Hong Kong families form peaceful human chains ahead of airport protest
Thousands of chanting Hong Kong protesters joined hands to form human chains on Friday in a peaceful protest, with almost three months of anti-government demonstrations...
Powell: Fed to act as appropriate to keep expansion going
The U.S. economy is in a “favorable place” and the Federal Reserve will “act as appropriate” to keep the current economic expansion on track, Fed...
Powell: U.S. in ‘favorable’ place, Fed will ‘act as appropriate’
The U.S. economy is in a “favorable place” and the Federal Reserve will “act as appropriate” to keep the current economic expansion on track, Fed...
Court revives challenge to Minnesota same-sex marriage video law
A federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by Minnesota videographers challenging a state law requiring them to make videos of same-sex weddings....
France starts probe on whether Epstein committed any crimes in France
France has opened a preliminary probe to see if disgraced late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein committed any sex crimes on French territory or against any...
App looks to get tips from coffee drinkers to Colombia growers
An app that sends money in the form of tips from appreciative caffeine devotees around the world to coffee growers in Colombia could help farmers...
Billionaire David Koch dies at age 79
Billionaire industrialist David Koch, a driving force behind conglomerate Koch Industries who as one of the world’s richest people became a major financier of conservative...
G7 advisers discuss ‘concrete measures’ on Amazon fires: France
Advisers to G7 leaders are discussing concrete measures to be decided on during the Group of Seven industrialized countries’ summit this weekend in France, a...
Climate activists demonstrate outside Brazil embassies in Paris and London
Several hundred environmental activists demonstrated on Friday outside the Brazilian embassy in Paris as a clash between the two countries’ leaders over the issue of...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says army may help fight Amazon fires
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday the army may be enlisted to help combat fires sweeping through the Amazon rainforest, as international condemnation and...