World Aug 04

The International Labor Organization has welcomed a global agreement to combat the worst forms of child labor as the first time all of its member states have ratified a convention — in a process that lasted 21 years.

Politics Aug 04

Kayleigh McEnany, White House Press Secretary, says "rest assured that we are watching it closely and we are taking a very good look at that."  …

Politics Aug 04

States have been grappling with how to carry out voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, with Election Day three months away.

Arts Aug 03

Former wrestling star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said he has acquired the XFL. The 48-year-old actor made the announcement on Twitter. Reportedly the price is $15 million.

Health Aug 03

In California, more than 9,000 people have now died from the virus, and three-quarters were 65 and older. Only about 9% of California’s nearly half-million confirmed virus cases are children.

World Aug 03

The country, which had lifted many restrictions after more than three months with no local infections, now has 196 cases in the new outbreak.

Health Aug 03

Florida reported 73 additional deaths from the virus on Monday as the number of new cases increased by almost 4,800 people, health officials reported.

Nation Aug 03

Thousands of people remain under evacuation orders early Monday after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size and forced crews to battle flames in triple-digit heat.

World Aug 03

The 41 people on the MS Roald Amundsen who tested positive have been admitted to the University Hospital of North Norway in Tromsoe, north of the Arctic Circle, where the ship currently is docked.

Nation Aug 03

The company last year, before the emergence of coronavirus, sold its 11-story flagship building on New York’s Fifth Avenue which it's owned for more than a century.