Yahoo Finance • 28 days ago

Exclusive: New Orleans’ planned new Bourbon Street barriers only crash-rated to 10 mph

Documents reviewed by Reuters make clear that the system, which is expected to be in place by Super Bowl Sunday, will offer little protection against vehicle attacks at any significant speed.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 28 days ago

Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs

A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday to boost a United Nations-backed mission tasked with restoring order amid chaos wrought by gangs, the mission said.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Nebraska aims to shut down Oregon St. in Diamond Head final

When Nebraska meets Oregon State on Wednesday in Honolulu in the championship game of the Diamond Head Classic, it will have a chance to win its first tournament since the San Juan Shootout in 2000.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Oil prices up in thin pre-Christmas trade

Oil prices were up on Tuesday in thin trade ahead of the Christmas Day holiday, with prices supported by U.S. economic data and rising oil demand in India, the world's third-largest oil importer.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday. Here's what to know

Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens after fire destroyed its roof and spire and caused major damage.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday, five years after fire

Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens its doors on Saturday, five-and-a-half years after it was ravaged by a devastating fire that destroyed its spire and roof and brought the entire Gothic masterpiece within minutes of collapsing.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Igor Shesterkin halts slide as Rangers double up Pens

Reilly Smith scored the tiebreaking goal with 10:07 remaining in the third period and the New York Rangers capped an eventful day with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Road-weary Jets aim to keep division lead vs. resilient Stars

For the first time since the season opener, the Winnipeg Jets' place atop the Central Division standings is in jeopardy.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Love is the greatest Christmas gift, says Britain's Princess Kate

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, says love is the greatest gift people can give each other in a message to guests who will attend her annual Christmas carol service next week at London's Westminster Abbey.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Taiwan's APEC representative says no handshake or dialogue with China's Xi, only wave

Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan's representative at an Asia-Pacific summit in Lima, said on Saturday that he greeted China's President Xi Jinping with a wave, but there was no handshake or conversation, a sign of the tensions between Taipei and Beijing.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

LaMelo Ball carries Hornets past Bucks 115-114

LaMelo Ball picked up the pace with a strong second half to finish with 26 points, including two free throws with 7.3 seconds left, as the Charlotte Hornets snapped a two-game skid by defeating the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 115-114 on Satur... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school sheltering displaced families, medics say

An Israeli strike killed 10 Palestinians and wounded at least 20 others on Saturday at a school in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp currently sheltering displaced families, medics said on Saturday.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Jimmy Butler out as Heat try to cool off Anthony Edwards, Wolves

Anthony Edwards is red hot from 3-point range this season.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Maryland election boards received bomb threats, officials say

Several Maryland boards of elections received bomb threats on Friday night, state authorities said, adding election officials were counting mail-in ballots when the threats came and that everyone was safe.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

India says oil prices would have rocketed without its Russian imports

Global oil prices "would have hit the roof" if big importer India had not bought oil from Russia following the Ukraine war, India's oil minister said, adding that prices would determine where the country buys oil from.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Health Rounds: No need to stop GLP-1 drugs before surgery for most patients

In a practice-changing guideline reversal, medical societies advised on Tuesday that most patients do not need to stop taking GLP-1 diabetes and weight-loss drugs before surgery, a ruling supported by a study presented this week at a medic... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Billionaire Ambani's Reliance plays catch-up to ride India quick commerce wave

From home deliveries that can take a day or two, his business is now targeting a 10-30 minute service.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

S&P 500 counts on final 'Mag 7' push for best year this century: McGeever

With just over two months left in 2024, the S&P 500 is poised to post its biggest annual gain this century. Whether it achieves this remarkable feat will likely be determined in the next two weeks.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Nordic region switches power market model to aid renewables integration

The Nordic power market will on Tuesday switch the method for setting day-ahead prices, aiming to boost grid efficiency, improve renewable energy integration and even out electricity costs across the region, market operators said.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

New Zealand beat Britain again to take 3-0 America's Cup lead

New Zealand won the third America's Cup race against Britain on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in the first-to-seven series.... Full story