Sumner Redstone, who built a media empire from his family’s drive-In movie chain, has died. He was 97. Redstone built the company through aggressive acquisitions, but many headlines with his name focused on severed ties with wives, actors and executives. In...
(JOHANNESBURG) — An outcry is the rising In Somalia as parliament considers a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual organs mature and would allow forced marriage as long as the family gives their consent. The bill is...
U.S. and Chinese negotiators are set to discuss implementation of the phase one trade deal into the coming days, with Beijing pushing for the recent measures targeting businesses including TikTok and WeChat to be on the agenda. A virtual meeting will...
(MINNEAPOLIS) — Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota survived a stiff Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from a well-funded opponent who tried to make an issue of her national celebrity, the latest into a string of victories by a new generation of emboldened...
(WILMINGTON, Del.) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play...
(PORTLAND, Ore.) — The arrest during a Portland, Oregon protest of a Black woman who became a leading activist In the racial justice movement after she was assaulted by a white supremacist three years ago has galvanized local and national Black...
(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus In one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first reported cases of local transmission In the country In 102...
(MOSCOW) — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Putin emphasized that the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned minutes later, saying there had been a “shooting”...
(BEIRUT) — Lebanon’s prime minister says he is the stepping down from his job In the wake of the Beirut port explosion last week that triggered public fury and mass protests. In a brief televised speech, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said...
