General Motors laying off about 1,000 employees to cut costs
General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global ...
Poland moves to reopen embassy in North Korea closed during COVID-19 pandemic
Poland is reactivating its embassy in the capital of North Korea, becoming the second Western nation after Sweden to resume operations that were suspended due to the COVID-19 ...
Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend
U.S. retail sales rose last month at a healthy pace in the latest sign that consumer spending is driving the economy’s steady growth. Retail purchases rose 0.4% from ...
TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars
A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, The Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV ...
Trump won more young voters, but many don’t agree with him on issues: AP VoteCast
Americans ages 18 to 29 swung toward President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election, but they came to his coalition ...
McIlroy one off the lead at World Tour Championship and in good shape to clinch Race to Dubai title
The path is clear for Rory McIlroy to clinch the year-long Race to Dubai title and be crowned the European tour’s best player ...
Hundreds of hotel workers go on strike at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip
Hundreds of hotel workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip went on strike just before dawn Friday after a long and highly ...
Transgender-rights advocates say the election of Trump and his allies marks a major setback
Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread ...
Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina
Spear points, hammer stones and picks lost to history under layers of leaves, roots and rocks — it was the evidence Scott ...
Workers at Canada’s national postal service go on strike Friday, disrupting deliveries
Workers at Canada’s national postal service are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with Canada Post. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said early ...
Italian hotel manager rejects Israeli couple’s reservation, accusing Israeli people of ‘genocide’
The manager of a small hotel in northern Italy refused a reservation made by an Israeli couple, accusing Israeli people of being “responsible for genocide,” a Jewish organization in ...