IBT Staff Reporter

Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a bill that would abolish abortion in the state, grant constitutional rights to "all unborn children from the moment of fertilization" and classify abortion as a homicide crime.

At least three people were killed in what police suspect was a Palestinian attack in the central Israeli city of Elad on the country's independence day.

Two members of Canada's Heiltsuk Nation reached a settlement on Thursday with Bank of Montreal over a human rights complaint that arose from them being handcuffed in 2019 when they tried to open an account with the bank, after its staff alleged fraud.

Staffing shortages that led to long passenger lines this week at some of Canada's largest airports could see some improvement by the crucial summer travel season, an industry official said.

Pope Francis approved a secret million-euro operation to free a Colombian nun who was held captive for more than four years by an Islamist militant group in Mali before she was released in 2021, a cardinal told a Vatican court on Thursday.

Bank of America said Thursday that consumers' debit and credit card spending rose across all income brackets in April, although spending levels for lower-income customers appeared to flatten out in recent weeks.

Boeing Co is set to move its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, as the crisis-plagued U.S.

Boeing Co said on Thursday it will move its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia, as the crisis-plagued U.S.

British Virgin Islands acting premier Natalio Wheatley on Thursday proposed a no-confidence vote against Andrew Fahie in the territory's House of Assembly, saying Fahie cannot lead the territory due to his arrest in Miami last week on drug charges.

The British Virgin Islands' House of Assembly on Thursday approved a no-confidence vote against Andrew Fahie, a step toward removing the overseas British territory's premier after his arrest on drug charges in Miami last week.

The British Virgin Islands on Thursday swore in Natalio Wheatley as the British overseas territory's new premier following the removal of ex-premier Andrew Fahie, who was arrested on drug charges in Miami last week.

United States first lady Jill Biden plans to leave Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind tour of Romania and Slovakia to highlight the U.S.

Spain spy chief in hot seat over phone hacking scandal

U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders on Thursday slammed Amazon.com Inc and its chairman at a hearing on the company's labor practices as he pushed the White House to end government contracts for the retailer.

President Joe Biden met on Thursday with a labor leader organizing Amazon.com Inc workers and with other worker organizers hours after U.S.

Brazilian food processor BRF SA on Thursday attributed disappointing first-quarter results to a rise in costs and inflation in its domestic market, and vowed to boost its margins and return to profitability.

Wind turbine makers racked up hefty losses last quarter, swelled by rocketing costs and cut-throat competition despite being more in demand than ever.

An Arizona judge has ruled that a death row inmate convicted of killing a university student in 1978 failed to prove he was mentally incompetent to understand his fate, setting the stage for the state's first execution since 2014.

Italy is beefing up a 1.5-billion-euro ($1.6 billion) money pot destined for state-owned bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), three sources close to the matter said, adding it was still unclear by how much it would increase it.

Venezuela's oil exports fell 8% in April from the previous month amid continued delays linked to poor-quality crude grades and insufficient oil upgrading capacity available, according to documents and vessel monitoring data on Thursday.

Social Security has never failed to make its benefit payments since the mailing of monthly checks began in 1940, but most Americans these days are worried about the future of the program.

Social Security has never failed to make its benefit payments since the mailing of monthly checks began in 1940, but most Americans these days are worried about the future of the program.

Somali lawmakers are expected to pick the country's new president on May 15, a parliamentary committee said on Thursday, the final step in a tortuous election process that has suffered delays due to a rift within the outgoing administration.

Scholz sends foreign minister as Zelensky invites him to Kyiv

Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings expects a roughly $2 billion price tag for a U.S.

Covid killed some 15 million in 2020-21: WHO

Brazil's direct sales of crude will more than double this year and rise sharply this decade, as oil majors deliver more of their output to the government under production sharing agreements, according to a state official.

Canada's Brookfield Asset Management is working with banks to launch the sale of its 45% stake in French towers firm TDF Group as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand for key infrastructure assets across Europe, sources told Reuters.

Canada's Brookfield Asset Management is working with banks to sell its 45% stake in French towers firm TDF Group as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand for key infrastructure assets across Europe, sources told Reuters.