U.S. legislation targets online child sexual abuse; threatens encryption on Facebook, Google
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to curb the online distribution of child sexual abuse material and threatens technology companies that...
Instacart accelerates launch of grocery drop-off service amid coronavirus fears
Instacart said on Thursday it has brought forward the launch of its door-step grocery drop-off service in response to a surge in consumer demand amid...
Moscow imposes ‘high alert regime’ to stem coronavirus outbreak
Moscow authorities announced a “high alert regime” and imposed extra measures on Thursday to prevent a spread of the coronavirus in the Russian capital....
Elizabeth Warren ends 2020 Democratic White House bid, says ‘we will persist’
Elizabeth Warren, the liberal firebrand who emerged as a top Democratic contender for the White House on the strength of an anti-corruption platform backed by...
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda crosses active volcano
High wire walker Nik Wallenda crossed an active volcano in Nicaragua on Wednesday, completing the trek 1,800 feet over glowing lava....
Weinstein being moved to Rikers Island jail from hospital: spokesman
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of rape and sexual assault last week, was being transferred to New York’s Rikers Island jail complex...
Democratic U.S. Senator Schumer expresses regret for Supreme Court comments
Chuck Schumer, the top U.S. Senate Democrat, expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by...
Dow sinks 1,000 points on alarm over virus spreading in United States
Wall Street’s losses deepened and the Dow Jones Industrials shed 1,000 points in afternoon trading on Thursday as death toll in the United States rose...
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two leaders said after lengthy talks in Moscow to contain a...
Turkish defense ministry says two soldiers died in Syria’s Idlib
Two Turkish soldiers died and three others were wounded after Syrian government forces opened fire in Syria’s Idlib, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Thursday....