A California bill aiming to ban confidentiality agreements when negotiating legislation fails

A bill to ban the use of confidentiality agreements when negotiating potential laws in California has failed to pass

A British tourist is in a hospital after a shark attack. Tobago closes several beaches

A shark attack on a British tourist in the southeastern Caribbean prompted the government of Trinidad and Tobago to close seven beaches and a marine park

Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia

A Mexican film has won the top prize at the Moscow International Film Festival which took place as major Western studios boycott the Russian market and as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds into its third year

Jury in Abu Ghraib trial says it is deadlocked; judge orders deliberations to continue

A judge ordered jurors Friday to keep deliberating after they said they were deadlocked in a lawsuit alleging a Virginia-based military contractor is liable for abuses suffered by inmates at the Abu Ghraib prion in Iraq two decades ago

Berkshire Hathaway's real estate firm to pay $250 million to settle real estate commission lawsuits

A real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide

Google plans to invest $2 billion to build data center in northeast Indiana, officials say

Officials say Google plans to invest $2 billion to build a data center in northeastern Indiana to help power its artificial intelligence technology and cloud business

Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes

Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes

Most drivers will pay $15 to enter busiest part of Manhattan starting June 30

Transit officials say the start date for the $15 toll most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan’s central business district will be June 30

Buckingham Palace says Britain's King Charles III will resume his public duties next week after cancer treatment

Buckingham Palace says Britain's King Charles III will resume his public duties next week after cancer treatment

Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says

Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer

At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend

Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson, twice as many as were reported earlier this week

British Army says horses that bolted and ran loose in central London continue 'to be cared for'

The British Army says the military horses that bolted and ran loose when spooked by construction noise in central London earlier this week “continue to be cared for and closely observed."

Pope to bring his call for ethical artificial intelligence to G7 summit in June in southern Italy

Pope Francis is taking his call for artificial intelligence to be developed and used according to ethical lines to the Group of 7 industrialized nations

Journalists sign manifesto in defense of Spanish PM and wife, criticize right-wing media, parties

Thousands of Spanish journalists have come out in support of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife following Sánchez’s announceement that he was considering his future as premier after a court opened preliminary...

Hackers claim to have infiltrated Belarus' main security service

A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main security agency and obtained access to personal files of over 8,600 staffers of the KGB, the security service that still goes under its Soviet name

Orbán challenger leads protest calling for child protection after sexual abuse scandal in Hungary

An aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has renewed his calls for change

JPMorgan's Dimon hopes for soft landing for US economy but says stagflation is a possible scenario

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he’s hopeful the Federal Reserve can bring down inflation without causing a recession but wouldn’t rule out more troubling possibilities, such as stagflation

140,000 people did their taxes with the free IRS direct file pilot. But program's future is unclear

The IRS says more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program

Private security firm says missile fire seen off the Yemen coast in the Red Sea near crucial strait

A private security firm says missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels landed a distance away from a ship traveling through the Red Sea

New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

It’s been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on its members is rapidly growing

Fire at small hotel in southern Brazil kills at least 10 people

Authorities in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre say a fire at a small hotel has killed at least 10 people and injured 11