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New Zealand's parliament voted unanimously on Wednesday to allow mothers and their partners three days of paid bereavement leave after a miscarriage or stillbirth. While employers...

One of the world's largest private charities' founders have pledged to continue their philanthropic work together. Some experts, however, believe that this may be...

A Turkish court on Wednesday jailed 32 former soldiers for life in a mass trial involving nearly 500 military defendants implicated in a failed...

Despite the generally broad legal protections for social networks, Snap can be sued over a Snapchat speed filter that allegedly encouraged reckless driving. The...

The Rover “Perseverance” is expected to land on Mars on Thursday. This has been the riskiest step towards the legendary quest to bring back...

Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, said in interviews Sunday that former president Donald Trump should be enlisted to encourage his supporters...

Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency created as a spoof, is turning out to be increasingly valuable – for now. The price of Dogecoin jumped above 30 cents as of...

With the U.S. pause of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine stretched into a second week, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the...

Britain's prime minister accused China of "gross rights violations" against the Muslim Uyghur minority Friday after Beijing aimed sanctions at UK lawmakers and lobby...

  Twitter is working to  expand their use of labels in identifying official government accounts and state-affiliated media in attempts to boost transparency. Twitter has...

  Paid Family leave is a concept that progressive voters have long been awaiting but has failed to come to light due to political agendas....

Extinction Rebellion is planning to step up its campaign against the banking system with a series of direct-action protests and debt strikes in the...

At least seven people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, after the junta hit half a dozen detained journalists,...

  Russia on Tuesday called the United States an adversary and told U.S. warships to stay well away from Crimea “for their own good”, calling...

As many as 20,000 members of the national Guard could be deployed to Washington D.C. for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Mike Lindell, the CEO of the company MyPillow, is being...

Brazil’s rampant coronavirus outbreak has become a global threat that risks spawning new and even more lethal variants, one of the South American country’s...

Afghanistan’s beleaguered government will be on its own against the Taliban once American forces withdraw in September. The strength of the insurgency, combined with...

Developing nations are faced with the gradual erosion of their foreign trade tax revenues, which subsequently reduces their overall tax income. In light of...

Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on...

A subway overpass collapsed in Mexico City on Monday night, sending the cars of a passenger train crashing to the ground and killing at...

Dr. Darien Sutton's first thought when a woman in her 30s showed up in his Los Angeles County hospital emergency room this week with...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday that agents are conducting a human smuggling investigation and were at the scene of a devastating crash in...

If you’re one of the lucky ones out there who has already received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, you may be wondering what...

The stock trading app, Robinhood, has decided to run a Super Bowl ad despite the recent “GameStop mania” fiasco. The 30-second advertisement will air on...

Tesla just reported first-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers for 2021. In total, it delivered 184,800 vehicles and produced 180,338 cars. Analysts were expecting...

When a candidate for president of the United States becomes the nominee of the Republican Party, they are officially considered the presidential candidate until...

With President Joe Biden proactively signing executive orders to help combat Climate change, many are worried about the effects it will have on the...

It is to no shock that the majority of the political landscape is focused on impeachment while other major stories are overshadowed.While the Senate...

NASA’s new rover, Perseverance, was confirmed to have landed on Mars around 4:00 PM EST on Thursday. Also known as “Percy,” the spacecraft made...

Citigroup Inc. said it will invest in digital mortgage offerings as part of its pledge to improve homeownership rates among communities of color. The push...

Tanzania's President John Magufuli, one of Africa's most prominent coronavirus sceptics, has died aged 61, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Wednesday after...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans have struggled to organize their everyday lives with the same consistency and energy as before. Because...

The pending Coinbase direct listing, scheduled for Wednesday on the Nasdaq under the symbol COIN, is exciting a broad base of the investment community...

The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) enforcement division resigned on Wednesday in response to a federal judge's order that could raise...

Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook, could be in for a rough ride on Thursday when he testifies to Congress for the first time...

For the first time, Brazilians representing their country at the Olympics will undergo anti-racism training, in a bid to deal with a deep-rooted problem...

Apple has been under major scrutiny in both legal and PR fronts. Major players such as Facebook, Spotify and Epic games do not agree...

A senior Republican senator said he and his colleagues could support an infrastructure bill of around $800 billion, underscoring GOP interest in a bipartisan...

On Wednesday morning, students at a New Jersey high school logged into their remote landscape and design class, expecting their teacher to lead a...

A train barreled into an unmanned truck that had rolled onto the track Friday in Taiwan, leaving at least 51 people dead and dozens...

Nine months after George Floyd's death laid bare the racial wounds in the United States, the white policeman charged with murdering the 46-year-old Black...

President Joe Biden is putting his foot on the gas pedal and moving ahead with his plans to sell an expansive infrastructure proposal this week as he faces mounting...

An LAPD officer has hit out at LeBron James, saying the NBA star "put a target on the back" of the cop who shot dead...

If you are among the workers who live in fear of the stacked blocks in your Microsoft Outlook calendar detailing back-to-back meetings, this new...

Car insurance premiums skyrocket by as much as 130% when a new teen driver is added onto an already existing policy and may even...

Japan is a very popular destination for travelers and is visited by people from all over the world. It is a country full of...

The company behind the Nokia mobile brand refreshed its smartphone lineup on Thursday with a slew of new budget models, as it struggles to...

Israelis mourned the loss of life on Friday after a joyous pilgrimage drew tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews turned tragic. And, while the...

Newly elected President Biden signed a total of four different executive orders early on Tuesday aimed at racial equity, one of his major stances...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s  tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey was certainly unprecedented- but so was Prince William’s recent response. In the interview, Markle,...

Heading into Wednesday's slate of games, the Lakers find themselves sitting fourth in the Western Conference at 28-16 overall behind only the Jazz (31-11), Suns (29-13) and Clippers (28-16;...

The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a severely overcrowded tent...

The number of unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells and not intended for kids, has reached...

Russia this week began huge military exercises in Crimea and along the border with Ukraine, using more than 100,000 troops- backed by heavy armor,...

US carrier Southwest Airlines agreed to buy 100 additional Boeing 737 MAX planes, the companies announced Monday, in a vote of confidence for the...

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly unhappy with the opening argument from his impeachment lawyer, Bruce Castor on the Senate floor Tuesday. Bruce Castor, who is...

In an interview, Apple's SVP of software engineering explains the company's privacy changes in iOS 14.5. Apple's push to require app developers to request...

Heather Mars-Martins and her family would dive off the coast of Westerly, Rhode Island, to catch quahogs and clams, native to the eastern shores...

GameStop shares soared yet again on Thursday after more than tripling over the past couple days. Just like last time, investors are creating buzz...

President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus will start flooding into the US economy soon, and some analysts say much of that money could end...

Governor Andrew Cuomo and the State of New York have issued warnings to hospitals about giving vaccines to elderly people before they finish fully...

In a forecast from the University of Washington’s pandemic forecasting team, it is estimated that close to another 200,000 Americans are likely to dies...

  During President Joe Biden’s first few days in office last week, he focused on implementing his nationwide plan to control and rein in the...

The prospect of summer drivers crowding U.S. highways is powering steep gains in the price of gasoline, a sign of economic recovery and a boon...

The Duchess of Sussex is receiving support from a former colleague after allegations of bullying have come to light. Just days before the premiere of...

Russia has upped its saber rattling in Eastern Europe and the Arctic, a move that has put the Biden administration on alert. In the past...

Russia and China are making plans to further their geopolitical relationship, this time, in space with the building of a new space station on...

Due to the nature of the Democrat-led Senate, many Student Loan experts believe there will be quick and direct action from Biden in order...

Vaccines appear to be starting to reduce new Covid-19 infections in the United States, a breakthrough that could allow people to resume more normal...

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After losing her marketing job due to the pandemic and then gaining 40 pounds, Remi Bader, 25, began spending more time on TikTok. She...

What does the dawning of the age of the internet in the late 1990s have to do with cryptocurrencies? Ask Ryan Jacob, chief investment...

The Los Angeles County sheriff said detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but declined...

Celebrities are speaking out after the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb during a...

Women who use marijuana during pregnancy are putting their babies at risk, a study published Thursday finds. Babies born to women who were heavy cannabis users...

For the third straight week the United States has seen a drop in coronavirus infections, marking a significant improvement from prior months. Nevertheless, the US...

It has been a chaotic first six weeks for Biden and his new administration. With ex-President Trump's impeachment trial and a partisan split over...

Criminal organizations trafficking women, children, families and single adults over the U.S.- Mexico Border earned as much as $14 million a day in February, according...

The new home of Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers is a 94-square-meter (1,011-square-foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows. Its gray concrete walls'...