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Chicago restaurants say they will have to boost prices and cut staff if a “sub-minimum wage” proposal becomes law.

Four years ago, the utility said it needed to do more to prevent its power lines from emitting sparks. It made little progress, focusing on a shift to clean energy.

The first names of people killed by wildfires in Maui have been released by officials, one week after at least 106 people were killed on the island.

North Korea asserted Wednesday that a U.S. soldier who bolted into the North across the heavily armed Korean border last month did so after being disillusioned with the inequality of American society and racial discrimination in its Army.

Recovery crews combing through homes and vehicles burned to a cinder in Hawaii are likely to find 10 to 20 more victims per day, the governor has warned.

A new fears has emerged as stunned Hawaiian residents return to their homes to find nothing but ashes.

Hawaii's chief legal officer said Friday she was opening a probe into the handling of devastating wildfires that killed at least 80 people in the state this week, as criticism grows of the official response.

Officials are negotiating details of agreement they hope to cement within nine-to-12 months, though obstacles remain

A deepening slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy has now raised fears of deflation, which could be crippling for heavily indebted China.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has defended the strength of the US economy, after the government was stripped of its top tier credit rating.

This is the second federal indictment Trump faces out of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation

Coup supporters denounce former colonial power, shout support for Russia

Critics say steps positive but modest as US president stops short of declaring climate emergency

Reed had been arrested in Moscow in 2019 and the State Department considered him wrongfully detained. 

Immigrant advocacy groups had challenged the administration’s decision to dramatically limit who is allowed to apply for asylum in the U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to buy time while he works out how to deal with Yevgeny Prighozin, says the director of the CIA.

High mortgage rates are dissuading sellers, leaving new construction the only game in town.

North Korea is reported to have detained a serving US army soldier who crossed the heavily-fortified border from South Korea without permission.

A surge in applications has led to longer processing times and limited urgent travel appointments