China’s electric car sales grow in 2024, as sales of gasoline cars plunge
Sales of all types of electric vehicles rose more than 40% in China last year, while those of gasoline-powered automobiles plunged, industry data showed Monday. A total of 31.4 ...
Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani, famed for provocative 1990s Benetton campaigns, dies at 82
Oliviero Toscani, the photographer behind Benetton’s provocative ad campaigns of the 1990s who later broke with the Italian ...
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering
Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on ...
Jeff Bezos’ space company calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in final minutes of countdown
Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was supposed to ...
Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east
Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces, a Congolese army spokesman said, even ...
Stock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall Street’s retreat, oil prices surge
Asian stocks retreated on Monday after U.S. stocks fell as good news on the job market raised inflation worries. Markets in ...
Ripples of Los Angeles fires continue as Meghan delays Netflix series launch, composer’s works lost
Weaker winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend boosted containment of fires burning in and around Los Angeles ...
What to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey’s 40-year Kurdish conflict
Talks between politicians from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party and jailed Kurdish leaders have been gathering steam as they try to ...
West Virginia’s conservative shift could sharpen under its incoming governor
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a number of socially conservative laws during his two terms in office. But he rarely ...
A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols
Within minutes of his inauguration Monday, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to issue a variety of orders targeting ...
Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen will face off for a berth in the AFC championship game
Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen won’t decide the NFL MVP next week. The stakes are higher with a spot in the AFC championship game on the line. Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens (13-5) will visit ...