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Black women around the world gather in salons, dorm rooms and living rooms for hours at a time to get synthetic braids put in their hair. But they're wondering if the convenience and fashion benefits are being outweighed by potential health hazards.

Here's how people are turning to traditions as they prepare for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, bridges and a monastery. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar and at least 10 died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise under construction collapsed.

At the Los Angeles premiere of her Amazon action film "G20," Viola Davis highlighted her commitment to supporting women directors and diverse artists through her production company, JuVee Productions.

Relations between the U.S. and Greenland have soured after President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested that the United States should in some form control the mineral-rich territory of Denmark. AP's Philip Crowther shared what residents in the capital city of Nuuk are feeling.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking broad changes to how elections are run in the U.S. But what are the legal challenges surrounding it?

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed.

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Inflation picked up last month and consumers barely raised their spending, signs that the economy was already cooling even before most tariffs were imposed. Core inflation -- prices excluding the volatile food and energy categories -- increased 2.8% in February compared with a year earlier, up from 2.6% the previous month. Meanwhile, consumer spending rose 0.4% in February from the previous month -- but only 0.1% adjusted for inflation. The small increase comes after a sharp drop in January and suggests consumer spending slowed sharply in the first three months of the year. “Inflation too hot and spending too cold,” said Stephen Brown, an economist at Capital Economics, in an email. “The Fed is unlikely to cut interest rates this year.” https://lnkd.in/erpdZVBm