Wall Street braces for another wild ride

Wall Street looked set to recover Thursday from a severe routing that saw all three major indices hit their lowest levels so far this year after a range of economic indicators fueled fears of an…

Canada s Trudeau accepts he breached ethics rules…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday accepted that he breached ethics rules by trying to influence a corporate legal case after a watchdog's report, but refused to apologize, saying that he was trying “to…

Portland leaders send unified message ahead of Proud…

Leaders of Oregon's largest city continued their pleas for nonviolence — while warning police will be out in full force — during Saturday's planned demonstration in downtown Portland, where far-right activists and anti-fascist supporters could…

Facebook has doubled down on groups — now…

Facebook offered new insight on Wednesday into policies that ramp up enforcement of its community standards for the tens of millions of active groups on its platform. “Being in a private group doesn’t mean that…

Labor Dept. proposes expanding religious exemption in hiring

The Trump administration Wednesday unveiled a proposed rule that would greatly expand the exemption that allows religious entities to ignore anti-discrimination laws by broadening the definition to include federal contractors that declare themselves to be…

Classic TV mystery: Who left old television sets…

More than 50 people in Virginia received free TVs this week from an anonymous donor, but they weren't the giant, flat-screened models many would covet. Instead, residents of Henrico County, Virginia, woke up Sunday to…