Bloomberg Philanthropies gifting $1 billion to medical school, others at John Hopkins University
Bloomberg Philanthropies is gifting $1 billion to make medical school free at Johns Hopkins University for a majority of students there. Starting in the fall, the gift will cover full tuition for ...
CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Heat and a hurricane descend on the U.S., other wild weather around the world
As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas and extreme heat blankets much of the U.S. South and West, the world is set for another week of wild weather that human-caused climate change makes more likely.
Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here's a breakdown of extreme weather terms
El Nino, La Nina — El Nino is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that starts with unusually warm water in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific and then changes weather worldwide. The flip ...
The US housing slump deepened this spring. Where does that leave home shoppers and sellers?
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in the March-June period from a year earlier in 2022 and 2023. Sales declined in ...
Amy Hamm: Pride tears itself apart over Israel, existence of gay conservatives
On June 30, Toronto’s annual Pride parade was brought to a standstill and then ended early when a small group of ...
Snap election unlikely in Canada as European campaigns send incumbents packing
In the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party was trounced in last week’s unusual July vote. The party that had led ...
French election 2024: President Emmanuel Macron rejects the resignation of Prime Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal Monday, in the wake of a chaotic ...
Sex assault case of billionaire business titan Frank Stronach due in court today
A hearing is scheduled in Brampton, Ont., court today in the case of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who is accused ...
Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 20 people and hits a children's hospital
Zelenskyy said on X: 'It is very important that the world should not be silent about it now and that everyone should see what ...
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico takes first trip outside capital after assassination attempt
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico took his first trip outside the capital on Monday ...
Senegal's leader wasn't born when ECOWAS was founded. He's asked to reunite the bloc split by coups
He had not been elected when ECOWAS, founded in 1975, imposed the severe sanctions on Niger following a coup last July. Niger cited the sanctions as one of the reasons for leaving the bloc. Also, Faye ...
Across Europe, leaders express relief mixed with concern about the French election result
BERLIN (AP) — Leaders across Europe reacted with relief but also some concern to the results of the snap election in France which leave a key EU country facing the prospect of a hung parliament and ...