Global growth is projected at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity ...

The deal comes after months of tense trade negotiations between the world's two largest democracies. Laura Fernandez’s decisive presidential victory in Costa Rica on Sunday also delivered her ...

Standards make everyday life run smoothly. You rarely notice them: the credit card that works in any corner of the world, the Wi-Fi signal that connects a remote village to the cloud, or the vaccine ...

February 3, 2026 • Political rebellions, family feuds, and power grabs – the founding of the Supreme Court has about as much drama as a Hollywood movie. In this week’s episode, the story of how the ...

Trump signs spending bill that ends four-day government shutdown U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a spending deal into law that ends a partial U.S. government shutdown and gives lawmakers ...

Sunda pangolins are one of 8 species of pangolin. They are secretive, elusive and mostly nocturnal animals that live in forests across Southeast Asia. The main threat to this species is ...

The attack - which reportedly consisted of more than 70 missiles and 450 drones - comes after a so-called "energy truce" expired at the weekend. The couple previously argued that a House committee's ...

Ify Adenuga is parent to a musical powerhouse. Her son Skepta is a seminal figure in British culture, helping to propel grime into the mainstream. Ify has always been supportive of her son’s music ...

Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C. Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather ...

February 2, 2026 • Kevin Warsh has been tapped as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. We’re sure that he’ll have a lot of questions about how to run the Fed if confirmed. So we put together this ...