US schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and...
Sentence next for ex-UAW leader who embezzled, lived large
DETROIT — A welder who rose from the factory floor to become president of a venerable U.S. labor union is facing a prison term...
Ship speed limit sought to protect endangered whales in Gulf
NEW ORLEANS — A speed limit for ships in part of the Gulf of Mexico south of the Florida Panhandle is needed to protect...
Millennial Money: A flashy credit card may not fit you best
The credit card you pluck out of your wallet can make as much of a statement as the purse or pants you keep your...
Judge OKs broadcast, limits attendance at Iowa murder trial
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The public will be able to watch the trial of the man charged with killing University of Iowa student Mollie...
Across faiths, US volunteers mobilize for India crisis
Volunteers at Hindu temples, Muslim groups and Sikh relief organizations across the United States are mobilizing to support India as the world's second most...
Hurricane that hit Louisiana in 2020 was Category 3, not 2
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Zeta, which swept through southeast Louisiana at the tail end of the 2020 hurricane season, has been upgraded to a...
Meituan’s stock price plunges after CEO posts Chinese poem
SINGAPORE — Shares in Meituan, China’s largest food delivery platform, have tumbled after its CEO posted —and then deleted — an ancient poem in...
US casinos match best quarter ever; post-COVID hopes rise
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — America's commercial casinos matched their best quarter ever in the first three months of this year, as customers continued returning...
Across faiths, US volunteers mobilize for India crisis
Volunteers at Hindu temples, Muslim groups and Sikh relief organizations across the United States are mobilizing to support India as the world's second most...
