BEIJING — The Chinese capital stepped-up social distancing restrictions, closed schools and heavily limited travel on Wednesday, as it hurriedly tries to contain a new flare-up of coronavirus cases. The fresh outbreak, which began a…

Last week, as historic protests for racial justice grabbed the nation's attention, voters in some of Georgia's predominantly Black and poor precincts reported chaos, long lines and faulty machines at their polling places. While state…

But while hooliganism within English soccer has been confined to the fringes in recent decades, abuse aimed at Black players — both in stadiums and on social media — remains a problem to this day.…

The Indian army said Tuesday that 20 of its soldiers were killed in border clashes with Chinese troops, Reuters and The Associated Press reported, citing an army statement. They are the first deaths in 53…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that the company will let users opt out of political ads and help register 4 million voters for the 2020 election. Zuckerberg made the announcement in an opinion piece…

A New York family told by their town to take down a banner displaying a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. — because it violated a fire code — say they believe they are being…

The fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta is changing how the city's citizen watchdog group operates and, after years of criticism that it is a "toothless" body, could further empower it in investigating…