LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wearing shiny heels, a thrifted dress and a red rose in her hair, Deoujahne Darc belted out an original song on a small, makeshift stage in the heart of Los Angeles’ Skid Row. “I saw the Lord in the face of…
By Tim Barsoe and Soren Jeppesen NUUK/COPENHAGEN, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Greenland’s government and residents expressed relief that a military pact with the US and Denmark may end anxiety over President Donald Trump’s threats to seize their Arctic island, but many remain distrustful of Washington.…
CAIRO, Sept 23 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health officials said. Medics said the two men were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle in western Khan Younis, in the south of…
SEATTLE (AP) — Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez gained some ground Tuesday night in his chase for a Triple Crown. He still has plenty of work to do this week. The AL MVP front-runner went 2 for 4 with his 41st home run and three…
By James Davey LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Nike is taking the right steps to revive its business and a turnaround is only a matter of time, said the finance chief of British sports and fashion retailer JD Sports, one of the U.S. group’s largest…
For years, artificial intelligence researchers have warned of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes. Debates inside the AI industry…
TAINAN, Taiwan (AP) — As China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Taiwan expressed confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island that Beijing claims as its own will continue — despite China’s pressure. China has pressed Washington to…
By Andrew Chung Sept 23 (Reuters) – Challengers to a redrawn congressional map in Missouri aimed at favoring Republicans returned to the US Supreme Court on Tuesday, urging it to halt its use in November’s midterm elections after a St. Louis-based federal court again ordered…
By Leigh Thomas PARIS, Sept 23 (Reuters) – AI-led investment is helping the global economy hold up marginally better than expected this year, but the energy shock is becoming more entrenched, weighing on the outlook for 2027, the OECD said on Wednesday. After 3.4% growth…
By Greg Torode and Mei Mei Chu HONG KONG/BEIJING, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Purges of military leaders may have dented China’s war-fighting readiness, but are likely to have strengthened President Xi Jinping’s grip on an institution that is a key source of power for the…