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Ship attacked by Houthis in assault sinks in Red Sea in second such sinking

The Tutor sank in the Red Sea, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said in a warning to sailors in the region

Early blast of heat & humidity leaves millions sweltering across US

Cities that opened cooling centers this week advised that Wednesday's Juneteenth holiday means some public libraries, senior centers and pools where residents could beat the heat will be closed

Baltimore bridge collapse: Attorneys seek to keep crew from returning home

The roughly two dozen total seafarers hail from India and Sri Lanka

US approves new $360 mn arms sale to Taiwan for drones, related equipment

The sale includes 291 Altius-600M systems, which are unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, with warheads

Sudan accuses UAE of fuelling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals

The UAE's ambassador, Mohamed Abushahab, said those were "false allegations" and demanded to know why Sudan's government refuses to return to peace talks

China, Malaysia due to ink economic pacts as Premier Li meets with Anwar

While trade is expected to dominate, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hassan has said the prickly issue of territorial claims in South China Sea was also likely to be raised

Tennis stars Sabalenka, Jabeur rule out Olympics to avoid risking health

Both top-10 players said they didn't want to switch from grass at Wimbledon back to clay at Roland Garros for the Olympic tournament and then immediately start the hard-court season in North America

Euro Cup 2024: Conceio scores in stoppage time to give Portugal 2-1 win

Conceio fired the ball home in the 92nd after Robin Hranac's attempted block of fellow substitute Pedro Neto's shot fell kindly for the Porto winger to shoot inside the left post

California fines Amazon nearly $6 mn for illegal work quotas at warehouses

The company said Tuesday that it disagrees with the allegations and has appealed the citations

Biden's campaign raises $40 mn in 5 days including $8 mn with Clinton

The vast majority of the $40 million sum, confirmed by a Biden campaign official, comes from Saturday's glitzy, star-studded fundraiser with Biden and former President Barack Obama in Los Angeles

Boeing CEO Calhoun apologises to relatives of 737 Max crash victims

CEO David Calhoun appeared before the Senate investigations subcommittee, which is chaired by Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn, a Boeing critic

Netanyahu blames Biden for withholding weapons, slowing Israel's offensive

President Joe Biden has delayed delivering certain heavy bombs to Israel since May over concerns about the killing of civilians in Gaza

Half a million immigrants could get US citizenship under new Biden plan

The White House announced on Tuesday that the Biden administration will, in the coming months, allow certain spouses of US citizens without legal status to apply for permanent residency

Olympic Games: A billion-dollar business with political overtones

The International Olympic Committee is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental body based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It generates 91% of its income from selling broadcast rights (61%) and sponsorships (30%)

Boeing's CEO appears before Senate panel as new whistleblower emerges

Prosecutors have until July 7 to decide what to do next

Adidas investigates allegations of embezzlement, bribery in China

Adidas confirmed it had received an anonymous June 7 letter indicating potential compliance violations in China, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported

Apple kills off its buy now, pay later service barely a year after launch

Apple Pay Later launched with fanfare in March 2023 as a way for iPhone customers to split purchases of up to $1,000 into four equal payments with no fees or interest

NYC's court declines to hear Trump's appeal of gag order in hush money case

The Court of Appeals found that the order does not raise substantial constitutional issues that would warrant an immediate intervention

Retail sales up 0.1% in May from Apr as still high inflation curbs spending

Excluding gas prices and auto sales, retail sales rose the same amount

Luxury sales flattening amid self-inflicted creativity crisis, price hikes

Bain is forecasting flat worldwide luxury sales in 2024 following a slight first-quarter dip, according to the study commissioned by the Altagamma association