Amazon.com‘s plan to launch a discount shopping section would appeal to mainland Chinese suppliers with pricing flexibility, but competing with Temu and Shein in selling low-priced merchandise will not be easy, according to analysts. The US e-commerce giant told Chinese merchants in an invite-only meeting on Wednesday that this new online budget marketplace will feature […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Political observers have already placed bets on Tim Kaine, predicting the Democrat will glide into a third term as the junior U.S. Senator of Virginia, a state that hasn’t elected a Republican to the upper chamber since 2002. But Republicans vying for a chance to unseat the former vice presidential candidate […]
Following a challenging legislative session for the University of Idaho’s planned purchase of a private online university, the school’s president remains committed to the purchase and is seeking an extension to have more time to negotiate. University President C. Scott Green told the Idaho Statesman in an interview this month that he hopes to negotiate […]
Following a challenging legislative session for the University of Idaho’s planned purchase of a private online university, the school’s president remains committed to the purchase and is seeking an extension to have more time to negotiate. University President C. Scott Green told the Idaho Statesman in an interview this month that he hopes to negotiate […]
Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall says his chamber “is ready to wrap things up” on a budget agreement with the state Senate, but his counterpart across the Capitol believes the negotiation process is likely to last considerably longer than McCall hopes. The two legislative leaders spoke to reporters Thursday, a day after Gov. Kevin Stitt […]
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday blasted a nascent effort to establish a legal tool for voters to recall Chicago mayors, calling it “disingenuous” and saying it is backed by “extreme right wing” political rivals. The mayor’s comments came after a Lakeview resident earlier this month created a political committee with the Illinois State Board of […]
Rory McIlroy admitted he faced an uphill task to play his way back into contention as Tiger Woods remained focused on an unlikely Masters triumph. McIlroy struggled to a birdie-free second round of 77 at a windswept Augusta National to fall 10 shots off the lead shared by world number one Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ralph Yarl, the Black teenager who survived being shot in the head after he rang the wrong doorbell nearly a year ago, is only now coming to grips with how the shooting has affected him. Sometimes, Yarl, 17, turns inward, ignoring phone calls and texts from loved ones. He skipped senior […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland made a bold statement last week when he announced a new antitrust lawsuit against Apple (AAPL): “The United States normally wins the cases that it brings.” But not all legal experts agree federal prosecutors hold the upper hand in a legal battle that aims to dismantle the architecture of Apple’s marquee […]
Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality is becoming an uphill struggle against widespread discrimination and gross human human rights abuses, the United Nations chief said on International Women’s Day. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a packed UN commemoration that “a global backlash against women’s rights is threatening, and in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the difficult task of convincing Congress to pass a national security package that will include tens of billions of dollars […]
Jan. 17—Schools in West Virginia continue to lose teachers to higher-paying jobs in neighboring states and face shortages of service personnel. A pair of bills that were advanced by the House Education Committee on Wednesday would significantly raise pay for both groups. However, smaller raises have been proposed by the governor that are more in […]