WHO reports 90% drop in world Covid-19 deaths since February

The World Health Organization chief yesterday said a nearly 90% drop in recent COVID-19 deaths globally compared to nine months ago provides “cause for

Bet on it: Sports gambling effort in California is not over

The effort to legalize sports betting in California ran headlong into a typical challenge for competing ballot measures as each was battered in a torrent of negative advertising

Voters approve recreational marijuana in Maryland, Missouri

Missouri voters have approved a ballot measures legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and expunging most records of past arrests and convictions. Approval

US conspiracists seeking key state election posts falling short

Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election lost key races to oversee elections in some competitive states, even as others remained

VoteCast: Inflation top concern, but democracy a worry too

Just as Republicans had hoped, high inflation was the top consideration for voters in the midterm elections, AP VoteCast shows. But the survey reveals that a core issue

Dems show surprising strength; control of Congress unclear

Control of Congress hung in the balance today (Wednesday) as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President

Zelenskyy: Talks with Russia possible on Ukraine’s terms

Ukraine’s president has hinted at the possibility of peace talks with Russia, a shift from his earlier refusal to negotiate with President Vladimir Putin that came

Discovery of bronzes rewrites Italy’s Etruscan-Roman history

Italian authorities yesterday announced the extraordinary discovery of more than 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and said the find will “rewrite history”

Powerball announces delay to record-breaking $1.9B drawing

The Powerball drawing was delayed Monday and it’s likely that the official results won’t be known until today , the Multi-State Lottery Association said. The record-breaking $1.9 billion

UN chief tells climate summit, Cooperate or perish

The only way to “put an end to all this suffering” from “a highway to climate hell” is for the world to cooperate or perish, dozens of leaders

Musk threatens to boot Twitter account impersonators

Elon Musk tweeted yesterday that Twitter will permanently suspend any account on the social media platform that impersonates another. The platform’s new owner issued the

Trump says US ‘in decline’; Biden has his own dire warning

Former President Donald Trump is predicting America’s destruction if his fellow Republicans don’t deliver a massive electoral wave on Tuesday. Democrats, led by President Joe Biden

Climate woes bad and getting worse faster

Earth’s warming weather and rising seas are getting worse and doing so faster than before, the World Meteorological Organization warned yesterday in a somber note as world

Twitter users can soon get blue check for USD7.99 monthly fee

Twitter has announced a subscription service for $7.99 a month that includes a blue check now given only to verified accounts as new owner Elon Musk works to

Ukraine war: boost or setback for climate efforts?

Luetzerath may be 1,000 miles from Ukraine, but it is an indirect victim of Russia’s invasion and some fear so is Earth’s climate. The ancient

After six years, UN climate summit returns to Africa

The U.N. climate summit is back in Africa after six years and four consecutive Europe-based conferences. The 27th annual Conference of the Parties of

Powerball prize up to $1.5 billion, third-largest ever in US

The bad news is that no one won yesterday’s huge $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot. The good news is that means the prize has grown even larger to

‘Our phoenix’: Lula’s ups and downs in Brazil defy belief

Four years ago, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's reputation and political future were in tatters. After an unlikely rise from poverty to union leader to Brazil's presidency, the man universally

J&J sales grow, but strong dollar tugs at expectations

Johnson & Johnson topped third-quarter expectations thanks to pharmaceutical sales growth, but a strong dollar made the health care giant tread cautiously again with its outlook. J&J narrowed its 2022 forecast

Trump Organization faces criminal tax fraud trial over perks

For years, as Donald Trump was soaring from reality TV star to the White House, his real estate empire was bankrolling big perks for some of his top executives, including

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