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WATCH: Pelosi warns NATO allies against integration into Huawei's 5G networks

Speaking Monday at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Pelosi alleged that the invasion of privacy from using Huawei would be like having the "Chinese state police right in your pocket."…

French pension reform embarks on heated debate in parliament

By Associated Press

Changing and streamlining the retirement system is a priority for the president. His plan, however, has been met with anger from unions in recent months, triggering street protests and France's longest transport strike in decades.

GM plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand

By Tom Krishner, Associated Press

The company said in a statement Sunday that it plans to wind down sales, engineering and design operations for its historic Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand in 2021.

Column: How algorithms intended to root out welfare fraud often punish the poor

By Michele Gilman, The Conversation

Automated decision-making systems are sometimes rife with errors and designed in ways that punish the poor for being poor, leading to tragic results.

Nancy Pelosi urges countries to steer clear of Huawei for 5G

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Pelosi's remarks underlined bipartisan suspicion of Huawei in the United States.

Michael Avenatti is convicted of trying to extort Nike

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Avenatti did not testify, but his lawyers said he was following the wishes of an amateur youth basketball league director who wanted him to force Nike to fire corrupt executives and fix its culture. …

What negative interest rates mean for businesses and home buyers

By David McHugh, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Ultra-low rates have helped push up stock markets to record highs, as vanishing returns on safe assets lead to a search for returns elsewhere.

Analysis: Trump places a big bet on career and technical education

By Shaun M. Dougherty, The Conversation

The White House wants to nearly double the total federal commitment to provide states with funds for career and technical education – from about US$1.2 billion in the current fiscal year to about $2.1 billion for fiscal 2021.

Facebook to allow paid political messages that it says aren't ads

By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Its policy change comes days after presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg exploited a loophole to run such humorous messages promoting his campaign on the accounts of popular Instagram personalities followed by millions of younger people.

Trump's $1.5 billion uranium bailout triggers rush of mining plans

By Brady McCombs, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's proposal to prop up the country's nuclear fuel industry has emboldened at least one company to take steps toward boosting operations at dormant uranium mines around the West, including outside Grand Canyon National Park.