Minneapolis police chief breaks off talks with officer union
The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from contract talks with the officer union as it seeks to end relationships that have “eroded trust” in the...
Trump ex-adviser Bolton’s book to come out June 23 over White House objections
A book by former White House national security adviser John Bolton will be published June 23 despite attempts by White House lawyers to block release...
White House works to move stalled airline contact tracing plan: sources
The White House wants a plan in place by Sept. 1 for airlines to collect contact tracing information from U.S.-bound international passengers, but will not...
In post-lockdown China, student mental health in focus amid reported jump in suicides
Some Chinese students returning to school after lockdown are grappling with familial conflict while others are stressing over how coronavirus disruptions have affected their academic...
Short-term ventilator sharing may be viable for COVID-19 patients: study
Ventilators could be safely shared by two COVID-19 patients for up to two days, a small U.S. study found, validating an experimental method followed by...
Amazon pauses police use of facial recognition tech for a year
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, reversing its long-time support of selling...
Minneapolis police chief breaks off talks with union
The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from contract talks with the police union as it seeks to end relationships that have “eroded trust” in the...
NASCAR bans Confederate flag; Wallace to drive with #BlackLivesMatters livery
NASCAR banned the Confederate flag on Wednesday from all events, and Bubba Wallace, the only African American driving in the NASCAR Cup Series, will use...
Europe’s Just Eat Takeaway to buy Grubhub for $7.3 billion
European food ordering firm Just Eat Takeaway.com NV said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy U.S. peer Grubhub Inc in an all-stock deal that,...
Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll nears 40,000
Brazil registered 772,416 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, with 32,913 new infections in the last 24 hours, as the world’s second worst outbreak after...