NEW YORK — The World Trade Center’s final office tower will start construction as soon as this spring and become American Express ‘ new headquarters, Gov. Kathy Hochul…
Read more World Trade Center’s last office tower will soon be built and house American ExpressBANGKOK — Thailand’s construction industry is under intense scrutiny following a series of high-profile deadly accidents. These include a crane falling onto a moving passenger train this past…
Read more Why Thailand’s deadly construction accidents are sparking outrage and scrutinyHONG KONG — Hong Kong firefighters were making a final push to try and find victims and any possible survivors from the city’s worst fire in memory, going…
Read more What to know about the apartment tower fire in Hong KongHONG KONG — Hong Kong firefighters searched through a high-rise tower complex apartment-by-apartment Friday for more victims after a massive fire engulfed seven of its eight buildings, killing…
Read more Hong Kong firefighters make final search, apartment tower blaze kills 128HONG KONG — Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 55…
Read more At least 55 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second dayLAGOS, Nigeria — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan…
Read more Equatorial Guinea enforces yearlong internet outage for island that protested construction companyOnline broker Robinhood Markets will join the S&P 500 index after riding the popularity of cryptocurrencies to profitability and an all-time high stock price. The company is set…
Read more Robinhood joins new band of companies calling the S&P 500 their homePREK TAKEO, Cambodia — The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions in the six countries it traverses on its way from its headwaters to the sea, sustaining…
Read more Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millionsAFLOAT THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER — Grant Jeide looked like another dude riding the rollicking waves left in the wake of a 23-foot (7-meter) boat ripping through the…
Read more Sports boats set out on a voyage to electrify the waters in the same way Tesla electrified the roadsBALTIMORE — Maryland transportation leaders on Thursday approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after the 1.6-mile (2.6-kilometer) steel span collapsed under the…
Read more Maryland awards contract for Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild after deadly collapsePENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to…
Read more Indonesia’s new capital isn’t ready yet. The president is celebrating Independence Day there anywayBoeing named an aerospace industry veteran with a background in mechanical engineering as its next chief executive Wednesday, looking to open a new chapter at a company rocked…
Read more Boeing names its next CEO while posting a quarterly loss of more than $1.4 billionAfter a yearlong closure, a bridge over the Puyallup River reopened in 2019 with a sturdy new span and a brand new name. It even won a national…
Read more The Baltimore collapse focused attention on vital bridges. Thousands are in poor shape across the USBALTIMORE — A crane that can lift 1,000 tons, described as one of the largest on the Eastern Seaboard, appeared near the site of a collapsed highway bridge…
Read more As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning upBALTIMORE — The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday,…
Read more Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials sayBALTIMORE — The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday,…
Read more Ship had engine maintenance in port before hitting Baltimore bridgeSANTA FE, N.M. — An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nation’s No. 2 state for oil production advanced past its first…
Read more Bid to overhaul New Mexico oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle amid litigationGoogle has laid off hundreds of employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as part of cost-cutting measures. The cuts come as Google looks towards…
Read more Google lays off hundreds in hardware, voice assistant teams amid cost-cutting driveBANGKOK — A survey of factory managers in China shows that manufacturing contracted in December in the latest sign the world’s No. 2 economy remains sluggish. The official…
Read more China's manufacturing activity slows in December in latest sign the economy is still strugglingNEW YORK — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Boeing Co., up 31 cents to $260.66. The airplane builder is asking airlines to…
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