Ship owner says arrested captain of cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision is Russian
The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday. The 59-year-old man, who ...
The EU says its countermeasures to Trump’s tariffs will go into effect on April 1
The European Union announced on Wednesday its own countermeasures, saying they will enter into force on April 1, after the Trump administration officially increased tariffs on all ...
Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train
Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 300 hostages aboard a train in the country’s ...
What is the International Criminal Court, which had former Philippine President Duterte arrested?
The International Criminal Court where detained former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is being taken after his arrest in the Philippines is a court of last ...
Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street briefly dips more than 10% below its record
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday as investors weighed the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs after another day of losses on Wall Street. U.S. futures and oil prices were ...
Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set ...
Harvey Weinstein due in court for key rulings as his #MeToo retrial nears
Harvey Weinstein ‘s #MeToo retrial next month will largely be an abridged version of the original, with one big addition: a ...
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major responsibilities: civil rights enforcement to the Justice ...
Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable
The Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing, threatening projects that keep tens of thousands of units livable for low-income Americans, ...
This ‘Dune’ isn’t fiction. It’s the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas
It’s longer than the width of Rhode Island, snakes across the oil fields of the southwest U.S. and crawls at 10 mph – too slow for a truck and too long for a train.
States should scale back abortion reporting demands, advocacy group says
States should stop requiring health providers to file reports on every abortion because the information poses a risk to both them and their patients in the current political environment, a ...
Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports go into effect
President Donald Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on Wednesday, promising that the taxes would help create U.S. factory jobs at a time ...