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...
Google goes Nigerian with local accent, ‘informal’ transit routes
Commuters making their way through Nigeria can now hear travel advice in a local voice on Google Maps under new features aimed at attracting more...
Puerto Rico governor weighs future after protests -spokesman
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló was weighing his political future on Wednesday after almost two weeks of protests demanding his resignation over the publication of...
Wall Street slips after dismal Caterpillar, Boeing results
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after bleak earnings from industrial bellwethers Caterpillar and Boeing exacerbated concerns of a slowing global economy that have roiled financial...
MAX jetliner grounding crisis pushes Boeing to biggest-ever loss
Boeing Co posted its largest-ever quarterly loss on Wednesday, diving nearly $3 billion into the red as it wrestles with a longer-than-expected grounding of its...
Mueller says testimony will be ‘limited’
In his opening statement, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday told the House Judiciary Committee that his testimony would be ‘necessarily limited’ in what...
Mueller says he did not exonerate Trump
Former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday defended the integrity of his Russia investigation during a dramatic congressional hearing and reiterated that he had...
Eyeing power, Merkel protegee starts high-stakes defense job
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, pledged on Wednesday to push for increased military spending “in our own interests” as Germany’s new defense minister –...
Italy’s Salvini says coalition with 5 Star back on track
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday Italy’s government was back on track after a slew of building projects were approved, indicating he had...