Senate panel OKs aid to ease migrant surge at southern border
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved $4.6 billion in largely humanitarian aid to address a surge of migrants at the southern U.S. border with...
Actor Danny Glover joins calls for slavery reparations
Actor and activist Danny Glover, congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker were among those who spoke out during a House hearing...
Exclusive: U.S. tells India it is mulling caps on H-1B visas to deter data rules – sources
The United States has told India it is considering caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, three...
Khachanov overcomes Struff to advance in Halle
Russian Karen Khachanov overcame a mid-match wobble to beat home favorite Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 3-6 6-4 on Wednesday and reach the Halle Open quarter-finals in...
Breakingviews TV: Mind the gap
Gender pay is a big issue on U.S. proxies this year. Alphabet is fighting a motion to report median male and female salaries, claiming it...
U.S. Navy says mine fragments suggest Iran behind Gulf tanker attack
The United States sought on Wednesday to bolster its case for isolating Iran over its nuclear and regional activities by displaying limpet mine fragments it...
New York nears passage of aggressive law to fight climate change
New York state lawmakers could pass as early as Wednesday one of the nation’s most ambitious plans to slow climate change by reducing greenhouse gas...
Kenyan court convicts three for aiding deadly Islamist attack on university
A Kenyan court on Wednesday convicted three people of terrorism-related offences for helping Somali Islamist militants carry out a 2015 attack on a university that killed...
EU summit draft conclusions back call for carbon neutrality by 2050
European Union leaders may agree to back going carbon neutral by 2050 on Thursday, according to language in the latest draft conclusions for their summit...
EU leaders converging on goal of zero carbon emissions in 2050
There is a growing number of European Union leaders who support the goal of making the EU economy neutral in terms of carbon emissions by...