(CNN) — Natural disasters like wildfires, floods and hurricanes can have devastating financial consequences for homeowners, yet many are still expected to pay their mortgages — even if their homes are ...

Independent Taiwanese news outlet The Reporter published a series of articles this month about the lives of transgender youths and how their families and friends navigated their transition. Compared ...

Several independent oil refineries in eastern China have halted operations, or plan to do so, for indefinite maintenance ...

Thailand joins Nepal and Taiwan as the only Asian nations to legalise LGBT unions, amid repressive regimes and religious ...

The move has been described as another instance of China capitalizing on Russia's economic turbulence and comes amid complications in the countries' "no limits" trading partnership that has ...

Zooey Zephyr from capitol women's bathrooms. The Montana House of Representatives advanced a bill to ban transgender people from using public bathrooms that do not align with their sex assigned at ...

As he prepares for his second term, China’s dominance of global manufacturing is greater than ever. China just posted a trade surplus with the rest of the world of almost $1 trillion for 2024 ...

WASHINGTON—The Republican-led House narrowly passed legislation designed to force public institutions to prohibit transgender girls and women from competing in female sports categories.

The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports at federally funded schools and educational institutions. The legislation ...

The 80-year-old says the authorities are obstructing her work and believes she is being targeted because of her legal advocacy with the LGBT community. "I will always defend homosexuals because ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A live streamer works near the Volvo EX30 fully electric small SUV unveiled during Auto China 2024 in ...

China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two world wars. By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher, who began covering ...