49ers, PK Gould agree to deal, beat franchise deadline
Robbie Gould and the San Francisco 49ers agreed to a two-year, $10.5 million deal on Monday, beating the 4 p.m. deadline for franchise players to...
Oklahoma seeks to hold J&J responsible for opioid crisis as trial ends
Lawyers for the state of Oklahoma on Monday urged a judge to hold Johnson & Johnson responsible for fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, as the...
Facebook’s Marcus says regulatory concerns to be ‘fully addressed’ before Libra launch
Facebook’s top official overseeing the launch of its Libra cryptocurrency plans to tell U.S. lawmakers the company does not plan to launch the digital currency...
Former world champion Whitaker dies after being hit in Virginia
Former U.S. world champion Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker has died after being hit by a vehicle in Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to police. He was...
U.S. prosecutor calls Jeffrey Epstein ‘extraordinary’ flight risk as judge weighs bail
A U.S. prosecutor on Monday said Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier charged with sex trafficking underage girls, poses an “extraordinary risk of flight” and danger...
Ethiopia premier’s aide named to lead restive Amhara region
Ethiopia’s Amhara Democratic Party (ADP) named the security adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as head of the restive Amhara region on Monday after his...
Ebola spread to east Congo’s Goma massively raises risk – U.N.
Ebola’s arrival in eastern Congo’s main city of Goma severely raises the risk of the virus spreading if it takes root in this metropolis near...
Von der Leyen pledges social, climate reforms ahead of knife-edge EU vote
The European Union’s conservative nominee to head the executive Commission proffered a raft of economic, environmental and social reforms on Monday, an eleventh-hour bid for...
Germany’s von der Leyen to resign as defense minister regardless of European Parliament vote
The European Union’s conservative nominee to head the executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Monday she would step down as German defense minister...
Trump’s tweets not ‘racist’: Short
Marc Short, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, defended President Trump’s tweets about four U.S. congresswomen, saying on his tweets were not racist...