Louisiana State Police troopers involved in the violent arrest of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died in police custody in 2019, should be immediately fired and charged with crimes, leaders of the National Urban League and other civil rights groups said Thursday.
In an effort to fully open the Golden State on June 15, California residents who receive the COVID-19 vaccine by then stand to win lottery-style prizes worth $116.5 million in cash and gift cards.
EU foreign ministers met in Lisbon on Thursday to determine new economic sanctions against Belarus after it arrested a dissident journalist aboard an intercepted passenger jet on the weekend.
Shares in movie chain AMC and video-game seller GameStop have risen to their highest level in months, as retail investors are once again piling money into certain stocks to try and catch short sellers in a squeeze.
There's a 40 per cent chance that the world will get so hot in the next five years that it will temporarily push past the temperature limit the Paris climate agreement is trying to prevent, meteorologists said.
Hong Kong's legislature on Thursday passed a bill amending electoral laws that drastically reduces the public's ability to vote and increases the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the city.
Manitoba students who are currently studying from home will learn later Thursday whether they are headed back to class, just days after students across most of Alberta shifted back to in-school learning.
A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45 per cent by 2030 compared to 2019 levels in a landmark case brought by climate activism groups, which hailed the decision as a victory for the planet.
The U.S. wrestling superstar and actor apologized to Chinese fans on Tuesday after calling Taiwan a country during an interview to promote his latest movie Fast & Furious 9.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a new security directive for pipeline owners and operators on Thursday after a hack this month of the Colonial Pipeline disrupted fuel supplies in the southeastern United States for days.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin is one of the rare voices in Russia calling people out for not doing their civic duty and getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Unlike many countries that have struggled to get enough doses for all age groups, Russia's problem is less about supply and more about trust.
President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to "redouble" their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility the trail might lead to a Chinese laboratory.
