WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has frozen all Venezuelan government assets in a dramatic escalation of tensions with Nicolás Maduro. The ban places Maduro’s socialist administration alongside a...
Read MoreHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong protesters have condemned what they call the government’s “empty rhetoric” and instances of alleged police abuse in an inaugural “People’s Press Conference.”...
Read MoreHONOLULU (AP) — The group behind a $1.4 billion telescope planned for Hawaii is applying for a permit to build in Spain as ongoing protests and a human blockade prevent them from starting construction on Mauna Kea,...
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — China’s yuan has fallen further against the U.S. dollar amid fears about mounting economic damage from Beijing’s trade war with President Donald Trump. The yuan declined to 7.0562 to the dollar...
Read MorePHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge in Arizona has granted preliminary approval of a settlement in the case involving thousands of Motel 6 guests said to have had their privacy violated when the national chain gave their...
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS (AP) — A panel monitoring U.N. sanctions says North Korean cyber experts have illegally raised money for the country’s weapons of mass destruction programs “with total proceeds to date estimated...
Read MoreSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest operator of recycling redemption centers has shut down and laid off 750 employees. The Mercury News reports Monday that the company RePlanet has closed all 284 of its...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (AP) — An ex-executive at dating site Tinder has sued the company and says she was sexually assaulted by its former CEO. The lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court said Rosette Pambakian was fired...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department labeled China a currency manipulator Monday after Beijing pushed down the value of its yuan in a dramatic escalation of the trade conflict between the world’s two...
Read MoreENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) — Three family members enjoying a day at a San Diego area beach were killed Friday when a huge slab of the cliff above them plunged onto the sand. The collapse has raised questions about the...
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