FILE -The United Nations headquarters building is seen from inside the General Assembly hall, Sept. 21, 2021, during the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool ...

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THE UNION REPRESENTING 25,000 California prison guards struck a deal for a new contract that gives Gov. Gavin Newsom some financial relief in the short term but includes a mix of bonuses and raises ...

Japan is not often considered to be a nation of unrest. But it takes rice seriously. Eto Taku, the country’s agriculture minister, discovered as much in May, when he was forced to resign after a ...

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Here are five things the U.N. does that you may not have known: Providing training to women and girls who have faced gender-based violence U.N. agencies facilitate programs worldwide focused on ...

In California, the food and restaurant industry employed about 1.42 million people as of April — a sizable workforce that is being affected regardless of the immigration status of its workers. That ...

The United Nations’ vast system has tackled everything from delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to providing crucial peacekeeping operations in conflict zones.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers in the Assembly Public Safety Committee are blocking a proposal that would make it a felony to purchase 16 and 17-year-old children for sex.

‘Fat Leonard’ argues in newly unsealed appeal that California judge sentenced him too harshly Mastermind of U.S. Navy’s worst-ever bribery scandal argues judge violated a constitutional ...

A new update has been released for Mario Kart World, bringing the Nintendo Switch 2 game up to version 1.1.1. This is not actually the first update the game has received, as Nintendo launched a ...