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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high. Severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ...
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Brazil’s Lula hopes EU-Mercosur trade deal will be signed in January

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Saturday he hopes the massive free-trade deal between South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union will be signed in January. Protests on Friday by European ...
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How a violent police academy drill has been tied to deaths and injuries across the country

Associated Press (AP) - When recruits were repeatedly punched and tackled during a role-playing exercise at the Texas game wardens academy last year, they were taking part in a longstanding police training tradition that critics say should be retired. By ...
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Egypt’s el-Sissi urges UN Security Council reforms for Africa’s larger role

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Saturday reiterated calls for structural changes in the U.N Security Council to grant Africa a larger role in shaping global decisions. El-Sissi made the plea for a "more pluralistic" world order at ...
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Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won’t seek reelection to House

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Rep. Elise Stefanik suspended her campaign for New York governor on Friday and said she will not seek reelection to Congress, bowing out of what was expected to be a bruising Republican primary and ending ...
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Exclusive-Trump appointee inspired by conservative media outlet to push for probe of Democratic congressman

By Chris Prentice and Marisa Taylor NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - A mortgage fraud probe of a Democratic congressman began last month after William Pulte, the Republican head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, referred allegations from a conservative ...
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Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with the reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - When Idalia Bisbal moved to this Pennsylvania city synonymous with America's working class, she hoped for a cheaper, easier life than the one she was leaving behind in her hometown of New York City. About three ...
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Trump enters election year with big wins – and bigger political headwinds

WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump stormed back into office with a shock-and-awe policy blitz that expanded presidential power and reshaped America's relations with the world. But it has come at a steep cost: as he enters ...
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Walmart and other US companies want to build a pipeline of skilled tradespeople

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - As the number of skilled tradespeople dwindles in the United States, Walmart is trying to build up its own workforce to keep conveyor belts moving, refrigerated grocery cases cold, and drains and parking lots flowing. ...
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Fortis Healthcare to acquire Bengaluru’s People Tree Hospital for 4.3 billion rupees

Dec 20 (Reuters) - India's Fortis Healthcare said on Saturday it will acquire People Tree Hospital in Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru for 4.3 billion rupees ($48.01 million), strengthening its position in the South Indian healthcare market. The deal would be executed by ...
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Explainer-What is so special about TikTok’s algorithm?

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the app's Chinese owner ByteDance signed binding agreements to form a joint ...
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Rep. Elise Stefanik says she’s suspending her campaign for New York governor, won’t seek reelection

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Rep. Elise Stefanik announced Friday that she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress. In a post on X, Stefanik, a Republican ally of President Donald Trump, said ...
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