UPS profit beats expectations as demand for next day service surges
United Parcel Service Inc said on Wednesday a jump in demand for its Next Day Air service drove better-than-expected profit in the second quarter as...
“I’m F***ed”: Trump’s reaction to Mueller appointment
Rep. Steve Cohen recites a quote from the Mueller report that describes how President Trump reacted when he found out a special counsel had been...
U.S. judge upholds Trump rule banning most asylum cases at border: Washington Post
A U.S. district judge in Washington on Wednesday declined to block a new rule designed to bar almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at...
Boris Johnson takes control of Brexit as Britain’s new prime minister
Boris Johnson took office as British prime minister on Wednesday after an audience with Queen Elizabeth, a moment that put an avowed Brexiteer in control...
Macron gambles on cultural shift with bill allowing IVF for lesbians
The French government on Wednesday sent to parliament draft legislation that would allow in-vitro fertilization (IVF) for lesbian couples and single women, honoring a long-standing...
Turkey has ‘no patience left’ with U.S. on Syria safe zone
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that new U.S. proposals for a safe zone in northern Syria fall short and Turkey was running...
Reports: Chargers RB Gordon will hold out from camp
Chargers running back Melvin Gordon will not report to training camp in suburban Los Angeles on Wednesday and will hold out for a new contract...
Climate protesters try to block UK’s Johnson as he goes to palace
Demonstrators briefly tried to block the wide ceremonial road leading to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday as Britain’s incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson was driving up...
Federal court blocks Arkansas from enforcing recently passed 18-week abortion ban
A federal judge temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a recently passed ban on abortion for women who are more than 18 weeks pregnant, just minutes...
GM Cruise to delay commercial launch of self-driving cars to beyond 2019
General Motors Co’s self-driving unit, Cruise, said on Wednesday it was delaying the commercial deployment of cars past its target of 2019 as more testing...