BUSINESS
Hot news cycle leads CNN to best ratings in 40 years
The news is welcome at a network that has been relentlessly attacked for four years by President Donald Trump and his allies, who often mocked CNN as “failing.”
BUSINESS
US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%
Economists have long warned that the economic benefits of allowing businesses to reopen would prove short-lived if the virus wasn’t brought under control.
WORLD
Hong Kong police makes first arrests under new security law
Some protesters set fires in Hong Kong's trendy shopping district, Causeway Bay, while others pulled bricks from sidewalks and scattered obstacles across roads in an attempt to obstruct traffic.
WORLD
Distancing from Donald Trump? Some Republicans step up critiques
Four months before voters decide the Republican president’s reelection, some in Trump’s party are daring to say the quiet part out loud as Trump struggles to navigate competing national crises and a scattershot campaign message.
WORLD
Democrats warn against overconfidence in fight against Donald Trump
Biden and his leading supporters are stepping up warnings to Democrats to avoid becoming complacent. Former President Barack Obama and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer insist that plenty could change between now and November 3 and that the party must be vigilant against Trump, who knows few boundaries when it comes to his political foes.
WORLD
Goran Ivanisevic, the coach of Novak Djokovic, tests positive for coronavirus
The Croatian great, who won his only Grand Slam title at the All England Club in 2001, wrote on Instagram that he tested positive after two negative tests in the last 10 days.
BUSINESS
‘Coming back and biting us’: US sees virus resurgence
The U.S. recorded a one-day total of 34,700 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the highest level since late April, when the number peaked at 36,400, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
BUSINESS
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces new indictment in US
The superseding indictment does not contain additional charges beyond the 18 counts the Justice Department unsealed last year. But prosecutors say it underscores Assange’s efforts to procure and release classified information, allegations that form the basis of criminal charges he already faces.
BUSINESS
Australia’s Qantas airline to cut 6,000 jobs as virus hits
Qantas announced a plan Thursday to reduce costs by billions of dollars and raise fresh capital. The plan includes grounding 100 planes for a year or more and immediately retiring its six remaining Boeing 747 planes.
WORLD
US Federal Judge: John Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it
The decision from US District Judge Royce Lamberth is a victory for Bolton in a court case that involved core First Amendment and national security concerns.
WORLD
Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain - and now national action
For many white Americans, recent protests over police brutality have driven their awareness of Juneteenth’s significance.
BUSINESS
India-China Himalayan standoff deadly for cashmere herds
For most of the year the Changpa raise their herds in the vast cold desert of the Changtang plateau of Ladakh, which straddles Tibet at over 5,000 meters (16,404 feet) above sea level.
WORLD
Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they've been in 50 years
The survey, conducted in late May, draws on nearly a half-century of research from the General Social Survey, which has collected data on American attitudes and behaviors at least every other year since 1972.
WORLD
Warner Bros. sets late July theatrical release for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet'
The studio said it would delay the release by two weeks and instead re-issue Nolan’s 2010 sci-fi blockbuster “Inception” in mid-July.
WORLD
Book: First lady Melania Trump delayed 2017 move to DC to get new prenup
Mary Jordan, author of the book “The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump,” wrote that the 2016 campaign had been rife with reports about Trump’s alleged infidelities and the first lady was learning new details about them from media reports.
WORLD
Researchers ask if survivor plasma could prevent coronavirus
Thousands of coronavirus patients in hospitals around the world have been treated with so-called convalescent plasma — including more than 20,000 in the US — with little solid evidence so far that it makes a difference. One recent study from China was unclear while another from New York offered a hint of benefit.
WORLD
Historical figures reassessed around globe after George Floyd death
Protests and, in some cases, acts of vandalism have taken place in such cities as Boston; New York; Paris; Brussels; and Oxford, England, in an intense re-examination of racial injustices over the centuries. Scholars are divided over whether the campaign amounts to erasing history or updating it.
BUSINESS
Federal Reserve to keep buying bonds and sees no rate hike through 2022
The Fed has cut its benchmark short-term rate to near zero. Keeping its rate ultra-low for more than two more years could make it easier for consumers and businesses to borrow and spend enough to sustain an economy depressed by business shutdowns and high unemployment.
BUSINESS
2 accused in ex-Nissan boss escape scheme fight extradition
Michael and Peter Taylor are wanted in Japan on allegations that they helped Ghosn flee the country in December while he was out on bail and awaiting trial on financial misconduct allegations.
BUSINESS
Coronavirus pummels global economy, jobs - even without 2nd wave
If the coronavirus re-emerges later in the year, however, the global economy could shrink 7.6 percent, the OECD said.
WORLD
Long running show Cops cancelled after US protests over George Floyd’s death
The show had been pulled temporarily from the air in late May, when protests aimed at police over the death of George Floyd began to gain momentum. That move was made permanent Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nepal calls again for border talks with India
Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali told The Associated Press in an interview that requests to talk were made in November and December last year, and again in May.
WORLD
South China Sea disputes again putting spotlight on Beijing
The alliance is seen as having deterred aggressive Chinese actions in the disputed South China Sea, including possible construction of structures in Scarborough Shoal, a disputed fishing area off the northwestern Philippines that China effectively seized after a tense standoff in 2012.
BUSINESS
Autonomous vehicles won’t make roads completely safe: Study
Auto safety experts say humans cause about 94% of U.S. crashes, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study says computer-controlled robocars will only stop about one-third of them.
