2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (434+ words) Sept. 10 (Asia Today) -- The Bank of Korea is weighing another interest rate increase after South Korea's nominal economic growth surged to its strongest pace in decades while inflation, housing prices and household debt continued to rise. The central bank said…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (354+ words) Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Late night host Jimmy Kimmel said his show would not air his interview with Texas U.S. Senate Candidate James Talarico, but he'll show it on YouTube on Thursday. "For some reason, and I can't seem to figure out what…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (566+ words) Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Lonnie G. Bunch III, the leader of the Smithsonian Institution, announced Tuesday that he plans to step down at the end of the year, a move that comes in the midst of escalating criticism and attacks on the institution…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (440+ words) Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The owner of the Jaguar Land Rover, Britain's largest carmaker, said Monday it will lay off thousands of workers globally as it attempts to rein in costs during what it calls "ongoing geopolitical uncertainty." After days of speculation,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (339+ words) Sept. 4 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Friday his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are traveling to Russia and Ukraine this weekend with a proposal to end the war. This would be the diplomatic pair's first visit to Kyiv....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (246+ words) Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Friday allowed the Pentagon to fire three Stars and Stripes journalists who had sued the government claiming their dismissal was a First Amendment violation. Publisher Max Lederer, Editor in Chief Erik Slavin and Reporter…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (431+ words) Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Cuba has taken another step in its economic opening by authorizing private companies and other non-state operators to run travel agencies, while also easing rules for tourist transportation and foreign investment. The change was made possible by a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (232+ words) Sept. 4 (UPI) -- North Carolina's State Board of Elections changed the rules for mail-in ballots Friday hours before they were set to be sent out. The new rules don't affect the ballots or who gets them, but they change the way…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (236+ words) Sept. 4 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Friday called on the Federal Reserve to lower benchmark interest rates or warned he'll cut off all trade with countries with which the United States has a trade deficit. He cited a better-than-expected jobs…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (397+ words) Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The Federal Communications Commission asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from ABC claiming the commission was curbing its right to free speech. The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiary ABC sued the FCC on Aug. 18 to…...