The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd was charged Wednesday with multiple felony counts of tax evasion, according to criminal complaints that allege he and his wife didn't report income from various jobs, including more than $95,000 for his off-duty security work.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is comfortable with his son, Barron, and grandchildren going back to school, arguing that schools should be open despite concerns from many over more coronavirus infections.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday that federal agents will surge into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration's intervention in local enforcement as Trump runs for re-election under a "law-and-order" mantle.
A shooting outside a funeral home in Chicago's South Side that left 15 people injured was part of an ongoing conflict involving rival gangs, police said Wednesday as the federal government said it planned to send federal agents to the city to combat a spike in gun violence.
For the first time, a telescope has captured a family portrait of another solar system with not just one, but two planets posing directly for the cameras while orbiting a star like our sun.
Amber Heard alleged in a British court on Wednesday that ex-husband Johnny Depp threw '30 or so bottles' at her as if they were 'grenades or bombs' during a frenzied, drunken assault in Australia in March 2015 that also saw him accidentally sever part of his finger.
Britain's government is facing heated questions on national security after a damning intelligence committee report on Russian meddling in the nation's politics concluded the U.K. should examine allegations of interference in the 2016 European Union referendum.
The Toronto Blue Jays will be based out of Pittsburgh for the 2020 season if approved by the state of Pennsylvania, according to reports from multiple media outlets.
The United States encountered a new setback in the coronavirus battle as separate analyses indicated the country on Tuesday had slipped back to once again recording more than 1,000 deaths in a 24-hour period. Here's what's going on with the pandemic around the world.
Twitter Inc. said Tuesday it would permanently suspend accounts that violate its policies while tweeting about QAnon, a fringe group that claims "deep-state" traitors are plotting against U.S. President Donald Trump.
The U.S. has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston in what a Chinese official called an outrageous and unjustified move that will sabotage relations between the two countries.
A powerful 7.8 earthquake has struck the Alaska Peninsula and a tsunami warning has been issued.
