Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age ...
Men earn more than women in egalitarian Norway, report finds. But it’s on par with Europe
The Norwegian equality minister said Thursday that she found it “completely unacceptable” that men on average earn 13% more than women as she reacted to a government report ...
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theater erupted over a controversial proposed law ...
Schools, colleges brace for ‘a much more threatening political environment’
Trump has threatened multiple times to take away funding from schools if they do not align with his views on subjects such as ...
Head of UN’s nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump’s return raise worries
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned Thursday that the “space for negotiation and diplomacy … is getting smaller” over Iran’s ...
WMBB2h
UK set to create new pension megafunds with aim of unlocking $100 billion for investment
LONDON (AP) — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is set to announce plans later Thursday to merge dozens of pension funds with the aim of unlocking tens of billions of pounds for investment and ...
WMBB3h
Gaetz once faced sex trafficking investigation by Justice Dept. he could now lead
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in ...
Thousands of police officers but few visiting fans for France-Israel soccer match after attacks
A heavy police presence but few visiting fans are expected when France hosts Israel in Nations League soccer on Thursday, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with ...
WMBB4h
Middle East latest: Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern Gaza
Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern Gaza, where aid groups have warned that a monthlong Israeli offensive could cause a famine. The trucks entered Gaza on Wednesday with ...
Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?
Gertrude Siduna appears to have little appetite for corn farming season. Rather than prepare her land in Zimbabwe’s arid southeastern Chipinge district for the crop that ...
The Latin Grammys are almost here for a 25th anniversary celebration
The 2024 Latin Grammy Awards are here and back in Miami. It’s a big year: the award show is celebrating its 25th anniversary, ...
Trump’s mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China
President-elect Donald Trump is famously unconventional, but he made conventional picks for his two top foreign policy positions. That could be reassuring to American allies, ...