Senate panel advances bill to bolster US security assistance to Taiwan
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill to bolster US security assistance to Taiwan, authorizing $6.5 billion over the next five years.
Highlights from New York Fashion Week
Fashion month returned to New York in a big way, with five-and-a-half-days of in-person runway shows including Gabriela Hearst, Prabal Gurung, LaQuan Smith, Collina Strada and Batsheva, hosted in iconic locations around the city.
A tropical depression in the Atlantic could become Tropical Storm Fiona
Tropical Depression Seven formed in the Atlantic on Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. ET update -- and could become Tropical Storm Fiona later in the day or on Thursday.
McDonald's is closing all its UK restaurants Monday for the Queen's funeral
McDonald's roughly 1,200 locations across the United Kingdom will close for most of the day Monday for Queen Elizabeth's funeral.
Some good inflation news: Wholesale prices fell in August
Just one day after August's disappointing Consumer Price Index report triggered a meltdown on Wall Street, a separate inflation report indicated that wholesale price increases are showing signs of improvement.
Opinion: Here's how to make it easier for workers to find better jobs
Each day seems to bring new headlines of low-wage workers coming together to start a union. A historically tight labor market has given rise to a new era of worker power, although the conditions workers are protesting are far from new. Low wages, minimal benefits, hazardous working conditions and unpredictable schedules are the byproduct of trends that are decades in the making.
Fred Franzia, creator of Trader Joe's 'Two Buck Chuck,' has died
Fred Franzia, the man behind "Two Buck Chuck" and other value-priced wines that revolutionized the industry, has died. He was 79.
Ceasefire is short-lived as Azerbaijan and Armenia resume attacks
Despite earlier claims of a ceasefire, fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia continued Wednesday, a day after nearly 100 soldiers died in clashes, according to the Azerbaijani and Armenian ministries of defense.
South Korea issues arrest warrant for developer of failed cryptocurrency Luna
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, the primary developer of cryptocurrencies Luna and TerraUSD, whose spectacular collapse in May roiled crypto markets around the world.
Ports in eastern China at standstill as typhoon Muifa closes in
Authorities in China's eastern province of Zhejiang ordered ships to return to port, told schools to close and evacuated tourists from nearby islands, as one of this year's strongest typhoons is set to make landfall on Wednesday.