Gunmen on motorcycles kill a Pakistani policeman and a polio worker during a vaccination campaign
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire Wednesday on police escorting a team of polio workers during a ...
Ex-CIA officer who spied for China faces prison time — and a lifetime of polygraph tests
HONOLULU (AP) — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for China faces a decade in prison if a U.S. judge ...
US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parents
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the federal policy on fee-free school lunch, has mandated that districts ...
Pakistan’s transgender community get its first ride-sharing service
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s transgender community has gotten its first ride-sharing service in the latest effort to ...
The first general election ballots are going in the mail as the presidential contest nears
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The first general election ballots for the presidential race are going out Wednesday as Alabama ...
French authorities foiled 3 plots targeting the Paris Olympics, counterterrorism prosecutor says
PARIS (AP) — French authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that ...
Jewelry seized by the Nazis from Polish concentration camp prisoners is returned to families
The archives launched its restitution campaign, “Warsaw Uprising: 100 Untold Stories,” to mark 80 years since the city rose up against the Nazi invaders on Aug. 1, 1944, with the goal of reaching the ...
European business confidence in China is at an all-time low, report says
With “business confidence now at an all-time low” over lagging domestic demand and overcapacity in certain industries, the ...
Flights grounded at Kenya's main airport as workers protest against Adani deal
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of workers at Kenya's main international airport demonstrated on Wednesday against a planned ...
Will Francine in the Gulf of Mexico affect San Antonio at all? Here's what to expect.
Francine is expected to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday as a hurricane, but could it affect the weather here in South ...
OK, I may have been wrong about giving away cash as a better way to combat poverty
Smart Money columnist Michael Taylor writes that a major study of unconditional cash transfers has undercut his enthusiasm ...
Texas proposes first new rule for oilfield waste in 40 years
While environmentalists say the changes don’t do enough to protect groundwater, operators are contesting stricter ...