North and South Korea have adopted different approaches to dealing with their falling birth rates and impending population decline. North Korea’s fertility rate, or number of children expected per woman’s lifetime, is 1.78 births per woman, according to projections by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). South Korea is at 0.72, the lowest in the … Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russians on Friday set a record for the longest continuous stay aboard the International Space Station, according to Russia’s space agency. Roscosmos said Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub broke the old record of 370 days, 21 hours and 22 minutes, set in September 2023 by Russians Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin … Read more
On an evening where the Sangamon County Council officially voted in the Massey Commission to address police practices following the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Springfield woman had strong objections to its installation. “I believe it’s a joke,” Haley told the State Journal-Register, after slamming the commission as “bogus” in public comments made at … Read more
A Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina has insisted he will not drop out of the race after it was reported he made controversial comments on a porn website more than a decade ago. Mark Robinson characterized the CNN report, which claimed he referred to himself as a “black Nazi” in an adult forum, … Read more
BEIJING – Many of Apple’s affluent iPhone users in China are also interested in Huawei’s triple-price phone, CNBC found during spot checks in stores on Friday, the day the iPhone 16 and Mate XT they launched in the country. Out of 10 people CNBC spoke to on Friday, eight said they were interested in the … Read more
A Minneapolis program could offer a solution to the housing shortage. A Kentucky sheriff is expected to be charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a district judge. And Trump and Harris are promising a flurry of gifts as soon as Election Day. Here’s what you need to know today. A city’s secret to … Read more
You may have seen John Giles, a lifelong Republican and the mayor of Mesa, Arizona, speak at the Democratic National Convention in August. He leads a conservative city in a key swing state, but opposes GOP nominee Donald Trump and endorses Democrat Kamala Harris for president. Other prominent Republicans have endorsed Ms. Harris, including former … Read more
Castle, West Bank – Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the northern part of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to an Associated Press reporter at the scene and video obtained by AP. An AP reporter in the city of Qabatiya witnessed three soldiers pushing bodies from … Read more