3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (435+ words) Jerusalem's police said on Wednesday that they would lift restrictions on all holy sites and deploy hundreds of officers and volunteers in the city. Access had been prohibited altogether, or restricted to a few dozen faithful at a time, at…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (523+ words) Chinese officials did not immediately react to the Philippines' opening of its coast guard district command on Thitu Island, which has been occupied by Filipino forces and civilians for decades but is also claimed by Beijing. Chinese coast guard and…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago  (297+ words) Rodr'guez, in a nationally televised address to the nation, promised workers a wage increase on May 1. She did not disclose the amount but explained it would be done in a way meant to avoid the inflationary spike that followed the…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (711+ words) Kaija Saariaho, Finland's leading opera composer, was working on a piece called "Innocence" and wanted one of the characters to sing in a style based on Finnish folk music rather than with a traditional operatic sound. She had heard J's…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago  (305+ words) The government had agreed to terms with Australia's largest suppliers Ampol and Viva Energy to underwrite contracts for gasoline and diesel bought on the spot market for prices above normal commercial rates, Albanese said. The government would also have the…...

14+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1147+ words) There's nowhere on Earth that has as many fish, corals and everything else packed into one small place," said Mark Erdmann, an American coral reef biologist who has spent more than two decades studying the region and became a central…...

15+ hour, 55+ min ago  (563+ words) Building your financial wealth is akin to building a house: You need the foundation before you can choose wallpaper, add a fireplace or decorate. When it comes to saving for your long-term goals like a down payment or a comfortable…...

16+ hour, 45+ min ago  (639+ words) Rothman was fired on Tuesday night in a unanimous vote by the board of regents following a roughly 30-minute closed-door discussion. Regents have not given a reason for firing Rothman, who was in the job for just under four years....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (587+ words) Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as a main artery from Chicago metropolitan Los Angeles, it hasn't lost its allure to tourists worldwide or its cultural cachet. With neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (954+ words) But questions immediately emerged over what appeared to be dueling proposals to halt the fighting, with Iran insisting it would continue to control and charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as well as enrich uranium. Trump initially said…...