UK consumer prices jumped by 10.4% in February compared with a year ago, as food inflation hit its highest level in more than 45 years, and as the cost of visiting restaurants and hotels increased, official data showed Wednesday.
At some point later this year, the US will not be able to pay all of its obligations on time and in full unless Congress acts to address the debt ceiling.
The City of Philadelphia has announced a $9.25 million settlement with hundreds of people who sued the city alleging "excessive and unreasonable force" by police during the civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd in 2020.
Asia Pacific shares opened higher on Wednesday, tracking US gains, as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve's next monetary policy decision later in the day.
Dozens of American companies are in Vietnam this week in hopes of pushing further into the fast-growing Southeast Asian economy, which has emerged as an attractive potential alternative to China as companies seek to diversify their markets and supply chains.
California state emergency officials are positioning crews across several counties to brace for more damaging floods as another atmospheric river is set to slam storm-fatigued California Tuesday, threatening to whip up hurricane force winds and deluge the state with more rain and snow.
A union representing 30,000 Los Angeles school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other support staff has started a three-day strike with support from the district's teachers, effectively stopping classes for more than a half million students in the nation's second-largest school system.
The two candidates battling for a seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court clashed Tuesday over the state's 1849 abortion ban in their lone debate, underscoring the high stakes of an election that could decide the issue in one of the nation's most important swing states.
As TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew prepares for his first congressional grilling on Thursday, much of the focus will undoubtedly be on the short-form video app's potential national security risks.
TikTok now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, CEO Shou Chew confirmed on Tuesday, in a clear attempt to highlight the platform's vast and growing reach in the country amid renewed calls for a ban.
California is bracing for yet another powerful, atmospheric river storm this week, continuing the onslaught of major weather whiplash after a yearslong, historic megadrought.
Hats, bags and gold bars emblazoned with Credit Suisse's logo are being sold on resale sites, having popped up mere hours after the 167-year-old bank was saved from collapse by rival UBS.
Stocks in the Asia Pacific region rose Tuesday as concerns about the global banking sector eased in response to a whirlwind of intervention by policymakers and industry players.
China has approved 27 foreign video games, including titles to be released by Tencent, NetEase and Bilibili, as it gradually reopens the world's largest mobile entertainment market to international titles.
