World Bank chief urges reforms to attract investment amid trade uncertainty
Uncertainty from trade tensions and slowing global growth is increasing the need for developing countries to pursue reforms that make them more attractive to private...
‘Enough is enough’: Lady Gaga fires up Stonewall anniversary rally
Lady Gaga electrified thousands of revelers who gathered in New York on Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LGBTQ rights movement, exhorting the...
‘Overwhelming evidence’ led to Fields’ life sentencing
United States Attorney Thomas Cullen on Friday said an “overwhelming” amount of evidence led to a life sentence for 22-year-old neo-Nazi James Fields, who killed...
Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh delivered the goods for conservatives
President Donald Trump’s appointee Brett Kavanaugh consistently delivered during his first term as a justice for conservatives who had hoped he would move the U.S....
Wall St. wraps up its best June in decades as G20 convenes
Wall Street advanced in heavy trading on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow closing the book on their best June in generations, ahead...
Biden defends civil-rights record after U.S. debate attack
A day after coming under attack by fellow presidential candidate Kamala Harris in a debate, former Vice President Joe Biden defended his record on Friday,...
Neo-Nazi sentenced to life for Charlottesville attack
James Fields, a self-described neo-Nazi convicted of killing Heather Heyer during a 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, was sentenced to life in prison. Linda...
Second U.S. Democratic debate sets TV ratings record
About 18.1 million television viewers watched Thursday night’s debate among 10 Democrats running for U.S. president, a record for a Democratic primary face-off, according to...
Democrat Harris clarifies: she won’t ban private health insurance
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris was forced to clarify her position on private health insurance again on Friday, an unwelcome distraction from a standout...
Charlottesville neo-Nazi sentenced to life, judge says ‘too great a risk’ to release
A federal judge imposed a life sentence on the self-described neo-Nazi who killed Heather Heyer by crashing his car into a crowd of counterprotesters in...