Long lines and drive-through voting as Wisconsinites brave coronavirus at polls
Wisconsin voters faced long lines at limited polling locations on Tuesday, as the Midwestern state’s presidential primary and local elections moved ahead despite mounting fears...
Hopeful signs emerge in U.S. coronavirus outbreak, but racial disparities come to light
With early signs that the coronavirus outbreak is plateauing in New York and other hot spots, some U.S. health officials say the pandemic may kill...
Trump says WHO is China-centric, ‘really blew it’ on coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too cozy with China and issuing bad advice during...
Trump administration to keep critical medical supplies in U.S.: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday announced an additional $225 million in U.S. aid for global efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, but...
Ex-Vatican treasurer Cardinal Pell acquitted of sex offences, leaves prison
Australia’s highest court acquitted former Vatican treasurer George Pell on Tuesday of sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s, freeing the 78-year-old cardinal after...
After Pell acquittal, pope compares ‘unjust sentences’ to persecution of Jesus
Just hours after Australia’s highest court threw out the sex abuse conviction of the Vatican’s former treasurer, Pope Francis offered his morning Mass for all...
Wall Street gains on signs of coronavirus slowdown
Wall Street rose on Tuesday as early signs of a slowdown in coronavirus cases in U.S. hot spots raised hopes that sweeping lockdown measures to...
Impossible dilemma? World watches Italy as businesses plead to return to work
Many Italian companies and academics are pressing the government to reopen factories to prevent an economic catastrophe, as the world watches how the first Western...
Side effects: Fuel demand crash shuts U.S. ethanol plants, meatpackers lack refrigerant
A slew of U.S. ethanol plants have shut down as fuel demand has collapsed during the coronavirus outbreak, and meatpackers have been hit by a...
Ukraine fights fires in Chernobyl zone, says no radiation jump
Local authorities in Ukraine have dismissed residents’ concerns that forest fires near the Chernobyl nuclear power station have led to unsafe radiation levels....
