She signs on with a campaign for the ultra-wealthy who want to commit themselves to helping charitable causes.
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Child advocacy group: Kids in 173 countries better off now
The Global Childhood Report 2019 says the most dramatic progress since 2000 was among some of the world’s poorest countries.
Pope says Argentine bishop now facing Vatican sexual abuse trial
Pope Francis said he received the results of a preliminary investigation two weeks ago and ordered the case be handed over for trial by a Vatican tribunal.
Aid group: Most new Ebola cases were not known contacts
Medical officials say they have made some progress, but there is much work to be done.
Chinese tourism to U.S. drops first time in 15 years
Most industry-watchers agree that any downturn is temporary, since China’s middle class will only continue to expand.
‘Jeopardy’ champ James Holzhauer nears Ken Jennings’ record
LOS ANGELES — James Holzhauer’s “Jeopardy” winning streak is still going and he may be on track to surpass Ken Jennings’ record earnings in the next month. Holzhauer on Monday won his 28th straight game with an additional $130,222 in winnings, the second highest single-day sum ever recorded on the show. The professional sports gambler […]
Man accused of defrauding comic book icon appears in court
He is arrested after fleeing California, where he was charged with fiduciary elder abuse.
Tornadoes rake Oklahoma cities, killing two, injuring 29
The storm is the latest to hit the flood-weary central U.S. and dumped yet more rain in the region’s already bloated waterways.
Magnitude 8 earthquake hits Peru
The quake is centered in a remote part of the Amazon jungle.
Thousands in Hong Kong commemorate 1989 Tiananmen protests
Commemorations of the historic event are strictly banned in mainland China, but semiautonomous Honk Kong holds an annual vigil.