Solar and wind power are booming. Electric vehicles are so promising that Tesla is now worth more than ExxonMobil. Coal is collapsing. And yet energy…
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If Beijing thought a new national security law would guarantee a quiet birthday for Hong Kong, it was mistaken. As the city marked 23 years of…
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President Donald Trump’s refusal to set an example by wearing a face covering, despite growing evidence that it may be one of the most…
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Inside a Houston hospital partly transformed into a coronavirus specialty unit, one doctor says he expects to reach capacity in the next 14 days.…
Continue Reading This was supposed to be the year that Beijing would announce it had ended absolute poverty in China, fulfilling a key pledge of President Xi Jinping…
Continue Reading The US set another record for new coronavirus cases days before the July Fourth weekend — with at least 23 states pausing reopening plans to…
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President Vladimir Putin has won a resounding victory in his bid to stay in power until the middle of the next decade, as Russians voted…
Continue Reading Four-time WNBA champion Maya Moore sat out for an entire season to help overturn the conviction of Jonathan Irons, who she said was wrongfully…
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Four Indian police officers were arrested Wednesday for allegedly murdering a father and son who were in custody after being accused of breaking…
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A soldier suspected in the disappearance of Fort Hood Pfc. Vanessa Guillen killed himself after police confronted him in Killeen, Texas, authorities…
Continue Reading Police in a Massachusetts town have opened a criminal investigation into a report that a Black woman was followed by a man and allegedly accused of…
Continue Reading Covid-19 was the last thing on his mind when he went to a crowded bar in Scottsdale, Arizona, Jimmy Flores said. “We were on the verge of…
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Bad news for…
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It took a little more than two months for the US to record its first 50,000 coronavirus cases. Now it has seen that many cases reported in a single…
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden outraised President Donald Trump with a $141 million fundraising haul in June as each campaign…
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The US House passed an extension of the $660 billion Paycheck Protection Program fewer than 24 hours after the program shut its doors, moving one…
Continue Reading Three people accused in the death of Cornelius Fredericks, a 16-year-old boy who was restrained at a residential facility in Michigan, have been…
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The Democratic mayor of Richmond, Virginia, invoked his emergency powers on Wednesday to remove multiple Confederate monuments in the city, including…
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Alabama US Senate candidate and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions appeared to refer to Henry Louis Gates Jr., a celebrated Black Harvard…
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Hong Kong was facing up to a new reality on Wednesday, after China’s central government imposed a sweeping national security law late the night…
Continue Reading Six FC Dallas players have tested positive for Covid-19 since arriving in Florida ahead of the upcoming “MLS is Back Tournament,” the…
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As the vetting for Joe Biden’s running mate intensifies, there is one step that several of the potential picks are taking: An appearance with…
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A divide has emerged inside President Donald Trump’s inner circle over whether he should turn his attention back to the coronavirus pandemic or…
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A federal judge blocked a Trump administration rule that dramatically limits the ability of Central American migrants to claim asylum in the US. The…
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Three senators proposed a bill Wednesday to end qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that critics say is shielding law enforcement and government…
Continue Reading Nearly four months into a strict no-visitor rule due to the coronavirus, an assisted living community in North Carolina tapped into the power of…
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Hundreds of companies have promised to halt advertising on Facebook and its sibling platform Instagram as part of month-long boycott officially set…
Continue Reading If you were one of the Americans who decided to self-isolate before you were required to by state or local mandate, good for you. You saved lives.…
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It was a do-over of a softball question, but President Donald Trump still seemed to struggle to answer what he would do with a potential second term…
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At least 38 students living in 10 fraternity houses near the University of Washington’s campus have tested positive for the coronavirus, the…
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About 300 teens were exposed to Covid-19 at a “pong fest” party in Lakeway, Texas, on June 20, local officials say. At the time of the…
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Researchers have found the first confirmed underwater Aboriginal archaeological sites off the coast of Australia, and predict that there are many…
Continue Reading A civil rights advocacy group is teaming up with district attorneys in three major US cities to launch commissions that they say will listen to…
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The stray bullet shattered a window and pierced the head of the 10-year-old girl in her home in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. She died…
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday evening took some direct shots at Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and…
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Yale University will reopen in the fall without sophomores living on campus and then will be open in the spring without freshmen living on campus in…
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What started out as reports of a man shooting into the air ended with him driving a car off a cliff. On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m., deputies responded…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week ordered bars in the state to reclose. But that’s not stopping the owner of a bar in Odessa from welcoming…
Continue Reading When it comes to fireworks safety, parents may warn kids to avoid getting too close. What families may not realize, however, is that there are other…
Continue Reading The number of active-duty military personnel infected with the novel coronavirus has more than doubled in the last three weeks, according to new…
Continue Reading Here’s a look at some of the most important cases decided by the US Supreme Court since 1789. 1803 – Marbury v. MadisonThis decision…
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Police dispersed protesters in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupation Protest (CHOP) area and arrested at least 31 people on Wednesday after an…
Continue Reading The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that it plans to roll back an Obama-era rule that barred federally funded…
Continue Reading Nordstrom was one of a few select retailers selling the latest model of Nike Dunks athletic shoes, but some sneaker enthusiasts came up empty-handed…
Continue Reading An old whipping post that was used “disproportionally on Blacks” was removed from outside the Old Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown,…
Continue Reading Thieves have taken advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to break into the offices of the European Parliament, according to a member who spoke to…
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Fox News said Wednesday that Ed Henry, one of its top news anchors, had been fired after the network received a complaint last week of sexual…
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President Donald Trump‘s resistance to intelligence warnings about Russia led his national security team, including those who delivered the…
Continue Reading California authorities are suing Cisco and two of its employees for allegedly discriminating against an Indian engineer because he was from a lower…
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If you enjoy a daily cocktail or some wine with dinner, you’ll want to raise your glass to this: A new study found low to moderate drinking may…
Continue Reading A majority of National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) players knelt on one knee during the National Anthem in the opening weekend of its…
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A growing list of companies are pulling ads from Facebook. For many of them, it’s part of an advertiser boycott in protest of what they say are…
Continue Reading The Fort Lauderdale Police officer seen on video shoving a kneeling protester and then being scolded by a fellow officer has been charged with…
Continue Reading Facing a barrage of questions over President Donald Trump’s handling of intelligence about alleged Russian bounties to kill US soldiers in…
Continue Reading The cries for racial equality have been heard across the world as thousands of protesters rallied after the death of George Floyd. But at one protest…
Continue Reading American households with children are being disproportionately impacted by food insecurity and missed housing payments due to the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans have a simple message after President Donald Trump dashed off a late-night tweet Tuesday threatening to veto their must-pass…
Continue Reading More and more Americans appear to be arming themselves following a month of continued fears over the deadly coronavirus pandemic and images of some…
Continue Reading Eight Louisiana police officers are accused of using excessive force against two men a prosecutor said had “raised their hands … in an…
Continue Reading Staff at an Iowa cemetery met an unimaginable scene as they arrived to work on Tuesday morning. The usually serene grounds of the historic Elmwood…
Continue Reading President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would have “no problem” wearing a face mask in public in certain circumstances — a…
Continue Reading Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said this week that two recent Trump administration appointees to the Pentagon and US Agency…
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Alyssa Milano is rejecting an accusation she wore blackface. The actress posted Tuesday in response to an article alleging she was “facing…
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On Monday, President Donald Trump went after attempts to strip the names of racists from buildings. On Tuesday, it was a federal housing rule meant…
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Facing pressure from thousands of constituents calling to defund the police, New York City slashed $1 billion from the police budget. But some city…
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There’s a battle brewing between DraftKings and Barstool Sports backer Penn National Gaming — and this gambling-industry tussle could be…
Continue Reading Several Republican senators blasted the House-passed Washington, DC statehood bill on Wednesday, calling the legislation unconstitutional and a…
Continue Reading School bus drivers are about to begin a school year unlike any they’ve ever experienced. Schools have been shut down for months, and as…
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Peyton Chesser wasn’t taking chances when the coronavirus pandemic locked down the country in March. The 23-year-old Houston woman stayed home,…
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