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Parents describe how classes by phone have stopped, with studies renewed, as NY authorities close one such school; rabbis ask for reopening guidance

A company linked to China’s scandal-hit Luckin Coffee Inc is seeking fresh capital, sources said, highlighting the ripple effect of Luckin’s fabricated transactions as the chairman of both firms scrambles to avoid a cash crunch.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday declared an emergency for Midland county after two dams breached and on expectations of extreme flooding.

In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters (yards) away from U.S. warships or risk being “interpreted as a threat and subject

(WASHINGTON) — A Trump administration policy of quickly expelling most migrants stopped along the border because of the COVID-19 pandemic was indefinitely extended Tuesday, with a top U.S. health official arguing that what had been a short-term order was still

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(BONNE TERRE, Mo.) — A Missouri man was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday for fatally stabbing an 81-year-old woman nearly three decades ago, the first U.S. execution since the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Walter Barton, 64, had long

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90% of world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least partly, on animal pollination, along with over 75% of world’s food crops, 35% of agricultural land

(TAIPEI, Taiwan) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has been inaugurated for a second term amid increasing pressure from China on the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory. Tsai represents the ruling Democratic Progressive Party which advocates Taiwan’s