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New York (AFP) - More than 3,000 striking Boeing defense workers will vote Thursday on a revised contract proposal that comes closer to their demands. Boeing's latest offer -- which...

Washington (AFP) - Spectacular displays of auroras at abnormally low latitudes were expected again Wednesday night into Thursday, a result of intense solar activity which also carries risks to communication...

Chicago (United States) (AFP) - A US jury in the first civil trial over a fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash determined Wednesday that the aircraft manufacturing giant owes $28. 45...

(AFP) - Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump knew about the disgraced financier's abuse and "spent hours" with one of the victims at his house, according to emails released by Democrats...

New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks finished mostly higher Wednesday with the Dow climbing to a fresh record on hopes a US government shutdown would soon end, while oil...

(AFP) - China believes the United States eventually will return to climate talks, the head of Beijing's delegation told AFP Wednesday at the COP30 climate summit, adding the world must...

(AFP) - The US Justice Department on Wednesday defended lethal military strikes on suspected drug traffickers, brushing aside charges they may amount to extrajudicial killings that merit legal prosecution. "The...

Washington (AFP) - Environmental conservationists, including actor Leonardo DiCaprio and representatives of Indigenous communities, gathered in the US capital Wednesday to pay a heartfelt tribute to the celebrated primatologist Jane...

Washington (AFP) - Congress looked set Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history -- 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid...

(AFP) - California Governor Gavin Newsom says his Democratic Party is "back on its feet" after a string of election wins -- and the way to make Americans care about...