McConnell warns Yellen that GOP won’t help raise debt limit
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has warned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen he is not budging on his demand that Democrats go it...
Small agency, big job: Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t make many headlines. Charged with keeping America’s workplaces safe, it usually busies itself with tasks...
Democrats call oil giants to testify on climate campaign
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are calling top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants to testify at a House hearing as lawmakers investigate what...
Author Colleen Hoover’s word-of-mouth success
NEW YORK — Colleen Hoover's years as a published — and self-published — novelist have been one long, pleasant surprise.
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Drought haves, have-nots test how to share water in the West
MADRAS, Ore. — Phil Fine stands in a parched field and watches a harvester gnaw through his carrot seed crop, spitting clouds of dust...
Cuba opens door to more private business, but red tape looms
HAVANA — Opening a small business is a bureaucratic headache in many parts of the world. In Cuba, it's an adventure in largely unknown...
EU earmarks 30 billion euros for health crisis agency
BRUSSELS — The European Union said Thursday that it will fund its new heath preparedness and rapid response agency to the tune of 30...
Zimbabwe orders government workers to get COVID vaccinations
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's government has ordered all its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or they won't be allowed to come to work.
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Bulgaria interim government sworn in until November election
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Thursday reappointed a retired general as interim prime minister to lead a new caretaker government until...
German rail operator, union agree pay deal to end strike
BERLIN — Germany's biggest rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, and a labor union representing train drivers said Thursday they have agreed on a pay raise...