A federal judge in Missouri has dismissed a Republican-backed lawsuit accusing Starbucks of using diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as a cover for workplace discrimination. U.S. District Judge John Ross, based in St....
A man previously charged in connection with the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot has pleaded guilty to a harassment charge after allegedly threatening to kill U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, prosecutors said. Christopher...
Russia has reaffirmed its commitment to continue supplying oil to Cuba, Russian Ambassador to Cuba Viktor Coronelli told the state news agency RIA, underscoring Moscow’s long-standing energy ties with Havana. Russia has provided oil...
The New York City Health Department has joined the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), aligning itself with international disease surveillance efforts after U.S. President Donald Trump completed the country’s...
Estonia’s Tax and Customs Board has detained a refrigerated container vessel sailing under the Bahamian flag in the country’s internal waters over suspected links to smuggling from Ecuador. In a statement issued late Tuesday,...
Crypto firm Tether is reconsidering the size of its upcoming funding round after investor resistance to its previously discussed $500 billion valuation, according to a report by the Financial Times. Chief Executive Paolo Ardoino...
Illinois will become part of the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), Governor JB Pritzker announced Tuesday, positioning the state in direct contrast to the federal government’s recent withdrawal from...
The United States has completed the transfer of all $500 million in proceeds from the initial sale of Venezuelan oil to the Venezuelan government under an energy agreement struck last month, a U.S. official...
Lawyers representing the family of Keith Porter Jr., a 43-year-old father of two shot and killed outside his Los Angeles apartment, are urging Rob Bonta to launch an independent investigation into the incident, citing...
A Virginia jury has found Brendan Banfield guilty of murdering his wife and another man in a case prosecutors said involved an affair, deception, and a staged crime scene. Banfield, 40, had claimed he...