U.S. House Democrats blasted Attorney General William Barr at a hearing on Wednesday over accusations he had improperly meddled in criminal cases and antitrust probes for political gain, but they stopped short of pledging to take any steps to try and oust the nation's top law enforcement official.
A set of newborn triplets in Mexico became infected with the novel coronavirus even though neither one of their parents tested positive for the virus.
U.S. safety officials will require all Boeing 737 Max airliners to be inspected for a manufacturing defect on engine coverings that they say could lead to loss of power during flights.
The caddies for Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell have tested positive for the coronavirus, leading both major champions to withdraw Wednesday from the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.
A U.S. appeals court has directed a federal judge to drop a criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI, handing a victory to the Justice Department in another twist to the politically charged case.
NASCAR is defending its reaction to the discovery of a rope that resembled a noose in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace and insists it would call the FBI again. Wallace, who is Black, says there is no confusion and the rope had been fashioned into a noose.
Kosovo President Hasim Thaci and nine other former separatist fighters have been indicted on a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes charges, including murder, by a court investigating crimes against ethnic Serbs during and after Kosovo's 1998-99 independence war with Serbia.
The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace's garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, federal authorities said Tuesday in announcing there will be no charges filed in an incident that rocked NASCAR.
A second coronavirus wave is a real risk for the United Kingdom and local flare-ups are likely, major health bodies said on Wednesday, in one of the strongest warnings yet to Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he eases lockdown to help the economy.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Israel on Wednesday to abandon its plans to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling it a violation of international law that would "grievously harm the prospect of a two-state solution" in the Middle East.
Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday.
The International Monetary Fund has sharply lowered its forecast for global growth this year, because it envisions far more severe economic damage from the coronavirus than it did just two months ago.
Australia reported its first COVID-19 death in more than a month on Wednesday, as concerns about a second wave of infections saw thousands of people queue, sometimes for hours, to be tested for the virus.
Here's what's happening around the world with COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The European Union hopes to reopen borders for outsiders from July, but will review the COVID-19 situations of individual nations biweekly, according to diplomats and a document laying out criteria that could keep Americans and Russians out.
Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed a spectacular Red Square military parade on Wednesday, a patriotic display critics said was designed to lift his lower-than-usual ratings on the eve of a countrywide vote that could extend his rule until 2036.
Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, cautioning that U.S. calls for discussions were insincere.
News of the United States slamming its door shut on broad categories of foreign workers has unleashed bewilderment from the border to the boardrooms. Immigration lawyers are now untangling what it means for Canadians.
U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to recast a low turnout at a rally in Tulsa, Okla., on the weekend as he sets out on another campaign swing in Arizona and Wisconsin this week.
If the Trump administration buys the argument that Canadian aluminum exports have surged and slaps a ten per cent tariff back on products imported from Canada, the move could end up hurting Americans instead, warns the head of the association representing Canada's aluminum producers.
