Musk Says $44-billion Twitter Deal Temporarily On Hold
contact@hellonews.website Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts. “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details…
US Senator Delays $40 Billion Aid Package to Ukraine
U.S. Senator Rand Paul Thursday blocked a vote on a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, slowing U.S. efforts to quickly deliver more help to Ukraine as it battles a…
Bracing For Her Future: Baby Giraffe Fitted With Orthotic
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis. But Msituni was a patient like none other —…
Hermit, Martyr and Journalist Among New Catholic Saints
VATICAN CITY — A Frenchman murdered in the desert, a Dutch priest killed in a Nazi concentration camp and an Indian lay convert are among 10 new saints being created…
Death Toll in Slovenia Factory Blast Rises to 6
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA — A worker hurt in an explosion at a chemical factory in Slovenia has died from his injuries, bringing the total number of people killed in the accident…
Meatpackers Convinced Trump Officials to Keep Plants Running During COVID Crisis, Report Says
Top U.S. meatpacking companies drafted the executive order issued by President Donald Trump in 2020 to keep meat plants running and convinced his administration to encourage workers to stay on…
'Like an Inferno:' US West Burning at Furious Pace
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. — Wildfires are on a furious pace early this year — from a California hilltop where mansions with multimillion-dollar Pacific Ocean views were torched to remote New…
Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas McCarthy, 4 Other Republican Lawmakers
WASHINGTON — A House panel issued subpoenas Thursday to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers in its probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary…
Nations Pledge Over $3B to Fight Pandemic
World leaders pledged more than $3 billion on Thursday for the global fight against the pandemic, as the United States marked a grim point in its own COVID-19 battle –…
California's Minimum Wage Projected to Rise to $15.50 Under Inflation Trigger
LOS ANGELES — California’s minimum wage will rise to $15.50 an hour for workers at all businesses, large and small, on Jan. 1, 2023, under an automatic inflation trigger built…
Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 13
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 12:02 a.m.: Al Jazeera, citing the…
Illinois Predominantly Black College Closing After 157 Years
CHICAGO — A predominantly Black college in central Illinois named after Abraham Lincoln and founded the year the former president was assassinated will close this week, months after a cyberattack…
11 Dead, 31 Rescued After Boat Capsizes Near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A boat loaded with suspected migrants capsized north of an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico and 11 people had been confirmed dead while 31 others…
Europe Aims to Reverse Dependence on China for Electric Battery Mineral
Madrid — An obscure mountain in the remote far west of Spain could prove to be a game changer in the race to end the West’s dependence on China for…
Washington Struggles to Solve Infant Formula Shortage
An infant formula shortage that began several months ago is reaching crisis proportions in the United States, as a combination of supply chain problems and a major recall are making…