ExxonMobil reports its first annual loss since its merger
ExxonMobil lost $22.4 billion in 2020, its first annual loss since the 1999 merger that created the nation’s largest oil company....
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is a survivor of sexual assault
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opened up during an Instagram Live broadcast, in which she likened her situation to the trauma she experienced in the US...
Five ways you can celebrate Black History Month virtually
Honoring Black History Month may look and feel a lot different this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. But there are still plenty of ways to...
Meet the ‘vaccine hunters’
If she’d waited to get vaccinated until it was her “tier’s” turn, Isabela Medina wouldn’t have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine until late summer....
Minneapolis police officers must keep body cameras turned on during entire response to a call, new policy says
Minneapolis police officers will no longer be allowed to deactivate their body cameras in order to hold private conversations during the course of their response...
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, interim trial results suggest
An interim analysis of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has found it to be 91.6% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 and 100% effective against severe and moderate...
Alibaba sales surge, even as crackdown in China intensifies
Alibaba reported a big quarter for its e-commerce business. But China’s most famous tech firm is still poised to face nervous investors on Tuesday as...
‘Everybody is scared of 2021.’ Europeans are losing jobs, businesses and hope
Last year was looking like a record breaker for Chris Wiseheart’s transport company in Prague. Wiseheart, originally from Detroit, had built the business over nearly...
Indian Government Clarifies Position on Cryptocurrency and Digital Rupee
The Indian government has clarified its position on cryptocurrency and the country’s digital currency in answers provided by the Ministry of Finance in Rajya Sabha,...
Bellingcat and the quest for truth
Bellingcat’s founder Eliot Higgins warns about the misinformation movement and finding evidence in a post-truth world in his new book: “We Are Bellingcat.”...