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Washington (AFP) - US student test scores in reading and math remain below pre-pandemic levels as a worrying gap continues to widen between high and low performers, officials said Wednesday....

New York (AFP) - Tesla reported lower than expected profits Wednesday, citing declining vehicle prices as a factor as it projected a return to volume growth in 2025. Elon Musk's...

Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve left its key lending rate unchanged Wednesday and adopted a patient "wait and see" approach to Donald Trump's economic policies, in the first...

Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve left its key lending rate unchanged Wednesday, resisting pressure from President Donald Trump to continue with cuts in the first rate decision since...

New York (AFP) - Disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein asked a court Wednesday to bring forward his retrial for sex offenses arguing that his "hellhole" prison conditions were unbearable,...

Washington (AFP) - After three interest rate cuts in a row, the US Federal Reserve is expected to signal it will remain on pause until the data changes, resisting pressure...

Seoul (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear programme would continue "indefinitely", state media reported Wednesday, days after new US President Donald Trump said he...

Pacific Palisades (United States) (AFP) - The house that Michael Kovac built is the only one on his street still standing after a huge fire raced through his Los Angeles...

Washington (AFP) - Unfounded cancer cures, dubious anti-vaccine narratives, and false claims that neurological disorders can be "reversed" through diets: influential American and European podcasters are peddling harmful health misinformation...

New York (AFP) - Beyonce is the most decorated artist in Grammys history, and her album releases have both triggered cultural earthquakes and reshaped music industry norms. But few artists...