Violent crime fell in the first quarter of 2024 by more than 15%, continuing its postpandemic decline nationwide, according to data released by the FBI.
A bill awaiting New York Gov. Hochul’s signature would charge fossil-fuel companies a total of $3 billion a year for 25 years to pay for costs associated with climate change.
Four instructors affiliated with an American college were stabbed in northeastern China, where they were teaching in a partnership program with a local university.
General Motors’ board authorized the repurchase of up to $6 billion in shares in a new program that builds on other recent moves to appease shareholders.
Tesla shareholders were expected to finish voting Thursday on reaffirming a 2018 compensation package set to award Chief Executive Elon Musk stock options worth billions of dollars.
China’s consumer prices rose mildly in May, while factory-gate prices continued to fall, suggesting persistently tepid demand, as Beijing continues to try to lift lackluster consumption.
