Protesters gathered across Poland on Thursday after the Constitutional Tribunal ruled that abortion due to fetal defects was unconstitutional, banning the most common of the few legal grounds for ending a pregnancy in the largely Catholic country.
Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, stealing data from at least two servers, said U.S. officials.
Edward Snowden, a former contractor with the U.S. National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the United States after leaking classified documents detailing government surveillance programs.
Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denied introducing Britain's Prince Andrew to underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday, calling the prince's accuser an "awful fantasist."
Nigerians protesting police brutality have been demonstrating in the streets for two weeks, and the hashtag #EndSARS trended on Twitter even after the police promised to dismantle the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad police unit earlier this month.
A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, but the more serious second-degree murder charge remains.
The Republican-led Senate judiciary committee voted in favour of President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime U.S. Supreme Court post on Thursday, with Democrats boycotting the proceedings after fiercely opposing her confirmation.
It's a beetle that can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps and even being rolled over by a Toyota Camry. Now scientists are studying what the bug's crush-resistant shell could teach them about designing stronger planes and buildings.
China threatened on Thursday to retaliate against the latest U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, as the island welcomed the weapons package but said it was not looking to get into an arms race with Beijing.
Short-video app Quibi said it is shutting down just six months after its early April launch, having struggled to find customers.
James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country's foremost skeptic, has died, his foundation announced. He was 92.
Former U.S. president Barack Obama used a rally appearance in Philadelphia to launch a blistering attack on Republican President Donald Trump, who's seeking re-election in less than two weeks.
South Korean officials refused to suspend a seasonal influenza inoculation effort on Thursday, despite growing calls for a halt, including an appeal from a key group of doctors, after the deaths of at least 13 of those vaccinated. Health authorities said they found no direct links between the deaths and the vaccines.
Winning the presidency is one thing. Being a successful president is another. And Joe Biden’s fate could be determined, on both counts, in the coming days. His hope of passing landmark legislation hinges on controlling the U.S. Senate. A look at the key Senate battles and their outsized importance.
Florida is a fierce electoral battleground. Wins and losses are razor thin, and 29 electoral votes are at stake — the third highest amount in any state. And key to winning the state are the votes of its seniors.
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, former vice-president Joe Biden, meet for their second and final debate of the presidential election campaign in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday. Here's how you can watch the debate live.
