Labor Report Defies Expectations With 372,000 New Jobs Added In June
The U.S. economy surprised analysts on Friday by adding about 372,000 jobs in June, defying expectations that job creation would slow as recession fears loom large.
Jose Eduardo Dos Santos: Won Angola's War And Took The Spoils
Jos? Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola for nearly four decades, winning a brutal civil war and overseeing an oil-fuelled boom that did little to alleviate poverty, died on Friday.
After Storm Damage, Mexico Readies New Roof Protecting Important Aztec Ruins
For 14 months, a team of more than 80 engineers, surveyors, restorers, architects and archaeologists have been toiling to protect part of one of Mexico's most important and ancient sites, the Templo Mayor complex - which the Aztecs believed to be the center of the universe.
Rogers Network Outage Hits Millions Of Canadians, Drawing Outrage
A major network outage at one of Canada's biggest telecom operators shut banking, transport and government access for millions all day on Friday, drawing outrage from customers and adding to criticism over Rogers Telecommunications' industry dominance.
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Biden To Sign Executive Order To Help Safeguard Access To Abortion, Contraception
U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday to help safeguard women's access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned the Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, the White House said.
Virginia Man Gets 20 Years For Creating Bomb-Making Video In Support Of ISIS
The ISIS sympathizer will spend 20 years behind bars and 15 years in supervision after he posted a video tutorial on creating a deadly explosive.
In Mostly Gun-free Nation, Japanese Stunned By Abe Killing
Japan struggled with shock and sadness on Friday, trying to come to terms with the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a nation where firearms are strictly regulated and political violence extremely rare.
Contest To Replace Boris Johnson Begins, Opponents Demand He Goes Now
As many as a dozen candidates were on Friday eyeing up replacing Boris Johnson as British prime minister after he was forced to quit by his own party, with opponents saying they want him out of Downing Street immediately.
Ukraine Pleads For More Weapons, Chief Negotiator Sees Turning Point In War
Ukraine urged its allies on Friday to send more weapons as its forces dug in to slow Russia's military advance through the eastern Donbas region, while its chief negotiator said a turning part was approaching in the conflict.
West Seeks To Unblock Ukraine's Grain Ports, Russian Envoy Says Pull-back Unlikely
Ukraine's Western allies on Friday urged Russia to allow Kyiv to ship grain out to the world as the four-month-old war threatened to bring hunger to countries far away from the battlefields.
Putin Warns Of Long War As West Seeks To Unblock Ukraine's Grain Exports
Western officials on Friday tried to coax Russia into allowing Ukraine to ship its grain out to the world as the four-month-old war threatened to bring hunger to countries far away from the battlefields.
Snake Island Is A Warning To Russia, Ukraine "will Not Be Broken', Zelenskiy
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the raising of the Ukrainian flag on Snake Island in the Black Sea was a sign his country would not be broken, as President Vladimir Putin warned the West that its efforts to defeat him would bring tragedy to Ukraine.
Japan Ex-PM Abe Gunned Down While Making Election Campaign Speech
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader of modern Japan, was gunned down on Friday while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country where guns are tightly controlled and political violence almost unthinkable.
Japan Ex-PM Abe Assassinated While Making Election Campaign Speech
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader of modern Japan, was gunned down on Friday while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country where guns are tightly controlled and political violence almost unthinkable.
Japan Ex-PM Abe In Grave Condition After Being Shot During Speech
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, was in grave condition on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, with media saying a man opened fire with an apparently homemade gun.
Japan Ex-PM Abe Dies After Being Shot While Making A Speech
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday hours after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country in which political violence is rare and guns are tightly controlled.
Highland Park Parade Shooting Left 8-year-old Boy With Severed Spinal Cord
An 8-year-old boy suffered a severed spinal cord from a gunshot wound to his chest in the July Fourth attack on a Chicago-area parade that left seven dead, a family spokesman said on Thursday, with his twin brother and mother also wounded.
Soccer-Blatter, Platini Cleared Of Fraud In Swiss Trial
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing legend Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Friday after a seven-year investigation during which they were booted out of the sport.
Why Illinois' Gun Laws Did Not Stop The Highland Park Shooter From Buying Weapons
The gunman accused of killing seven people at an Independence Day parade in Chicago's Highland Park suburb obtained a firearms license just months after police investigated alleged threats he made to kill his family.
Cleveland Ex-officer Who Shot Tamir Rice Quits Rural Police Force
The former Cleveland officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice almost eight years ago has resigned as the sole member of a rural Pennsylvania police department, two days after he was sworn in, the borough of Tioga said on its website.
Nicki Minaj's Husband On House Arrest After Sex Offender Registration Failure
Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty was sentenced to 3 years of probation and a year under house arrest for failing to register as a sex offender in 2021.
Face-recognition Business Puts SoftBank Between China, U.S
A SoftBank-owned company is thriving by offering face-recognition technology fuelled by a blacklisted Chinese firm to the likes of Mastercard and Visa, an opportunity for the Japanese conglomerate, fraught with geopolitical and privacy risks.
Russia's Lavrov Walks Out Of G20 As West Denounces Ukraine War
G20 foreign ministers called for an end to the war and grain blockade in Ukraine on Friday, as Russia's top diplomat walked out of a meeting and denounced the West for "frenzied criticism" and squandering a chance to tackle global economic problems.
Indonesia Urges G20 To Help End War In Ukraine As Russia's Lavrov Looks On
Indonesia urged the G20 on Friday to help end the war in Ukraine, as foreign ministers from the group met for a summit that has put some of the staunchest critics of Russia's invasion in the same room as Moscow's top diplomat.
War Looms Large Over G20 Event As Some Countries Snub Dinner Over Ukraine
G20 foreign ministers attended a joint summit on Friday that has put some of the staunchest critics of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the same room as Moscow's top diplomat, the first such meeting since the war started in February.
Spirit Postpones Frontier Deal Vote, To Continue Talks With Frontier And JetBlue
Spirit Airlines Inc said it has postponed a shareholder vote scheduled for Friday on its $2.4 billion sale to Frontier Group Holdings Inc so its board can continue discussions with both Frontier and JetBlue Airways.
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Spirit Airlines Inc will postpone a shareholder vote scheduled for Friday on its $2.4 billion sale to Frontier Group Holdings Inc so it can continue negotiations about selling itself to JetBlue Airways Corp instead, according to people familiar with the matter.
John Paulson's Wife Sues Him For $1 Billion, Says He Is Hiding Money In Divorce
The wife of hedge fund founder John Paulson has sued him for at least $1 billion, claiming he is trying to hide billions of dollars from her in their divorce.
U.S. Senators Visit Kyiv To Promote Russia 'State Sponsor Of Terrorism' Bill
Two U.S. senators seeking to pass a law designating Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism" visited Ukraine's capital on Thursday to discuss the bill with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
23-Year-Old Man Faces Life In Prison For Killing USPS Mail Carrier Over Late Delivery
A man from Indianapolis pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for fatally shooting a USPS mail carrier over his mail not being delivered. He now faces life in prison.
Biden Awards Medal Of Freedom To Biles, Rapinoe, Late Senator McCain
Gymnastics pioneer Simone Biles and twice World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe were among 17 honorees to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Thursday from Joe Biden.
U.S. Jury Convicts Theranos' Sunny Balwani Of Fraud
A U.S. jury on Thursday convicted former Theranos Inc President Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani of defrauding investors and patients about the blood testing startup that was once valued at $9 billion.
South Carolina Lawmakers Consider Banning Almost All Abortions
South Carolina lawmakers held a public hearing on Thursday to consider banning nearly all abortions in the state, following the lead of other Republican-led states that have outlawed most abortions since the U.S.
Ghislaine Maxwell Appeals Conviction, 20-year Sentence In Epstein Case
Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday formally appealed her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls over more than a decade.
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