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China moves to boost languishing markets by ordering funds to invest more in shares

China moves to boost languishing markets by ordering funds to invest more in shares

BANGKOK (AP) — The Chinese government plans to ensure that share prices will rise by ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks, to help jolt the markets out of the doldrums.
China moves to boost languishing markets by ordering funds to invest more in shares

China moves to boost languishing markets by ordering funds to invest more in shares

BANGKOK (AP) — The Chinese government plans to ensure that share prices will rise by ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks, to help jolt the markets out of the doldrums.
Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches deal with casino to end longest strike in decades

Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches deal with casino to end longest strike in decades

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The longest strike in decades by Las Vegas hotel workers ended Wednesday with a new contract between the union and a casino where hundreds of employees had walked off the job in November.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs sues man who claimed to have incriminating sex tapes, says they didn't exist

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sues man who claimed to have incriminating sex tapes, says they didn't exist

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against a man they said had falsely claimed to possess videos implicating the music mogul in sexual assaults on eight celebrities.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs sues man who claimed to have incriminating sex tapes, says they didn't exist

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sues man who claimed to have incriminating sex tapes, says they didn't exist

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against a man they said had falsely claimed to possess videos implicating the music mogul in sexual assaults on eight celebrities.
A$AP Rocky's lawyers look for favorable jurors on charges he fired gun at former friend

A$AP Rocky's lawyers look for favorable jurors on charges he fired gun at former friend

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly a hundred jurors packed into a Los Angeles courtroom again on Wednesday with the possibility that they’ll serve on the trial of A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend.
Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pulls US toward fossil fuels

Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pulls US toward fossil fuels

A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc's push for clean energy and the new U.S.
Saskatchewan premier says broad counter-tariffs not in Canada's best interest

Saskatchewan premier says broad counter-tariffs not in Canada's best interest

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he’s not straying from the Team Canada approach in responding to looming tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Charles Phan, chef who elevated Vietnamese cuisine with San Francisco's Slanted Door, dies at 62

Charles Phan, chef who elevated Vietnamese cuisine with San Francisco's Slanted Door, dies at 62

Charles Phan, the San Francisco chef credited as an innovator for bringing Vietnamese food to fine dining at his Slanted Door restaurant, has died.
Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches tentative deal with casino to end longest strike in decades

Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches tentative deal with casino to end longest strike in decades

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The longest strike in decades by Las Vegas hotel workers ended Wednesday with a tentative contract between the union and a casino where hundreds of employees had walked off the job in November.
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