and SUV car-like crossovers is going on display this week at the Geneva International
Cambodia’s U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has indicted two more suspects, risking a confrontation with the country’s prime minister, who has warned against adding new defendants. The tribunal announced yesterday that former
CHINA A bus carrying an opera troupe fell off a cliff in central China yesterday, killing 20 people and injuring 13, state media reported. The accident happened early yesterday in
The last time the Nasdaq was this high, Bill Clinton was president, your Internet connection was probably still dial-up and the iPod, iPhone and iPad didn’t exist. Fifteen years later the
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