South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false ...
Trump’s pick of Rubio as America’s top diplomat jolts Latin America, long accustomed to US neglect
Growing up in Miami among Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro’s revolution, Sen. Marco Rubio developed a deep hatred of communism. Now as President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage
Donald Trump’s vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “ wokeness ” and “left-wing indoctrination.” The president-elect ...
As airlines avoid Israel, UAE’s FlyDubai and Etihad keep up flights for both diplomacy and dollars
At Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport, more than a year of war has taken its toll. Global airlines have canceled ...
Stock market today: Asian stocks climb after Wall Street’s post-election boom slows
Asian stocks were mostly higher on Friday after U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s big rally following Trump’s election ...
As Trump picks Florida men for top jobs, new political possibilities open up in the Sunshine State
As President-elect Donald Trump names picks for his new administration from his private club in Palm Beach and prepares to return to the White House, he’s bringing the ...
Saquon Barkley runs for 2 TDs, Eagles beat Commanders 26-18 to stretch NFC East lead
Saquon Barkley ran for 146 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Jalen Hurts ran for the go-ahead score after being ...
Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president takes large lead in parliamentary vote
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took a large lead Friday in early results from the parliamentary elections, in an apparent ...
Navy didn’t understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says
Navy officials “lacked sufficient understanding” of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking ...
Connor McDavid scores to become the 4th-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points
Connor McDavid became the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, scoring early in the second period for the ...
Vasilevskiy stars as the Lightning stop the Jets’ 7-game win streak with a 4-1 victory
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in his 300th NHL win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped Winnipeg’s seven-game win streak ...
What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department
Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a ...