Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social...
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Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social...
A voter-approved Maine limit on PAC contributions sets the stage for a legal challenge
PORTLAND, Maine -- Maine residents this week overwhelmingly approved a referendum to limit donations to political action committees that spend...
Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations
WASHINGTON -- Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black...
China to unveil much-anticipated economic stimulus package
BEIJING -- China is expected to announce much-anticipated steps to boost its flagging economy Friday at the end of this...
Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Thursday
WASHINGTON -- Below is the statement the Federal Reserve released Thursday after its latest policy meeting ended:Recent indicators suggest that...
43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger
Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there...
50 European leaders assess how Trump will affect their fortunes and seek a common stance on Russia
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Around 50 European leaders on Thursday called for a stronger defense posture across the continent that no...
A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
TOKYO -- A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi...
Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates again as post-election uncertainty grows
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve officials are poised Thursday to reduce their key interest rate for a second straight time, responding...
