VW recall letters in April warned of emissions glitch
SAN FRANCISCO - In April 2015, Volkswagen sent letters to California owners of diesel-powered Audis and Volkswagens informing them of an “emissions service action.”
Fed still on track for rate hike this year, Yellen says
AMHERST, Mass. - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday she expects the U.S. central bank to begin raising interest rates later this year as long as inflation remains stable and the U.S. economy is strong enough to boost employment.
Pope to U.S.: Treat immigrants 'as persons'
WASHINGTON - Pope Francis told Congress that the United States should reject a "mindset of hostility" to immigrants. Full Article | Video
Syria or Ukraine? Obama, Putin agenda looms
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW - President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week, with the White House insisting the meeting would focus on eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin thinks otherwise. Full Article
Europe's far right adrift on migrant crisis
COPENHAGEN - European far right parties have called refugees streaming into the region "terrorists" and a "ticking time bomb." But in many countries they have found themselves out of step with a wave of public compassion for refugees. Full Article
Hundreds killed in haj stampede in Saudi Arabia
MINA, Saudi Arabia - More than 700 pilgrims were killed in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage. Full Article | Video
From the slums to stardom in the Philippines
Music in the Philippines seems to be a national obsession. It can also be a ticket out of grinding poverty for some.
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Live: Janet Yellen
AMHERST, Massachusetts - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivers annual Gamble Memorial Lecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Hacked in the U.S.A.
Hacks traced back to China may have led to billions in American intellectual property theft and rising tensions between the world powers. Video
Monsanto's new seed
With its shares trading at three-year-lows since it abandoned a $46 billion bid to buy Syngenta, Monsanto plans to offer its shareholders a new corporate vision: a future in big data. Full Article
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