Warehouse workers in cities including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco were taking part in what Teamsters officials called the largest-ever strike against Amazon — but which may cause barely a ripple in the company’s extensive shipping operations. Read more
Xi’s comments were made just ahead of the inauguration on Friday of Macau’s new government, helmed by former judge Sam Hou Fai, the first city leader to be born and raised in mainland China. Read more
The ruling throws into doubt the future of the case, which includes Trump and 14 allies. Read more
Putin said he would ask Assad about the fate of U.S. reporter Austin Tice, who is missing in Syria. Read more
Rubi Vergara, 14, and teacher Erin West, 42, were both killed in the shooting, the Dane County Medical Examiner’s office said in a written statement. Both were pronounced dead at the scene by authorities just after the Monday shooting. Read more
The heavy losses are attributed to the lack of experience by North Korean troops in drone warfare and unfamiliarity with the open terrain where they are taking part in the battle, a member of parliament Lee Seong-kweun told reporters. Read more
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The Justice Department said the violations were driven by company-mandated performance metrics that led to red flags being ignored. Read more
The Fed chief was addressing the prospect of central bank involvement in the idea of the government building a so-called Strategic Bitcoin Reserve once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Read more
Under the European Union’s landmark Digital Markets Act that took effect last year, Apple must allow rivals and app developers to inter-operate with its own services or risk a fine of as much as 10% of its global annual turnover. Read more
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australia would help Vanuatu restore operations at the international airport in the nation’s capital of Port Vila, which has been closed to commercial airlines because of damages. Read more
Major automakers including General Motors, Toyota Motor and Volkswagen and the two airbag makers said in December 2023 that they opposed the NHTSA’s bid to seek recalls. Read more
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said unionized workers at facilities in New York City; Skokie, Illinois; Atlanta, San Francisco and southern California will join the picket line to seek contracts guaranteeing better wages and work conditions. Read more
It was its 10th consecutive daily loss for the Dow, marking its longest losing streak since 1974 and its biggest daily percentage decline since early August. Read more
Musk said Congress should pass no laws until Trump returns to the White House next month, but some House of Representatives immediately said they would vote for the stopgap bill. Read more
Federal and state officials have failed to control the nation’s outbreak, which infected dairy cattle for the first time in 2024, as some farmers resist testing and containment measures. Read more
U.S. central bankers now project they will make just two quarter-percentage-point rate reductions by the end of 2025. Read more
Over 140 police officers were injured in the violence, five people including an officer died during or shortly after the riot and the Capitol sustained more than $2.8 million in damage. Read more
November saw 3.19 million foreign visitors for business and leisure, data from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) showed, bringing the total for 2024 so far to 33.4 million. Read more
Mangione, who lived in Honolulu for about two years until August, was charged with murder on Dec. 9 for the killing of Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel before a company conference. Read more
As U.S. power consumption rises from AI data centers and the electrification of buildings and transportation, efforts to add electricity generation have fallen short, creating an intensifying supply-demand imbalance, NERC said in its annual Long-Term Reliability Assessment. Read more
Workers United, which has a bargaining delegation that represents workers at 525 Starbucks stores in the United States, said the coffee giant has yet to bring a comprehensive economic package to the table, while hundreds of legal disputes over unfair labor practices remain unsettled. Read more
