Economy Jul 24 UPS workers may soon strike. Here's what you need to know The Teamsters — which represent some 340,000 UPS workers — are calling for better pay, particularly for part-time workers, and safety improvements.
World Jul 23 Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour de France for 2nd year in a row Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France for a second straight year as cycling’s most storied race finished Sunday on the famed Champs-Élysées.
World Jul 23 Dozens killed in flash floods, landslides amid heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides.
Nation Jul 22 Body found in river believed to be that of 2-year-old girl lost in Pennsylvania flood The body of a young girl was recovered Friday in the Delaware River and was believed to be a 2-year-old who was one of two children swept away from their family's vehicle by a flash flood last weekend, authorities said.
World Jul 21 Firefighters battle forest inferno, Swiss authorities order hang gliders to stay away Swiss authorities have temporarily shut the airspace over a small part of southwestern Switzerland because recreational gliders in the area have endangered the work of emergency teams battling a persistent forest fire.
World Jul 21 Death toll rises to 21 as rescuers find more bodies in landslide-hit village in western India Officials say scores of rescuers and trekkers have been deployed to search for people trapped by the landslide, which occurred late Wednesday night.
Nation Jul 21 Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 Publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett's death to The Associated Press, saying he died in his hometown of New York.
World Jul 20 China-U.S. ties at a crossroads but could possibly stabilize, Xi tells Kissinger Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told former top U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger that relations between the two countries are at a crossroads and both sides need to “make new decisions” that could result in stable ties and “joint success and…
Nation Jul 20 Powerball winner scores jackpot worth more than $1 billion The California Lottery said on Twitter that the winning ticket was sold in Los Angeles at Las Palmitas Mini Market.
Politics Jul 19 The upper house of Russian parliament approves a ban on gender changes The bill, which already was approved in the lower house, bans any "medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person. The only exception is medical intervention to treat congenital anomalies.