From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world. Wednesday marks the start of the Year of the Snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop their operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance brings their work to a sudden halt.

Taylor Thierry scored 23 points, Cotie McMahon added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and No. Ohio State defeated Nebraska. Thierry's driving layup gave the Buckeyes a 65-57 lead with about 7 1/2 minutes left in the fourth quarter but neither team scored again until Logan Nissley's 3-pointer drew Nebraska within 65-60 with 3:45 remaining.

WASHINGTON: Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol were freed on Tuesday (Jan 21), after the new president pardoned more than 1,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s fanbase in China stretches far and wide, but will fans’ admiration endure as he takes on his new role as Trump’s efficiency tsar?

Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained nervous after the deadly crush.

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The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will begin this Thursday, and Keith Mitchell will meet Denny McCarthy at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Last week, a key House Republican raised a familiar talking point critical of Amtrak calling for fewer tax dollars to be spent on passenger rail — specifically for “weaning it off government support” — as if trains,

Inspired by a main-course porridge dish at Oyster Oyster, this bowl of oats can be breakfast, lunch or dinner.