U.S. Democrats subpoena Trump lawyer Giuliani in impeachment probe
U.S. House of Representatives Democrats investigating whether to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday issued a subpoena to his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, seeking documents related...
New York congressman resigns ahead of insider trading plea
Chris Collins, a Republican U.S. congressman from New York state, resigned on Monday ahead of his expected guilty plea in a criminal insider trading case....
Brazil grain growers wary of dicamba as Bayer launches new GM soy seed
A genetically modified soy seed technology from Germany’s Bayer set to launch soon in Brazil has sparked concern from some farmers who worry that other...
Peru’s Congress defies Vizcarra’s shutdown threat by holding key vote
Peru’s opposition-run Congress defied President Martin Vizcarra’s threat to close it by electing the first of up to six new leading court justices in a...
Athletics: Uganda’s Nakaayi upsets field to win women’s 800 meters
Ugandan Halimah Nakaayi pulled off an upset to win the women’s 800 meters title at the world championships on Monday while favorite Ajee Wilson was...
CVS pulls Zantac over cancer fears
CVS said over the weekend it will discontinue sales the popular Zantac heartburn treatment and its own generic ranitidine products from its pharmacies after traces...
Venezuela’s Maduro says Trump merits ‘a thousand impeachments’
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, under fire all year to quit from the United States and its allies, exulted on Monday in the impeachment inquiry against...
Hungarian premier Orban: conditions for EU funds just ‘political slogan’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday said a proposal to make EU development funds conditional on upholding democratic principles and the rule of law...
Athletics: Organizers blame late starts and boycott for empty stadium
The embarrassingly low attendance at the world athletics championships was blamed on late start times and a boycott of the country by other nations in...
Is that an octopus dreaming?
Professor David Scheel of Alaska Pacific University now wonders if octopus can dream, having observed the eight-limbed mollusc changing colors while in their research tank....