Senate’s only black Republican blasts critics of his police reform plan
U.S. Senator Tim Scott, the chamber’s only black Republican, was thrust into the center of the national debate on policing when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...
S&P 500 turns positive as Fed pledges support
The S&P 500 turned positive on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve repeated its promise of support for the economy....
Fed sees GDP drop of 6.5% in 2020, pledges at least $120 billion in monthly bond-buying
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday signaled years of extraordinary support for an economy facing a torturous slog back from the coronavirus pandemic, with policymakers...
Instant View: Fed sees GDP falling 6.5% in 2020, keeps rates at zero
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday repeated its promise of continued extraordinary support for the economy as policymakers projected a 6.5% decline in gross domestic...
Libya’s GNA and LNA engage in U.N.-supported 5+5 joint military commission talks: tweet
The United Nations support mission in Libya said in a tweet on Wednesday that both Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National...
WHO hopes to work with U.S. on Ebola despite Trump criticism over COVID-19
The World Health Organization hopes to work “side by side” with the United States to contain an outbreak of Ebola in Congo, its chief said...
Justice Department dropping Flynn case is ‘a gross abuse of prosecutorial power,’ court-appointed lawyer says – CNN
Justice Department dropping Flynn case is ‘a gross abuse of prosecutorial power,’ court-appointed lawyer says CNN ‘Everything about this is irregular’: Ex-judge tapped to review Flynn...
Motor racing: Hamilton happy with form after test return at wet Silverstone
Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said it was good to know he could still drive after returning to the track in a Formula One car...
Tiny 13,500-year-old bird statuette shows origins of Chinese art
A tiny statuette of a bird carved from burnt bone about 13,500 years ago reveals the origins of Chinese art, embodying a style different from...
Guatemala says deportation flights restart from U.S.
The United States this week resumed flying Guatemalan deportees to their homeland after a hiatus of several weeks brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Guatemala’s...