Iraqis Reflect on Country 20 Years after Invasion
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Kuwait’s emir dissolves country’s parliament after years of deadlock
Sheikh Mishal accuses lawmakers of limiting monarch’s powers of stateFinancial Times - Business -
Iraqi government asks the United Nations to wind down its political mission in the country
The Iraqi government has requested the United Nations end a mission set up to promote governance and human rights reforms in the country by the end of 2025, the latest in a series of international bodies operating in the country that Iraq has ...ABC News - World -
Neolithic site in Orkney to be reburied after 20 years of excavation
After one final dig, world heritage site Ness of Brodgar is to be covered up to protect it for future generations. In a few weeks, archaeologists will gather at the Ness of Brodgar in Orkney and for the next two months excavate at one of Europe’s ...The Guardian - World -
Teen pleads guilty in rock-throwing spree that killed 20-year-old driver
Seven vehicles were hit by large landscaping rocks on the night of April 19, 2023. Three people were injured and one -- Alexa Bartell, the final victim -- was killed.ABC News - Top stories -
Air Vanuatu files for bankruptcy protection after canceling more than 20 flights
Air Vanuatu has filed for bankruptcy protection a day after the South Pacific state-owned carrier cancelled all international flightsABC News - World -
Syria's Kurdish-led force hands over 2 IS militants suspected in 2014 mass killing of Iraqi troops
Syria's U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force has handed over to Baghdad two Islamic State group militants suspected of involvement in the 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiersABC News - World -
After 47 Years, Apple Is Making a Bittersweet Change. It’s Truly the End of an Era
The company is phasing out those iconic Apple logo stickers.Inc. - Business - Apple -
Target Scales Back Pride Month Displays After Last Year’s Backlash
It said Pride merchandise would be available on its website and in select stores next month. In 2023, the retailer featured the goods widely.The New York Times - Business -
Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years
Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities. A Chinese citizen journalist who has been in prison for four years after reporting on the early days of the ...The Guardian - World - Covid -
Honda projected a drop in fiscal-year net profit and announced a share buyback after posting a sharp increase in annual profit for the previous year.
Honda projected a drop in fiscal-year net profit and announced a share buyback after posting a sharp increase in annual profit for the previous year.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Country’s largest Catholic hospital chain hit with cyberattack
Ascension Health announced Thursday it had been hit with a cyberattack, just months after data was stolen from a third of the country in a separate breach. In a statement Thursday, Ascension said it detected unusual activity on “select technology ...The Hill - Politics -
WWII pilot from Idaho accounted for 80 years after plane was shot down
Allan W. Knepper, 27, was among a squadron that encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Axis powers in July 1943.CBS News - Top stories -
‘There’s no forgiveness in us’: 25 years after Matthew Shepard’s murder, his parents want the world to remember
In 1999 Dennis Shepard gave a devastating speech to his son’s killers in a Wyoming court. Decades on, across the globe in Australia, he’s set to deliver it again. In 1999, a year after his son Matthew had been brutally beaten to death in a ...The Guardian - World -
Planet Fitness’ stock rallies after company unveils first price hike in 30 years
Planet Fitness Inc.’s stock reversed early losses to trade up 8% Thursday, as investors looked past a revenue shortfall and lowered guidance to focus on a price hike and other positives from the earnings call.MarketWatch - Business -
10-, 30-year Treasury yields set four-week lows again after weekly jobless-claims data
Yields on long-dated U.S. government debt finished at their lowest levels in about a month on Thursday, after data showed a jump in weekly initial jobless-benefit claims.MarketWatch - Business