Politics

German pharmaceutical company Bayer says it's paying up to $10.9 billion to settle a lawsuit over subsidiary Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup, which has faced numerous lawsuits over claims it causes cancer....

Coronavirus cases are climbing rapidly among young adults in a number of states where bars, stores and restaurants have reopened — a disturbing generational shift that not only puts them...

The UK's MSM's gone eerily silent over the attack, and the country's most prominent LGBTQI+ charity, Stonewall, didn't cite homophobia in its tweet about it, but did mention Islamophobia, racism...

Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho is suing a group of anti-abortion protesters who lead frequent religious services outside the health care provider's Spokane clinic. The lawsuit contends...

U.S. safety officials will require all Boeing 737 Max airliners to be inspected for a manufacturing defect on engine coverings that they say could lead to loss of power during...

The University of Connecticut decided to eliminate four athletic teams as it deals with an expected budget deficit driven by issues related to the coronavirus pandemic. UConn President Thomas Katsouleas...

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association said Wednesday that dealing with racial matters will be a shared goal during the resumed season. The league and union announced they...

New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will require visitors from states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. “We now have...

The coronavirus has upended the way cities and states market themselves as summer travel destinations, and some tourism officials are just emerging from an especially awkward position: telling potential visitors...

Having struggled to find a role for itself in the pandemic, the EU's devised a summit/concert that nobody asked for, packed it with celebs, and wrapped it all up in...

U.S. dental offices are quickly bouncing back, but it won't be business as usual. Expect social distancing, layers of protective gear and a new approach to some procedures to guard...

Business writers Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera are collaborating on a critical take of the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic. Portfolio, a Penguin Random House imprint, announced Wednesday that...

The city of Topeka is looking to cut more than 30 jobs next year to deal with a $5 million budget deficit resulting from efforts to slow the spread of...

An Orlando pub owner whose alcohol license was suspended Monday for violating the governor's executive order mandating social distancing in bars and nightclubs is fighting back. He's accusing the state...

In a story June 23, 2020, about a court ruling involving the Trump administration's plan for disclosure of hospital prices, The Associated Press erroneously reported the last name of the...

An Arkansas man who admitted stealing more than $9 million while working as an accountant for a manufacturing business has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. Edward M....

An aluminum company planning to build a $1.7 billion plant in Appalachia has hired a longtime metals industry executive as its CEO as it tries to complete financing for the...

Grain futures were mostly lower on Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell .80 cent at $4.8540 a bushel; July corn was...

With the Polish presidential election just around the corner, Andrzej Duda's White House visit may seem nothing more than a dog-and-pony show, but there's a lot more going on than...

Hilcorp Energy Co. was the only bidder in Alaska's annual Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale for the fourth year in a row, officials said. The Alaska Division of...

Alabama's main state history agency, spurred by nationwide protests against racial injustice, is acknowledging that it helped perpetuate systemic racism for generations by promoting Confederate narratives while ignoring those of...

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief payments have been sent to people behind bars across the United States, and now the IRS is asking state officials to help...

Days after India and China engaged in a bloody border confrontation, Russia, a common strategic partner to each, is this week playing host to the two sides. Can Moscow influence...

The International Monetary Fund has sharply lowered its forecast for global growth this year because it envisions far more severe economic damage from the coronavirus than it did just two...

Bear Grylls said he was brought to tears by the determination of competitors on “World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji” as they raced through jungles and over mountains to the point...

Soccer clubs around Europe are increasingly turning to virtual “fan tokens” to raise money and enhance fan engagement. And the money can pile up fast. The latest club to enter...

A Black man who says he was unjustly arrested because facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter is calling for a public apology from Detroit police. And...

Complaints that Tesla's giant touch screens can fail have drawn the attention of U.S. safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it's investigating failures in...

The New York firm behind the Sir Norman Foster-designed 425 Park Avenue and Chelsea's newly approved Terminal Warehouse is coming to Wynwood. L&L Holding is joint-venturing with private equity and...

Midtown is getting another rental complex. And despite the existing density and pandemic lockdown, a quarter of the 208 units have been leased since April. Chicago-based developer AMLI Residential completed...

Coral Gables preservationists' long-running campaign to save an early and potentially historic ranch-style house took on unexpected new life on Tuesday when a Miami-Dade County court blocked the home's impending...

Florida International University reported the results of a survey about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nonprofit groups in Miami-Dade County. … Click to Continue »

A South Carolina Tyson Prepared Foods plant will be closing it's door in August, leaving more than 100 people unemployed. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce announced the...

Senior citizens in the eastern Polish city of Bialystok sit on city benches after a summer storm had passed, holding small Polish flags as they wait patiently for the man...

Amazon's total greenhouse gas emissions increased 15% in 2019, even as the commerce giant continues emissions-reduction efforts, including with a new $2 billion investment fund announced Tuesday. The company noted...

It seemed like tech was turning a corner. For years, the industry's giants had resisted calls to disclose workforce diversity data, making it difficult to pinpoint precisely how much whiter...

California is unlikely to recover its pre-coronavirus prosperity over the next three years, economists say, even as the state slowly rebuilds from a catastrophic economic lockdown. The Golden State's gradual...

Seven years before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Arthur Kreitenberg, a Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon, came up with an invention in his basement to quickly disinfect an airplane cabin using ultraviolet...

The Arctic is feverish and on fire — at least parts of it are. And that's got scientists worried about what it means for the rest of the world. The...

A leading activist's remarks that all “statues, murals, and stained glass windows of white Jesus, and his European mother” represent “gross white supremacy” shows that radical, racialised politics has no...