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A giant step forward but we can't stop here: Biden after Floyd verdict

US President Joe Biden has said the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd is a giant step forward in the fight against systemic racism

US: Ex-cop Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death

Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the US

Afghanistan: US Military withdrawal draws concerns over abducted American

As the US moves to withdraw its military from Afghanistan over the next five months, concerns are growing about one American who risks being left behind.

US Capitol violence: Apple signals return of social app Parler in App store

Apple said it has reached an agreement with the right-wing social app Parler that could lead to its reinstatement in the company's app store

US: Murder case against ex-cop in George Floyd's death goes to the jury

The murder case against former officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury on Monday in a city on edge against another round of unrest

US immigration enforcement agencies to stop referring migrants as 'aliens'

Employees of the two main US immigration enforcement agencies have been directed to stop referring to migrants as aliens, a dated term that many people consider offensive

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins fight against vaccine inequity

Greta Thunberg has urged governments, vaccine developers and the world to step up their game to fight vaccine inequity after the richest countries snatched up most Covid-19 vaccine doses

Humor, sarcasm, anger: Reaction to European Super League proposals

As a slew of foreign-owned clubs announced plans to rip up European soccer by forming a new League, one club with North American leadership was happy to announce its intention to keep the status quo

European Super League clubs tell FIFA legal action already started

The 12 clubs pursuing a Super League have told the leaders FIFA and UEFA that legal action is already being pursued to stop them from action intended to thwart the launch of the breakaway competition

PSG, Bayern the big names missing from European Super League plan

The new Super League soccer competition in Europe is, surprisingly, missing the names of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.

Lewis Hamilton's ability to cope with adversity key to title fight

Facing the barriers of the Imola track, Lewis Hamilton could feel the race and potentially the title slipping away from him.

Japan asks Myanmar to release journalist arrested by security forces

Japan's government said on Monday it is asking Myanmar to release a Japanese journalist who was arrested by security forces in its largest city of Yangon the previous day

US President Joe Biden pressed on emissions goal as climate summit nears

When President Joe Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

In US, half of adults have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot

Half of all adults in the US have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation's largest-ever vaccination campaign

US: Vigil, 'peace walk' in Chicago after 13-year-old boy shot by a police

People gathered around Chicago on Sunday to remember a 13-year-old boy fatally shot by a police officer and to call for changes in policing and an end to gun violence

Charles Geschke, co-founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs, dies at 81

Charles Chuck Geschke the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs died at age 81

Alexei Navalny's doctor says Putin critic ''could die at any moment''

A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old could be on verge of death

After outcry, White House says President Biden will lift refugee cap in May

The White House faced swift blowback from allies and aid groups

Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only as Covid-19 surges globally

In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific defeat

Cuba: Era ends as Raul Castro steps down as Communist Party chief

Raul Castro said he is stepping down as Cuban Communist Party leader, leaving the island without a Castro guiding affairs for the first time in more than six decades