WHO: Zika no longer a world health emergency The World Health Organization declared Friday that Zika is no longer a world health emergency, cautioning the virus linked to devastating birth defects requires a long-term approach. David Heymann, head of a WHO emergency committee on Zika, cited a “significant and enduring” […]

Stocks up for week, eye-raising dollar, rates The U.S. stock market finished lower Friday but higher for the week as Wall Street heads into a holiday-shortened week when the focus will be on a slew of economic data and fresh scrutiny of a suddenly surging U.S. dollar and rising interest […]

Obama blocks new oil, gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is blocking new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean, handing a victory to environmentalists who say industrial activity in the icy waters will harm whales, walruses, and other wildlife and exacerbate global […]

Why Derrick Rose won’t be selling his Trump Tower condo Days after ESPN reported that the Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, and Dallas Mavericks would not be staying in Donald Trump-branded hotels this season, New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose says he won’t be selling the Trump International Hotel & Tower […]

Facebook to buy back up to $6 billion in stock SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said it would repurchase up to $6 billion of its stock beginning early next year. The Facebook board approved the buyback on Friday; the social media giant said in a regulatory filing after the markets closed. […]

Twitter accused of political bias in right-wing crackdown SAN FRANCISCO — Ariana Rowlands, a 20-year-old college student from Southern California, is half Mexican and half Welsh, a child of immigrants raised on telenovelas and burritos. She’s also a fervent conservative who regularly airs her political views on Twitter. “So proud […]