January 26, 2021

Home prices rise at fastest pace in more than 6 years

WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices jumped in November at the fastest pace in more than six years, fueled by demand for more living space as […]
January 26, 2021

Angry farmers storm India's Red Fort in huge tractor rally

NEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of protesting farmers drove long lines of tractors into India’s capital on Tuesday, breaking through police barricades, defying tear […]
January 26, 2021

Merkel: pandemic shows German weaknesses, need to cooperate

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel conceded that the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted significant shortcomings in her country as she told the World Economic Forum […]
January 26, 2021

3M ends 2020 on strong note, with fourth quarter earnings up 43%

3M finished a pandemic-addled 2020 on a strong note, posting a fourth quarter profit surge that handily topped Wall Street estimates. The Maplewood-based manufacturing giant […]
January 26, 2021

Dutch justice minister vows rioters will be prosecuted

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch justice minister said Tuesday that people arrested amid three nights of rioting sparked by the country’s coronavirus curfew will […]
January 26, 2021

Asian shares retreat after bumpy day on Wall Street

BANGKOK — Shares fell in Asia on Tuesday after a choppy session on Wall Street yielded mixed results as the market struggled to find direction. […]
January 26, 2021

The Latest: Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall

AUSTIN, Texas — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Texas continues to fall from record highs as the state nears the end of what […]
January 25, 2021

The Latest: Louisiana COVID-19 hospitalization figures drop

NEW ORLEANS — Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Louisiana have dropped to the lowest level since late December — prior to a post-holiday season surge that […]
January 25, 2021

The Latest: Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has COVID-19

MEXICO CITY — The son of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim announced Monday that his father has COVID-19 and is responding to treatment. Carlos Slim Domit […]
January 25, 2021

The Latest: Biden says US needs testing capacity for schools

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said schools should be made “safe and secure” for students and teachers as states look to ramp up in-person learning. […]