U.S. & World

Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a contentious bill that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem

U.S. officials say a Navy veteran who’s been detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and is making his way home, with the first leg on a Swiss government aircraft

Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-March, a sign that the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the loss of jobs

In the protest movement surrounding George Floyd’s death, a time span has become an important symbol: 8 minutes, 46 seconds

A major clean-up operation has been launched in Siberia after more than 15,000 tons of diesel fuel was released into a river above the Arctic circle ⁠— threatening a pristine territory through a series of lakes and tributaries.

Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’s “struggling” over whether she can support President Donald Trump given his handling of the virus and race crises roiling the U.S. Murkowski said Thursday that she was “thankful” for retired Gen. James Mattis’ extraordinary rebuke of Trump for politicizing the military

NFL coaches will be allowed to return beginning Friday to team facilities closed because of the coronavirus pandemic as the league continues preparation for training camps and its season

The casino coronavirus closure has ended. Cards are being dealt, dice are rolling and slot machines flashed and jingled for the first customers who started gambling again early Thursday in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada.

This week has been hard. In order for the country (and the world) to continue moving forward, we need to build more compassion towards one another and know our history, our collective story. To that end, we have created a podcast playlist that gives the listener an opportunity to engage with race and how we got to this moment in…

An Ohio-based restaurant chain’s decision to close several locations after a group of employees refused to fulfill an order for law enforcement officers has been met with both praise and criticism from customers.

A writer from a “Law & Order spin-off and an NBA broadcaster found themselves out of jobs after social media posts this week, and they’re not alone

Drew Brees attempted to scramble out of trouble Thursday, offering up an apology after teammates, fans and celebrities slammed what were perceived as tone deaf remarks reiterating his opposition to Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

The British government has hosted a vaccine summit that raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as expert wrestled with the difficult question of how any potential vaccine against the coronavirus might be distributed globally — and fairly

Stocks gave up some early gains and were lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading as the market takes a pause following its longest winning streak in nearly four months

Native American voting rights advocates are cautioning against states moving to mail-in ballots without opportunities for tribal members to vote safely in person.

Hong Kong’s legislature approved a contentious bill Thursday that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem.

State media report at least 39 people have been injured in a knife attack on a kindergarten in southern China

More than 120 people Wednesday reported feeling a 5.5-magnitude earthquake well beyond the region in the Searles Valley near where just the past Fourth of July, a series of monster quakes caused billions in damages.

Legislation to add new flexibility to a coronavirus relief program for small businesses is on its way to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature after passing the Senate.

A tiny town in Maine is getting ready for an intense national spotlight.

Drew Brees was criticized sharply by fellow high-profile athletes including some of his own teammates on Wednesday after the Saints’ quarterback reiterated his opposition to kneeling during the National Anthem.

Three Nevada men with ties to a loose movement of right-wing extremists advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government have been arrested on terror charges in what authorities say was a conspiracy to spark violence during recent protests in Las Vegas.

Former defense secretary James Mattis is denouncing President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed use of military force to quell protests near the White House and says his former boss is setting up a “false conflict” between the military and civilian society

The White House medical team kept a close eye on President Donald Trump’s heart rhythms, including at least one electrocardiogram, when he took a two-week course of a malaria drug to try to prevent the coronavirus

Germany’s governing parties have agreed on a 130 billion euro ($146 billion) stimulus package meant to help kick-start Europe’s biggest economy, which has taken a heavy hit from the coronavirus pandemic

After a week of mass protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody, many law enforcement agencies invited members of the public to submit footage of illegal activity through evidence-gathering websites and apps.

British police say a German man has been identified as a suspect in the case of a 3-year-old British girl who disappeared 13 years ago while on a family holiday in Portugal.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E

The boy’s lawyer said her client admitted being present and involved in the fatal incident, including picking up the knife used in the stabbing, but was “not the main actor”

Researchers say that a malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in health workers and others closely exposed to people with the disease

Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises that has exposed deep racial and socioeconomic inequalities in America and reshaped the November election

Longtime Sacramento Kings TV broadcaster Grant Napear resigned Tuesday after he tweeted “ALL LIVES MATTER” when asked by DeMarcus Cousins for his opinion on the Black Lives Matter movement.

U.S. businesses shed 2.76 million jobs in May, as the economic damage from the historically unrivaled coronavirus outbreak stretched into a third month

The discussion about race in America that has taken place in so many homes following the death of George Floyd has admittedly been a tricky one for Craig Melvin and wife Lindsay Czarniak.

New York City police officers forced two Associated Press journalists to stop covering protests Tuesday, surrounding them, shoving them and cursing at them while yelling at them to go home

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says he would not have approved an FBI surveillance application for a former Trump campaign aide during the Russia investigation had he known at the time the problems with the request that have since been exposed

A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many declined to address the most glaring issue: police use of force

Tropical Storm Cristobal formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, bringing some flooding to Mexico’s southern Gulf coast and threatening more deadly inundations farther inland.

The invitation list for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s taxpayer-funded “Madison Dinners,” now under scrutiny by two congressional committees, included dozens of donors to Republican candidates and causes, campaign finance records show.

Asian shares are rising after Wall Street extended its gains for a third straight day, driven by optimism over economies reopening from shutdowns to stem the coronavirus pandemic

The hard times that have befallen this nation in 2020 have revealed an increasingly evident truth: The storylines that have long held the nation together are coming apart

A week of civil unrest has led some Minneapolis residents near the epicenter of the violence to take steps to protect their homes and neighborhoods.

Longtime Rep. Steve King has been ousted in Iowa’s Republican primary after being ostracized by party leaders for comments about white nationalism

Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis last week, continued across the country Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, but with much less unrest than previous nights.

A former technology executive has pleaded guilty to paying $300,000 to bribe his son’s way into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit — even though the son didn’t play tennis.

President Donald Trump says he is seeking a new state to host the Republican National Convention after North Carolina refused to guarantee the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions because of ongoing concerns over the coronavirus

Police in the San Francisco Bay Area arrested a man on suspicion of murdering and cannibalizing his own grandmother.

Rep. Eliot Engel, a New York Democrat facing a tough primary challenge and questions about his absence from his district, was caught on a hot mic at a district event responding to unrest saying twice that he only wanted press coverage because of an electoral threat.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians are watching what’s unfolding in the United States with “horror and consternation” and he paused for 21 seconds when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump and the use of tear gas against protesters to clear the way for a photo opportunity

A handful of GOP senators are criticizing President Donald Trump over his visit to a church after police removed peaceful demonstrators from a park near the White House

The Senate has confirmed a new inspector general to oversee money distributed as part of the $2 trillion economic rescue law

For a fifth night, scores of people took to the streets of D.C. to call for change. Peaceful protests continued well past the curfew that went into effect at 7 p.m. The crowd started thinning out after 8 p.m., although a core group of several hundred remained at the fence at Lafayette Square for hours, chanting at the line...

The global race for a COVID-19 vaccine boils down to some critical questions about how much to rev up people’s immune systems — and whether revving it the wrong way could cause harm

Louisville police say video shows that a popular barbecue shack operator fatally shot while police and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew fired a gun as officers approached his business

As people flooded streets across America to protest the killing of George Floyd, public health experts fear the crowds, tear gas and arrests will lead to new transmissions of coronavirus

The state of Minnesota has launched a civil rights investigation against the Minneapolis Police Department in hopes of forcing widespread changes following the death of George Floyd

Six Atlanta police officers have been charged after a dramatic video showed authorities pulling two young people from a car and shooting them with stun guns during protests over the death of George Floyd

Several people have been killed during protests seeking justice for George Floyd, a black man died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck

Former Vice President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Center City Philadelphia Tuesday as voters head to polls for the state’s presidential primary amid civil unrest.

Asian shares are rising after Wall Street extended its gains for the third straight day, driven by optimism over economies reopening from shutdowns to stem the coronavirus pandemic

Tear gas choked Paris streets as riot police faced off with protesters setting fires amid growing global outrage over George Floyd’s death in the United States

Parisians returned to the City of Light’s beloved sidewalk cafes as the French government eased lockdown restrictions Tuesday, but across the ocean, health experts expressed deep concerns as several Latin American countries opted to reopen their economies despite a rapid rise in coronavirus cases.

Joe Biden is on the cusp of formally securing the Democratic presidential nomination after winning hundreds more delegates in primary contests that tested the nation’s ability to run elections while balancing a pandemic and sweeping social unrest

Nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis last week, stretched into the early hours of Tuesday after a week of both peaceful protests and violent looting and rioting.