China has abandoned its zero-Covid policy. What will the economy look like in 2023?

As China moves ever closer to fully reemerging from three years of government-imposed Covid isolation and reintegrating with the world, economic expectations are high.


Tax credit confusion could create a rush for electric vehicles in early 2023

As the new year begins, a number of popular electric vehicles, specifically some Tesla and General Motors models, could be eligible for $7,500 worth of tax credits they weren't eligible for in 2022. But that eligibility may last only last a few months.


Girl, 5, saves younger brother's life after car crash kills parents in Australia

A 5-year-old girl saved her baby brother's life after a car crash killed their parents, leaving three young children trapped in the wreckage for more than two days in a remote part of rural Western Australia, CNN affiliate Nine News reported.


Kabul professor tears up diplomas on live TV to protest Taliban ban on women's education

A Kabul professor tore up his diplomas live on television in Afghanistan in protest over the Taliban's barring of women from higher education.


Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as leader of Israel's likely most right-wing government ever

Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday completed a dramatic return as Israel's prime minister, after being sworn in as the leader of what is likely to be the country's most right-wing government in history.


American Girl's first South Asian 'Girl of the Year'

American Girl's latest "Girl of the Year" is a spunky Broadway-loving dancer and singer -- and also the line's first-ever South Asian main character.


Here's what could tip the global economy into recession in 2023

The global economy has endured a tough year, with decades-high inflation sapping post-lockdown spending and pushing central banks to hike borrowing costs at an unprecedented clip to bring it under control.


The gigantic tunnels and bridges linking Asia to Europe

With sloping banks studded with elegant private mansions, palace parks and centuries-old groves, the Bosphorus is the embodiment of Istanbul.


Former Pope Benedict is 'lucid and vigilant' but his condition remains serious, Vatican says

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is "lucid and vigilant" but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday in an update on the former pontiff's health.


UN halts some aid programs in Afghanistan after Taliban's ban on female NGO workers

The United Nations announced Wednesday it has suspended some of its "time-critical" programs in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's ban on female NGO workers.