BERLIN (AP) — Germans hoping to do some New Year’s shopping may find themselves without the cash to do so amid a strike by security van drivers. The ver.di union said Tuesday it’s urging 12,000 employees of firms...
Read MoreLAS VEGAS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people rang in the new year across Las Vegas, watching fireworks launch from the top of some of the city’s iconic casino-resorts, attending superstar performances at various venues and...
Read MoreBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline missed a year-end deadline to plant thousands of trees along the pipeline corridor in North Dakota, but the company said it was still complying with a...
Read MoreASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — A law sharply limiting the sale of alcohol has gone into effect in the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, whose authoritarian president has made physical fitness a top initiative. The law that...
Read MoreBAGHDAD (AP) — The latest plunge in oil prices has dealt a heavy blow to Iraq’s stagnating economy, threatening the new government’s ability to rebuild after the war with the Islamic State group and provide basic...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — A week and a half into a partial government shutdown, House Democrats released their plan to re-open the government without approving money for President Donald Trump’s border wall. At the same time, the...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on how a California utility’s role in wildfires could affect its terms of probation in a separate criminal case (all times local): 5:45 p.m. A California utility says any determination that...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Amazon.com Inc., up $23.95 to $1,501.97 The Wall Street Journal reported that the company is planning on building and expanding Whole Foods stores across...
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Un says he’s ready to restart operations at factory park jointly run with Seoul, resume tourism from South.
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump is set to launch a White House effort aimed at women’s global economic empowerment in early 2019. A formal launch for the initiative was planned for next week but has been postponed amid...
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