Dozens still missing in Oregon as weather helps fire fight

A change in the weather — with winds easing and humidity rising — have helped firefighters battling massive blazes in Oregon that have taken a deadly toll from one end of the state to the other

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Government's Secondary Listing Plan For Firms Joining Foreign Markets: Report

The government said in March it would allow local firms to directly list abroad to better access foreign capital for growth, but the rules have yet to be decided.

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 12, the 256th day of 2020. There are 110 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 12, 1962, in a speech at Rice University in Houston, President John F. Kennedy reaffirmed his support for the manned space program, declaring: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” On this date: In 1913, Olympic legend Jesse Owens was born in Oakville, Ala. In 1942, during World War II, a German U-boat off West Africa torpedoed the RMS Laconia, which was carrying Italian prisoners of war, British soldiers and civilians; it’s estimated more than 1,600 people died while some 1,100 survived after the ship sank. The German crew, joined by other U-boats, began rescue operations. (On September 16, the rescue effort came to an abrupt halt when the Germans were attacked by a U.S. Army bomber; as a result, U-boat commanders were ordered to no longer rescue...

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China announces new restrictions on US diplomats' activities

China has announced new restrictions on the activities of U.S. diplomats working in mainland China and Hong Kong, in what it called a justified response to similar measures imposed on Chinese diplomats in the U.S. last year

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Josh Hazlewood Shines As Australia Beat England In 1st ODI

England vs Australia: Josh Hazlewood took a miserly 3-26 from his maximum 10 overs that stifled England's pursuit of a target of 295 from the outset.

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Amid ashes, California governor fires away on climate change

California’s governor is offering some of his most impassioned comments yet on the dangers of climate change

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Family believes boy died in fire trying to save grandmother

The surviving members of a grief-stricken Oregon family who believe a 13-year-old boy died while trying to save his grandmother in a wildfire detailed their harrowing attempts to escape the fire

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Regulators to examine pilot training for Boeing 737 Max jets

Boeing's grounded 737 Max appears to be inching closer to a return to flying

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About 8,800 unaccompanied children are expelled at US border

About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum

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Authorities defend response to toy gun seen in online class

Authorities in Colorado are defending their decision to send two school resource officers to a home where a 12-year-old Black boy pointed a gun that turned out to be a toy at a friend during an online class they were taking together

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Lawyer: Utah boy 'lucky to be alive' after police shooting

A family lawyer says a 13-year-old autistic boy who was shot by police in Salt Lake City will likely experience lifelong injuries

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Tropical depression off South Florida forecast to strengthen

A tropical depression that is forecast to strengthen to near hurricane intensity by early next week has formed in warm waters off South Florida

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Passenger Car Sales Up 14% In August: Industry Body SIAM

Sales in the domestic market dropped to 1,05,617 passenger vehicles last month, from 2,09,522 in June 2019. The number includes sales of passenger cars, utility vehicles and vans.

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