’Tis the holiday season, meaning joy and happiness and disagreement and litigation. In other words, it’s time for this year’s dispatches from the Christmas wars. Let’s begin in Lamont, California,...

This is a pivotal moment for cinema, in which technology and art are converging. As senior programmer for the Women’s Empowerment section at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) and...

MEXICO CITY – For the human smugglers who ferry migrants northward from Central America, the return of Donald Trump is a welcome New Year gift that promises to supercharge their...

Police in Chiba Prefecture are investigating two violent robbery incidents that occurred within hours of each other in the prefecture early Sunday morning, leaving two men injured. At approximately 5:25...

Traders are trimming their bets on a yen rally after policy meetings of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan cast doubts on how quickly the rate differentials between...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito, the father of Emperor Naruhito, turned 91 on Monday. The emperor emeritus spends his days caring for Empress Emerita Michiko, 90, who broke her right thigh bone...

WEST PALM BEACH – President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage...

St. Moritz, Switzerland – U.S. ski legend Lindsey Vonn said she had made the “perfect start” to her comeback after finishing 14th in the women’s super-G in St. Moritz, Switzerland,...

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s pursuit of closer ties with China has raised private questions from Donald Trump’s incoming administration, European diplomats and even some senior British officials. It’s a...