September 23, 2020

Telling COVID's story: At UN, leaders spin virus storylines

The subject: coronavirus. The status: urgent. The solutions: as diverse as the nations they lead. With the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly reduced to recorded […]
September 23, 2020

Asian shares mixed as worries percolate over pandemic

Markets were mixed in Asia on Wednesday as investors kept a wary eye on how the coronavirus pandemic will affect the economic outlook. Stocks slipped […]
September 23, 2020

200,000 dead as Trump vilifies science, prioritizes politics

NEW YORK — “I did the best I could,” President Donald Trump said. Huddled with aides in the West Wing last week, his eyes fixed […]
September 23, 2020

Thousands expected to honor Ginsburg at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects at the Supreme Court to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the women’s rights […]
September 23, 2020

US firm pleads guilty to paying bribes in Brazil, Venezuela

MIAMI — A major U.S. asphalt company agreed to pay $16.6 million in fines while pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it paid millions […]
September 23, 2020

CEO of Minnesota Public Radio's parent organization tells staff he will step down

Amid tumult over how sexual harassment and racial equity has been addressed at Minnesota Public Radio, its parent organization said Tuesday that a major shift […]
September 23, 2020

CEO of Minnesota Public Radio's parent organization tells staff he will step down

Amid tumult over how sexual harassment and racial equity has been addressed, the parent organization of Minnesota Public Radio said Tuesday that a major shift […]
September 23, 2020

Seattle City Council overrides mayor's veto of policing cuts

SEATTLE — Seattle will reduce the police department’s budget and reallocate some money to community programs after the City Council voted Tuesday evening to override […]
September 23, 2020

Trump expands ban on US money for certain diversity training

President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued an order that he said will expand a ban on the use of federal money for certain diversity training. […]
September 22, 2020

California reopens more widely as infections hit lowest rate

LOS ANGELES — More of California was cleared to reopen additional businesses Tuesday, including most of the San Francisco Bay Area and one of Southern […]