March 26, 2021

Fact check: Biden skews figures on border, taxes, more

President Joe Biden on Thursday misstated the reality at the U.S.-Mexico border when he asserted that “nothing has changed” when it comes to the number […]
March 26, 2021

Yemen rebels hit, set ablaze fuel tank in south Saudi Arabia

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fuel tank at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia caught fire after being struck in an attack by Yemen’s […]
March 26, 2021

'Walk one day in our shoes': Life near minimum wage

Joyce Barnes, 62, is a home aide near Richmond, Va., working two jobs that pay $9.87 an hour and $8.50 an hour. Carlos Bernate for […]
March 26, 2021

Latina entrepreneurs find a space online to thrive in pandemic

Amaury Vidales goes live weekly on her Facebook page, Amaury Accessorios, to show prospective shoppers what new things she has to sell — but it’s […]
March 26, 2021

How a long shutdown of Suez Canal may roil the economy

A high-resolution satellite imagery of the Suez Canal and the container ship Ever Given that remains stuck north of the city of Suez, Egypt. DigitalGlobe/ScapeWare3d/DigitalGlobe/Getty […]
March 26, 2021

New problems arise for crop storage as planet gets warmer

MECOSTA, Mich. — For generations, Brian Sackett’s family has farmed potatoes that are made into chips found on grocery shelves in much of the eastern […]
March 26, 2021

Fuel tank attacked, catches fire in southern Saudi Arabia

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fuel tank at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia caught fire after being struck by a projectile, the kingdom […]
March 26, 2021

Company's 'Zoom-free Fridays' aim to destress

Happy hours and “Casual Fridays,” team doughnuts and coffee trips have all fallen by the wayside in the past year, as one office tradition after […]
March 26, 2021

Oregon Senate votes in favor of bill banning guns in Capitol

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Senate voted Thursday to advance a bill banning guns at the Capitol and other state facilities and letting cities, counties, […]
March 26, 2021

Impeachment probe to examine COVID tests for Cuomo relatives

ALBANY, N.Y. — The impeachment investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expanding to examine whether the governor unlawfully used his office to provide […]