Oscars introducing diversity criteria for films
The organization that hands out the Academy Awards said Friday it would form a group to develop diversity and inclusion guidelines that filmmakers will have...
Trudeau has ‘serious questions’ on arrest video
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said that police dashcam video of the forceful arrest of a Canadian aboriginal chief raises questions about the...
U.S. unveils vision for more development in national forests
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday unveiled what he called a “blueprint” for enabling energy extraction, mining, grazing and logging in federal forests by speeding...
Trump defends holding first rally in months on Juneteenth in Tulsa
Amid protests against racial injustice, President Donald Trump is defending his decision to schedule his first campaign rally in months on a day commemorating the...
Republican congressman’s gay wedding role draws challenge at parking lot convention
U.S. Representative Denver Riggleman, who drew criticism from some fellow Virginia Republicans after presiding at a gay wedding last year, faces a primary challenge on...
Masks significantly reduce infection risk, likely preventing thousands of COVID-19 cases -study
Requiring the wearing of masks to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in areas at the epicenter of the global pandemic may have prevented...
Report: WNBA proposal includes full salaries for ’20
An updated proposal from WNBA owners for the 2020 season includes full salaries for a 22-game regular season, ESPN reported Friday....
Chile’s military moves through shadows to spot coronavirus curfew breakers
The armored vehicle rumbles through the near-empty, darkened streets of a scruffy neighborhood in the Chilean capital Santiago, bristling with heavily-armed troops....
Soccer team mobs coffin of murdered Mexican teen after moving tribute
Mexican soccer teammates of Alexander Martinez, a 16-year-old whose murder this week was blamed on police, mobbed his wooden coffin this week after kicking a...
Lebanon protesters burn roads, clash with security in second night of unrest
Lebanese protesters set fire to roadways and clashed with security forces in a second night of unrest on Friday, according to witnesses and Lebanese media....