Daniel Naroditsky, a 29-year-old standard-bearer in the world of competitive speed chess that flourished in the COVID-19 pandemic, died over the weekend and leaves behind a legacy as…
Read more Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky is remembered as a leader in the game’s online surgeNEW YORK — YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no…
Read more YouTube to start bringing back creators banned for COVID-19 and election misinformationIRVING, Texas — Crowded around a workshop table, four girls at de Zavala Middle School puzzled over a Lego machine they had built. As they flashed a purple…
Read more Girls fell behind boys in math during the pandemicMedically important antibiotics are being squandered by animal agriculture to compensate for typical factory farming practices. Cultivating muscle meat directly from cells instead of raising and slaughtering animals…
Read more Antibiotic Resistance, Cultivated Meat, and Our Health | NutritionFacts.orgLOS ANGELES — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the New Beverly Cinema, hours before showtime. The 36-year-old already had tickets to the Watergate-themed…
Read more As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audienceWASHINGTON — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant…
Read more Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemicULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — With its reindeer sleigh rides, camel racing and stunning landscapes with room to roam, Mongolia is hoping to woo visitors who are truly looking…
Read more Mongolia is in the tourism spotlight and making it easier to visit. Reindeer sledding, anyone?LONDON — The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to…
Read more Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?LONDON — The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. In a statement Thursday,…
Read more Bank of England lowers its main interest rate by 0.25%, to 5%, its first cut since for over 4 yearsPARIS (AP) — Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance: closing out the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower. Nearly two…
Read more Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenadePARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is joining several African leaders on Thursday to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in…
Read more France’s Macron, African leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalitiesWASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, was back before Congress on Monday, calling “simply preposterous” Republican allegations…
Read more Fauci faces partisan attacks at House hearing on COVIDGENEVA — Member countries kicked off the World Health Organization’s annual assembly on Monday with hopes of improving global readiness for deadly outbreaks like COVID-19, after an ambitious…
Read more World Health Assembly hopes to reinforce pandemic preparedness after bold treaty project stallsThe job market looks solid on paper. Over the course of 2023, U.S. employers added 2.7 million people to their payrolls, according to government data. Unemployment hit a…
Read more Economists say the labor market is strong — but job seekers don’t share that confidence. Here’s whyBANGKOK — Thailand and China will soon implement visa-free entry for each other’s citizens, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said Tuesday. Chinese nationals will be granted visa-free entry…
Read more Thai prime minister says visa-free policy for Chinese visitors to be made permanent in MarchSince the pandemic first upended American education, an estimated 50,000 students are still missing from any kind of U.S. school Since the pandemic first upended American education, an…
Read more How many students are still missing from American schools? Here's what the data saysLONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced a rebellion from restive lawmakers over his signature immigration policy, while fending off tough questions Monday about his judgment during…
Read more Rishi Sunak faces a revolt in the UK Parliament over his Rwanda plan after a grilling on COVID-19BANGKOK — Hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia, with 55 million more people undernourished in 2022 than before the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization…
Read more Asia lags behind pre-pandemic levels of food security, UN food agency saysThe U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates are complaining that they were not consulted enough on what amounts to…
Read more Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some don't like itThe U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates are complaining that they were not consulted enough on what amounts to…
Read more Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some advocates don't like it
