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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement after a meeting with government leaders in Berlin, Wednesday.

Germany's coalition government collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires his finance chief

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, signaling a collapse of the three-party coalition governing Germany. Opposition leaders are calling for quick elections.

President-elect Trump shakes hands with Elon Musk at a campaign stop in Butler, Pa., on October 5, 2024. Trump has named Musk and former presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy co-leaders of a new commission called the "Department of Government Efficiency," which will advise and guide Trump in his quest to "dismantle government bureaucracy."

'Apprehensive and fearful': Federal workers await a dismantling under Trump

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "dismantle government bureaucracy," enlisting the help of billionaires to achieve his goals. Federal workers with memories of Trump's first term are scared.

Minimum wage hikes and paid sick leave were on the ballots in several states in the November 2024 election.

Here's how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election

Some red states approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time to their workers.

Journalists take cover from the exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Monday.

U.S. prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti after planes were shot by gangs

The shootings were part of a wave of violence that erupted as the country plagued by gang violence swore in its new prime minister after a politically tumultuous process.

A man walks down a war-ravaged street in Pokrovsk, an industrial city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Dec. 19, 2024. Behind him is the hotel Druzhba, which was destroyed by a Russian missile last summer. Pokrovsk was once home to 60,000 people. Now it's largely abandoned, with Russian troops active within a mile of the outskirts.

Ukrainian soldiers and shopkeepers hold on as Russia's siege of Pokrovsk tightens

Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold on to the key city of Pokrovsk, in one of the fiercest battles in eastern Ukraine, but commanders admit the Russians have more troops and firepower.

The JPMorgan Chase headquarters building is seen in New York City. The banking giant is filing lawsuits against customers who exploited a viral technical glitch this summer that allowed people to pull huge amounts from Chase ATMs.

JPMorgan Chase is suing customers over 'infinite money glitch' ATM scam

JPMorgan Chase is filing lawsuits against customers who exploited a viral technical glitch this summer that allowed people to pull huge amounts from Chase ATMs.

Garment workers in Bangladesh protest for better working conditions.

Why the garment workers of Bangladesh are feeling poorer than ever

Their wages have always been low. With rising inflation and falling prices paid by Western companies for clothing, they're protesting for better pay — and hoping the new government will spur change.

TikTok asked a panel of federal appeal judges on Monday to overturn a law that would ban the app in the U.S. by January unless it fully divests from its Beijing-based parent company. ByteDance.

TikTok argued against its U.S. ban in court today. Here's what happened

TikTok’s survival in the U.S. is riding on the outcome of the hearing. Federal judges peppered both the Justice Department and TikTok with skeptical questions about the ban, which takes effect in January.

Hotel workers picket outside the Hilton San Diego Bayfront during a strike on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

San Diego City Council throws support behind striking Hilton Bayfront hotel workers

The council voted unanimously Tuesday on a resolution, calling on Hilton to come back to the bargaining table.

Journalists take cover from the exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday.

Haiti swears in a new leader as gangs shoot at a flight landing in the main airport

Haiti's international airport shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.

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