After intense negotiations, European Union countries have clinched deals on proposed climate change laws, backing a 2035 phase-out of fossil fuel cars and a broader package of measures to slash planet-warming emissions.
Through tears and anger, R. Kelly's accusers told a court Wednesday how he had preyed on them and misled his fans as the fallen R&B singer listened while awaiting sentencing on his federal sex trafficking conviction.
Airbnb is making permanent its ban on parties at homes listed on the site for short-term rentals.
Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young will pay $100 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that its auditors cheated on certified public accounting exams and that it misled the agency's investigators.
Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa pledged on Wednesday to fight an order by a corporate regulator to shut down her online news site Rappler, known for its critical reporting of President Rodrigo Duterte's policies.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine committee has voted that the next wave of COVID booster shots should include a component that targets the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, in addition to the original strain. If all goes well, vaccine manufacturers could roll out these new versions in the U.S. in October.
