UK Truck Driver Pleads Guilty in Deaths of 39 Vietnamese
LONDON (AP) — A truck driver accused in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found inside a
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Thomas Balks as High Court Rejects Challenge to Agency Power
Justice Clarence Thomas signed a plaintive dissent Monday as the Supreme Court turned down a challenge to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s investigatory powers.
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French Orchestra Plays on Through Virus Confinement
A French orchestra has found a way around the coronavirus lockdown to record a 51-instrument rendition of Ravel’s Bolero. One by one.
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Russia Sends Emergency Medical Aid to United States
MOSCOW — Russia has sent a planeload of medical aid to the United States amid the growing coronavirus pandemic. A
Read moreTrump Gabs to Fox Ahead of Putin Call on Oil Price Plunge
President Donald Trump has signaled that he plans to work in closer cooperation with Russia as Covid-19 sends oil prices plummeting.
Read moreCory Booker, Kamala Harris Tout Biden on Eve of Michigan Primary
During a speech at Renaissance High School in downtown Detroit, Michigan, Joe Biden made the case that he is the single best person to beat President Donald Trump in November.
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New Evidence Cited Against Mexico’s Former Security Chief
New evidence against Mexico’s former top security official has been uncovered since he was charged with taking tens of millions of dollars in bribes to protect Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s Sinaloa cartel, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
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Reproductive Rights Groups Sue Over Anti-Abortion Ordinances
Two reproductive rights groups are suing seven small East Texas cities that have declared themselves “sanctuaries for the unborn” with anti-abortion ordinances that prohibit them from operating within city limits.
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Haiti Police Shoot It Out With Troops Near National Palace
Haitian police officers exchanged gunfire for hours Sunday with soldiers of the newly reconstituted army outside the national palace, in a dangerous escalation of protests over police pay and working conditions.
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China Expels Three Wall Street Journal Reporters
China on Wednesday ordered three reporters The Wall Street Journal to leave the country for what Beijing called a racist headline, in one of the harshest moves against foreign media in years.
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Census Official Denies Red Flags Raised in GAO Audit
A nonpartisan government audit says preparations for the 2020 census are dangerously behind, weeks out from the nationwide launch, but the official at the helm told lawmakers Wednesday that the largest and most complex population count in U.S. history is on track.
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Weinstein Defense Paints Rape Accuser as Manipulator
Interrogating a woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her, a lawyer for the disgraced Hollywood producer pushed the aspiring actress Monday to name herself as the aggressor in the relationship.
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US Wants End to EU ‘Chlorine Chicken’ Ban
The U.S. said Monday that Europeans should reconsider their ban on so-called chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef imports, as efforts heat up to clinch a swift trade deal with Washington.
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Ukrainian Airplane Crashes in Iran, Killing 176
A Ukrainian airplane carrying at least 170 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s main airport, killing all onboard, state TV reported.
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Feds Set to List Nearly Extinct Sierra Nevada Red Fox as Endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the Sierra Nevada red fox as endangered Tuesday, given there are fewer than 100 animals left in its namesake mountain range.
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Australian Prime Minister Jeered in Fire-Ravaged State
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was confronted by angry residents who cursed and insulted him Thursday as he visited a wildfire-ravaged corner of the country.
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Spilled Coffee on Plane Can Leave Airline Liable, EU Court Finds
A child who was scalded with her father’s hot coffee on a flight does not need to prove that there was turbulence to seek compensation from the aircraft, the EU’s highest court ruled Thursday.
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Hawks Use Pompeo in Horse-Trading Over Iran Policy
Iran hawks in Congress have leveraged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s interest in a Senate run to win a key concession from the Trump administration that could help kill the nuclear deal with Tehran.
Read moreTop EU Court Upholds Semiautomatic Gun Ban
The EU’s highest court gutted a challenge Tuesday from the Czech Republic over a ban on semiautomatic guns put in place following a wave of terrorist attacks.
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China Fights British Charge That It Tortured Diplomat
Chinese police on Thursday published a video purporting to show a former employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong confessing to soliciting prostitutes, after Britain backed his allegation that he was tortured over pro-democracy protests.
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