EU Offers No New Pledges to Take in Afghan Refugees
European Union countries have made no new pledges to take in Afghan refugees, almost two months after the fall of…
In London’s Chelsea, a Renovated 1860s House With an Observation Tower and T-Rex Skeleton Sells for $27.5 Million
In the heart of central London, an 1860s house has an observation tower that soars above its neighbors. The tower…
D.C. Democrats dispatch bulldozers on ‘unhoused neighbors’
ANALYSIS/OPINION: However much you hate Washington, you do not hate it enough. The contempt for human life is obvious on…
Abdulrazak Gurnah Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize in Literature for what the judges described as his uncompromising and compassionate presentation of…
Fed Official Outlines Steps to Address Climate-Related Financial Risks
A top Federal Reserve official said financial regulators should direct the nation’s biggest banks to take new steps to manage…
Jobless Claims Drop for First Time in Four Weeks
Filings for jobless benefits last week fell for the first time in four weeks, as employers continue to eschew layoffs…
U.S. Set Out to Hobble China’s Huawei, and So It Has
HONG KONG—When she was detained in Canada nearly three years ago, Meng Wanzhou was crisscrossing the globe as finance chief…
The Rise of the Robo-Voices
The Future of Everything covers the innovation and technology transforming the way we live, work and play, with monthly issues…
DOJ officials rejected claims of Trump meddling in 2020 election probes: Senate report
President Trump made “relentless” efforts to get the Justice Department to dig into reports of election malfeasance in the wake…
U.S. Troops Secretly Train Taiwan Forces Amid Worries Over China
WASHINGTON—A U.S. special-operations unit and a contingent of Marines have been secretly operating in Taiwan to train military forces there,…
Comcast Enters Smart-TV Market With Launch of Sky Glass in Europe
Comcast Corp. on Thursday said it has built a smart TV that will run on its own operating system, the…
Pfizer execs sought to sidestep queries on COVID vaccine’s abortion link: Project Veritas
No pharmaceutical company is eager to broadcast the role that abortion-derived fetal cell lines played in the development of the…
Twitter, IAC, Nvidia, Levi Strauss: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today
By Anna Hirtenstein Close Anna Hirtenstein Updated Oct. 7, 2021 8:06 am ET U.S. stock futures rose after Republicans offered…
CIA Chief Burns Forms China-Focused Group in Pivot Toward Asian Rival
WASHINGTON—CIA Director William Burns said on Thursday he is establishing a major organization within the agency focused on China, expanding…
Investing Platform Public.com Launches Crypto Trading
The investing platform operated by Public Holdings Inc. is rolling out cryptocurrency trading, joining rivals such as Robinhood Markets Inc.…