The FBI is investigating the shooting of a military helicopter during a training mission this week in northern Virginia, injuring one crew member who was aboard, officials said Wednesday.
A grand jury has indicted two Indianapolis police officers on battery and other charges following an investigation into allegations that they used excessive force while arresting demonstrators at a protest in May over the death of George Floyd
U.S. federal authorities have charged three men with harassing and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R Kelly of abuse.
Joe Biden is making his first appearance with newly chosen running mate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, betting that the California senator's historic profile and confrontational style against President Donald Trump will boost Democrats' efforts to oust the Republican president amid cascading national crises.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that sweeping new U.S. sanctions amounted to a new stage of economic warfare against his government and were part of Washington's long-standing efforts to "choke" Syrians' living standards.
A broken cable caused severe damage at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory, causing a suspension of operations for one of the world's largest single-dish radio telescopes, officials said Tuesday.
Police detained more than 1,000 people in Belarus during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election, officials said Wednesday.
Kamala Harris broke several barriers in being announced as Joe Biden’s running mate. One analyst predicted sky-high turnout from Black voters this fall now that one of the Democratic Party's most loyal constituencies — African American women — see themselves reflected on the ticket.
People arrested in Portland since late May on non-violent misdemeanour charges during the protests that have racked Oregon's largest city for more than two months won't be prosecuted.
Mauritius says it is seeking compensation from the owners of a Japanese ship that spilled oil after it grounded in the shallow waters off the Indian Ocean island nation, while urgent efforts continue to pump out the remaining fuel.
The United Kingdom's economy shrank by a record 20.4 per cent in the second quarter when the coronavirus lockdown was tightest, the most severe contraction reported by any major economy so far, with a wave of job losses set to hit later in 2020.
A number of people were seriously injured in a passenger train derailment on Wednesday morning on the east coast of Scotland, first minister Nicola Sturgeon said, as she declared a major incident.
German health minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said Russia's COVID-19 vaccine had not been sufficiently tested, adding the aim was to have a safe product rather than just being first to start vaccinating people.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a businesswoman who has expressed support for the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon, won the Republican nomination in a Georgia district on Tuesday, while at the other end of the political spectrum, congresswoman Ilhan Omar fended off a Democratic primary challenge in Minnesota.
