Canada’s Trudeau clears first hurdle as opposition party offers support
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cleared a first hurdle on Thursday after the leader of the opposition Bloc Quebecois party said he would support the...
Watchdog report faults EPA efforts to eliminate pollution rules for some trucks
The Trump administration failed to do a cost-benefit analysis to assess air quality or take into account the impact on children’s health when it sought...
Europeans, Iran to cross swords at nuclear talks
European powers will demand Iran stop violating their nuclear deal or potentially face renewed U.N. sanctions, but with Tehran locked in conflict over U.S. sanctions,...
Biogen builds case for its Alzheimer’s drug, skeptics say more data needed
Biogen Inc on Thursday laid out more data on its experimental Alzheimer’s drug that raised no major safety alarms but also offered little compelling evidence...
R. Kelly faces new bribery charge in Brooklyn criminal case
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Thursday unveiled a new criminal charge against singer R. Kelly, accusing him of arranging to bribe an official as part...
MLB: League, players near deal on opioid treatment – reports
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the union representing its players are nearing an agreement to refer athletes who test positive for opioids for treatment, rather...
Brazil will not hold up climate deal over funding demand
Brazil will not hold up a deal settling the final items of the Paris Agreement on climate change over a demand for more international funding...
EPA chief says addressing biofuel industry concerns over blending mandates: source
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler told a biofuels company on Thursday that the agency is working to address industry concerns over biofuel blending...
Canadian Supreme Court declines to hear citizenship appeal of ex-Nazi death squad member
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declined to hear the appeal of an ex-Nazi death squad member to restore his Canadian citizenship, which was...
UK’s Labour accuses BBC of bias in election coverage
Britain’s opposition Labour Party wrote to the head of the BBC on Thursday to complain about its coverage of campaigning ahead of next week’s election,...
