Economy Sep 06 Deal with union averts pilot strike at Germany's Lufthansa airline A union representing pilots at Lufthansa has called off a planned two-day strike after a last-minute agreement with Germany's biggest airline in a pay dispute.
World Sep 06 Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East warming almost twice as fast as global average, report finds The region will experience “unprecedented” heat waves, more severe and longer-lasting droughts and dust storms and rainfall shortages that will “compromise water and food security” for the region’s 400 million people, according to a summary of the report released Tuesday.
Politics Sep 06 WATCH: White House says Biden administration is preparing to release CHIPS funds U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday that the Biden administration is preparing to divvy up $50 billion in federal assistance to the computer chip industry.
World Sep 06 China maintains strict COVID-19 lockdown despite earthquake Footage circulating online Tuesday showed workers wearing top-to-bottom protective gear preventing residents of apartment buildings from exiting through locked lobby doors following Monday’s 6.8 magnitude quake centered in the surrounding province of Sichuan.
Nation Sep 06 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing as omicron boosters roll out The White House COVID task force held a news briefing Tuesday morning, days after the nation's campaign to roll out new omicron-specific boosters began.
World Sep 05 Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Sean Penn, Ben Stiller Russia has imposed sanctions on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller. Moscow says that the move is in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians because of the conflict in Ukraine.
Nation Sep 05 Coast Guard ends search for 9 missing in Puget Sound floatplane crash The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for nine people who were missing after a floatplane crashed in the waters northwest of Seattle. The body of a 10th person was recovered by a good Samaritan on Sunday.
World Sep 05 Israeli army says 'high possibility' Israeli soldier killed Al Jazeera reporter The Israeli army says there was a “high possibility” that a soldier killed a well-known Al Jazeera journalist. A senior military official announced the results of an internal investigation Monday. He says the military will not be launching a criminal…
Nation Sep 04 Jackson, Mississippi close to normal water pressure, but boil notice still in effect Jackson, Mississippi officials announced Sunday that water pressure has been restored to most of the city's customers. The boil notice will continue until the city reports two rounds of clear samples.
World Sep 04 Russian shelling damages clinic in southern Ukraine port city, burns restaurant in Kharkiv Russian shelling hit the southern Ukraine port city of Mykolaiv during the night, damaging a medical treatment facility, the city's mayor said Sunday.