Fed Chair Powell says the US economy is in 'solid shape' with gradual rate cuts coming
At their last meeting Sept. 18, Fed officials reduced their rate to 4.8%, from a two-decade high of 5.3%, and penciled in two ...
Tobacco companies seek to extend order suspending legal proceedings against them
TORONTO — Three tobacco giants are again seeking to extend an order suspending legal proceedings against them as they ...
Ontario marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Toronto opens spirit garden
TORONTO — A monument to honour residential school survivors is set to be unveiled in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square today.
Son of Canadian parents killed in Lebanon urges Ottawa to ramp up evacuation efforts
Kamal Tabaja says his 75-year-old father Hussein Tabaja and 70-year-old mother Daad Tabaja were trying to flee their southern ...
A Black man says a trucking company fired him because he wouldn't cut off his dreadlocks
A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn’t cut off his dreadlocks, the latest in a series of incidents across the country over an issue ...
Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond
The number of Haitians facing crisis, emergency and famine levels of hunger increased by 1.2 million in the past year as gang violence disrupts the transportation of goods and prevents people from ...
Pakistani court denies imprisoned former premier Khan and his wife bail in graft case
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court denied on Monday a bail application by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in a graft case, their lawyer said. It’s another blow to the popular ...
Balenciaga upturns luxury in Paris as McCartney puts on high-octane fashion with playful, eco twist
Savile Row tailoring was reimagined in true Stella style _ strong-shouldered jackets paired with slimline blazers and exaggerated belt loops, while voluminous trousers and cheeky boxer culottes kept ...
Judge in Alaska sets aside critical habitat designation for threatened bearded, ringed seals
Bearded and ringed seals give birth and rear their pups on the ice. They were listed as threatened in 2012 amid concerns with anticipated sea ice declines in the coming decades. The state, North Slope ...
Book Review: 'Revenge of the Tipping Point' is fan service for readers of Gladwell's 2000 book
It’s been nearly 25 years since Malcolm Gladwell published “The Tipping Point,” and it’s still easy to catch it being read on airplanes, displayed prominently on executives’ bookshelves or hear its ...
Tunisia's struggling economy puts democracy at risk, study finds
The precarious state of Tunisia’s economy has had direct consequences for its citizens. Vulnerable employment is rising, and the share of undernourished individuals has climbed back to levels not seen ...
Ancestral land returned to Onondaga Nation in upstate New York
The nation’s case involves a roughly 40-mile-wide (65-kilometer-wide) strip of land running down the center of upstate New York from Canada to Pennsylvania. The Onondagas hope the case spurs ...