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A worker stands on a platform near a Chinese national flag, Friday, July 15, 2022, in Beijing. China's economy contracted in the three months ending in June compared with the previous quarter after Shanghai and other cities shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, but the government said a "stable recovery" is under way after businesses reopened.

China backs away from growth goal, sticks to virus controls

China's leaders effectively acknowledged the struggling economy won't hit its official 5.5% growth target this year and said Thursday they will try to prop up sagging consumer demand.

A burnt building is pictured in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan on Friday. Dozens were killed and dozens more injured after a fire broke out early Thursday in a decades-old mixed commercial and residential building in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, officials said.

Taiwan officials set up commission to investigate a building fire that killed 46

An independent commission was set up Friday to investigate the conditions at the run-down building in the port city of Kaohsiung that caught fire.

The Justice Department alleges Google has an illegal monopoly in search, setting up the biggest confrontation with a tech giant in more than 20 years.

Google Lawsuit Marks End Of Washington's Love Affair With Big Tech

The Justice Department's lawsuit against Google is the clearest sign yet of the "Techlash" that has politicians on both sides of the aisle bristling at the power of Silicon Valley.

The seal for the City of San Diego is pictured above in this undated photo.

Man sentenced to 5 years for tossing Molotov cocktails into National City home

A Spring Valley man who threw a pair of Molotov cocktails — neither of which fully ignited — into a National City home occupied by three children was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison.

Humanitarian groups prepare to send winter help to Ukrainians

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Corus International Chief Humanitarian Officer Tamara Demuria about the need for aid in Ukraine as winter approaches.

Europe has to monitor hate speech and illegal content on social media more closely

New rules will require social media networks in the European Union to more closely monitor hate speech and other illegal content posted on their platforms.

"This is an active threat," White House press secretary Jen Psaki, pictured here in March, told reporters as the hack started to spread. "Everyone running these servers ... needs to act now to patch them."

China's Microsoft Hack May Have Had A Bigger Purpose Than Just Spying

China broke into tens of thousands of email accounts in January. Now officials fear the breach wasn't just about spying. It was to build the next generation of artificial intelligence.

Smoke rises this week in the city of Sievierodonetsk during heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 31)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A screen grab captured from a video shows a view of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during a fire following clashes around the site in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

What we know about Russia's capture of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex

Heavy fighting caused a fire to break out near one of the Zaporizhzhia plant's six reactors, but Ukrainian authorities say the fire has been extinguished. Here's what we know.

The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations that it is withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement. The move comes as climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires, hurricanes and other hazards.

San Diego Climate Researcher Joins Thousands Of Scientists In Declaring A 'Climate Emergency'

More than 11,000 climate scientists signed a declaration this week warning of a "climate emergency" and urging the need for new ways to measure the effects of a warming planet.

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