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The Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least the past decade, according to an extensive state investigation...

The trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, resumes Tuesday with further testimony from an MMA fighter who witnessed Floyd’s...

The B.1.617 coronavirus variant that is currently wreaking havoc in India has made its way to the United States. Experts believe it is unlikely...

Last month, Italy's competition watchdog fined Amazon 1.13 billion euros ($1.28 billion), the latest of several sanctions against Big Tech firms in 2021. When Italy's...

According to court documents, Christopher Belter raped the girl when she was 16 years old. He, too, was a teen, a student at an...

The Prime Minister has bowed to ministerial pressure to resign as Tory leader, but he intends to stay in No. 10 until the party...

The first waves of arrests in the deadly siege at the United States Capitol targeted easy targets. Dozens of members of the pro-Trump mob...

Andrew Waldholtz, who grew up in mid-sized Virginia Beach, wanted to live in a big city, so he went to college in the District...

Beginning in July, the IRS will begin paying 5% guaranteed interest to individuals who have filed late tax returns, an increase of 1% from...

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

Millions of homeowners are missing out on hundreds of dollars in savings by refinancing their mortgages. According to the most recent report from a mortgage...

The official seal of Atlanta depicts a phoenix rising from the ashes of the Civil War. What it doesn't show is that Atlanta was...

On Friday, the education commissioner of the Sunshine State announced that 41% of all math textbooks submitted had been rejected for failing to meet...

A new coalition of small business groups on Tuesday launched a campaign for tougher US antitrust enforcement, specifically calling for the breakup of online...

In an emphatic rejection of Russian threats of retaliation and escalation, Joe Biden has called for a massive $33 billion package of military and...

"Be really afraid right now," says Alston Green, 71, to LGBTQ people, especially the young. Don Bell is concerned that "all of our work over...

As domestic issues mount and the Russian military struggles to maintain its tenuous hold on Ukraine, it appears that Russia has moved one significant...

"No Mandate Monday" may be making its way to a school near you. Some students and teachers at a California high school took part in...

On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to make healthcare more affordable and available for Americans. As a result, the Department...

The US Coast Guard has called off the search for nine people who went missing after a floatplane crashed in Puget Sound, northwest of...

The European Union is close to reaching an agreement on a set of new rules aimed at protecting internet users by requiring large tech...

When Philadelphia's mayor signs landmark legislation this week, the city will become the first major US city to prohibit police from stopping drivers for...

When the Food and Drug Administration halted the use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine to assess the risk of blood clots in women...

According to six people briefed on the matter, the CIA has ruled out the possibility that the mysterious symptoms known as Havana Syndrome are...

Levi O'Rourke knew she was special the moment he heard his future wife's voice over the phone. "I couldn't believe what I just heard," said...

Plumes of smoke rose Wednesday above a part of Myanmar's biggest city under martial law which has turned into a battle zone, with burning...

The extreme hypocrisy of the United States' position on NATO and Ukraine begs for journalistic coverage and open debate in major American media outlets....

If you're the type of parent who prefers to drive your children to school, there was no better place to be last school year...

The House select committee investigating the deadly insurgency at the US Capitol has sought to demonstrate that Donald Trump was at the center of...

The former president of the Human Rights Campaign, the country's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, filed a federal lawsuit against the organization on Thursday, alleging...

According to a forthcoming book, former President Barack Obama chastised his own former White House physician for criticizing Joe Biden's cognitive health on the...

On Tuesday, calls for the resignation of three Los Angeles city council members who were caught on tape making racist comments in a meeting...

President Biden has started to call for Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons after yet another spate of mass shootings, despite the...

According to two organizations involved in the effort, more than 100 US citizens and green card holders, as well as nine special immigrant visa...

Nordstrom was hit harder than most retailers by the pandemic. Its product assortment has traditionally been skewed toward fashion apparel and footwear, but with...

A new study has sparked interest on the internet, demonstrating how two cannabis compounds may have anti-COVID-19 properties. But weed smokers shouldn't get too...

The future wars are already being won by China. According to a new report from Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Beijing...

Uvalde's pain is only getting worse after a week. The initial details of the evil unleashed on defenseless schoolchildren by an 18-year-old armed with a...

Somalia's government urged people who had fled violence in the capital to return home on Wednesday, as tensions eased after the president called for...

According to an email, the State Department refused to grant official approval for private evacuation flights from Afghanistan to land in third countries, despite...

One provision in the Inflation Reduction Act has sparked the most debate in certain corners of the internet in the weeks since its passage:...

The day after gathering more than 200 red-robed cardinals from around the world and elevating 20 new "princes of the church," Pope Francis emphasized...

A senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday that some Russian troops in Ukraine have surrendered en masse or sabotaged their own vehicles to avoid...

The Biden administration acted quickly after a primary gasoline pipeline was compromised by a cyberattack, realizing that the situation posed a number of political...

Many of the world's largest cybercrime gangs are still active in hacking and extorting victims, unfazed by the international spotlight cast on one of...

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., appeared dissatisfied after President Biden announced his support for funding police departments on Tuesday night. "The answer is not to defund...

Republican governors are optimistic about their 2022 midterm prospects against Democrats after a big win in Virginia and a better-than-expected performance in New Jersey,...

The deadline for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to introduce Democrats' healthcare, education, and climate package has been pushed back to Friday due to snags...

Diana Gabriela Aranguren couldn't believe what she was hearing on the news. She kept staring at the TV screen, trying to figure out how...

On Monday, U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra ordered Medicare to reconsider a large premium increase that will affect millions of seniors this year, which...

On Sunday, February 14th, President Biden called upon Congress to take steps to pass comprehensive gun control legislation. This proclamation fell on the anniversary...

“All my life, my ambition was to be a star,” Jackie Mason once said, but few stars had a slower or more circuitous path...

During her closely watched tour this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met the leaders of Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan — but not the president...

A fourth wave of COVID-19 is threatening to overwhelm US hospitals in areas where large numbers of unvaccinated people offer little resistance to the...

On Friday, the UN special envoy for Myanmar met with Thailand's prime minister as part of her efforts to end the violence in Myanmar...

On Wednesday, 37 U.S. state and district attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google, alleging that it bought off competitors and used...

Barbados has officially severed ties with Queen Elizabeth II after 55 years, and one of its first acts as the world's newest republic was...

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is launching a "pattern or practice" investigation into the Minneapolis police department. "Today, I am...

A transgender South Korean soldier who was forcibly discharged from the army after gender-reassignment surgery has been found dead, police said, prompting anger Thursday...

As the Coronavirus spreads at an alarming rate, everyone must take measures to ensure their safety. With multiple ways to stay safe like wearing...

One of the busiest trade ports on the US-Mexico border remained effectively closed Wednesday as frustrations and traffic jams grew over Texas Gov. Greg...

After being briefly detained by police last week, an opposition politician and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin has fled Russia. Dmitry Gudkov claimed...

A senior Taliban commander declared on Wednesday that the return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan will mean a return to sharia law, the group's...

Tuesday was a resounding rejection of former President Donald J. Trump's obsessive focus on the 2020 election. In Georgia, his choices for governor and...

President Joe Biden's and his team is promising updated guidance on the reopening of schools next week. As more Covid-19 vaccines are being administered,...

Surry County, North Carolina, officials voted to remove Coca-Cola vending machines from all government facilities in response to the beverage company's CEO's comments about...

Police said Tuesday that a candidate for Louisville's metro council has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on a mayoral candidate...

Big Tech companies that do business all over the world have long promised to follow local laws and protect civil rights. However, when Apple...

A federal grand jury has indicted four former Minneapolis police officers who were involved in George Floyd's arrest and death, accusing them of willfully...

According to one expert, Facebook and Twitter are enforcing Russian government propaganda and disinformation on social media at a "slow pace." After Russian forces bombed...

A judge recently ordered a New York woman to remove a Confederate flag-adorned rock from her home or risk losing custody of her biracial...

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the city of Boston violated the Constitution by refusing to allow a local organization to fly...

This week's earthquake in southwestern China killed at least 65 people and sparked outrage over orders for residents to remain in coronavirus lockdown rather...

Senate Republicans prevented Democrats from moving forward on voting rights legislation, and Democrats failed to obtain 50 votes to change Senate rules to allow...

The rise in consumer prices, which pushed inflation to a four-decade high of 6.8 percent in November, has prompted the Federal Reserve to drastically...

The office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has requested the appointment of a special prosecutor to consider criminal charges against nine people it...

In Texas, a 26-year-old woman was charged with murder after authorities claimed she caused "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion" in the...

Republicans in Ohio are promoting a ballot measure on Nov. 8 that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections, in response to what...

For weeks, César Salomé, a physician in Lima’s Hospital Mongrut, had followed the chilling reports. A new coronavirus variant, spawned in the Amazon rainforest,...

A Florida internet law is on hold while a lawsuit is being heard. Judge Robert Hinkle has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the implementation...