Holmes' former partner faces sentencing in Theranos case

A former Theranos executive learns Wednesday whether he will be punished as severely as his former lover and business partner for peddling the company’s bogus blood-testing technology that duped investors and endangered patients

Judge reduces award for flight attendant who sued Southwest

A federal judge has ordered Southwest Airlines to rehire a flight attendant who said she was fired for expressing opposition to abortion

Holmes' former partner faces sentencing in Theranos case

A former Theranos executive learns Wednesday whether he will be punished as severely as his former lover and business partner for peddling the company’s bogus blood-testing technology that duped investors and endangered patients

Daughter of ex-Thai PM Thaksin outlines opposition's vision

The daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is promising a new era of social equality, saying if her party is elected to power in next year’s election it will bring an end to poverty in the Southeast Asian nation

Argentina eyes $100 billion as US will share banking data

The U.S. and Argentina have agreed to have their tax agencies automatically share data about their citizens' finances in each other's countries

Japan aims to boost 5-year defense spending to $318 billion

Japan has set a new target for military spending over the next five years to $318 billion, or 1.5 times the current level, as the country seeks defense buildup including the use of preemptive strike

Sudanese generals, pro-democracy group sign framework deal

Sudan’s ruling generals and the main pro-democracy group have signed a framework deal until elections but key dissenters have stayed out of the agreement

Russian oil cap begins, trying to pressure Putin on Ukraine

Western countries on Monday began imposing a $60-per-barrel price cap and ban on some types of Russian oil, part of new measures aimed at stepping up pressure against Moscow over its war on Ukraine

Japan OKs $216B extra budget to counter impact of inflation

Japan’s parliament has approved a hefty 29 trillion yen ($216 billion) supplementary budget to fund measures to counter the blow to household finances from rising food and utility costs and the weaker yen

EXPLAINER: US-European differences on climate law persist

President Joe Biden is trying to allay concerns raised by French President Emmanuel Macron about a clean energy law that benefits electric vehicles and other products made in North America

Legal push to cut Puerto Rico power company debt delayed

Efforts to restructure some $9 billion in debt held by Puerto Rico’s power company have hit a new snag following multiple failed attempts to end its bankruptcy

German parliament votes to approve EU-Canada trade pact

German lawmakers have approved a free-trade deal between the European Union and Canada, moving the accord a step closer to taking effect fully

In new role as G-20 chair, India set to focus on climate

India officially takes up its role as chair of the Group of 20 leading economies for the coming year Thursday and it’s putting climate at the top of the group’s priorities

German parliament set to label 1930s Ukraine famine genocide

Germany’s parliament is expected to approve a resolution labeling as genocide Ukraine’s 1930s “Holodomor” — a famine believed to have killed more than 3 million Ukrainians under the repressive rule of Soviet leader...

Mexico high court upholds keeping military on police duties

Mexico’s Supreme Court has upheld a constitutional change that allows the military to continue in law enforcement duties until 2028

Vet's lawsuit blaming antimalarial drug for psychosis tossed

A lawsuit against the maker of an anti-malarial drug blamed for causing psychotic and neurological damage in U.S. servicemembers has been thrown out

SAfrica: Convicted killer of anti-apartheid hero stabbed

The convicted killer of South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani has been stabbed in prison two days before he was due to be released on parole

Ex-mayor, elected at age 23, loses corruption case appeal

A federal appeals court has upheld the extortion and fraud convictions of a once-celebrated young Massachusetts mayor who was found guilty of extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses

Prominent Polish judge reinstated amid standoff with EU

Poland’s Supreme Court has reinstated a judge who was suspended for two years

Toronto police charge man in 1983 killings of 2 women

Toronto police say a 61-year-old man has been charged in the killings of two women who were found dead in their Toronto homes other almost four decades ago

Smallest German governing party stalls on citizenship reform

Senior members of the smallest party in Germany’s coalition government are seeking to hit the brakes on plans to ease the rules for obtaining German citizenship