JULY 6, 2020
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley speaks at the Iowa GOP's Lincoln-Reagan Dinner at the Downtown Marriott on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 in Des Moines. The special guest of the night was U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. - Brian Powers/The Register
DES MOINES – A senior Republican senator and staunch ally of President Donald Trump said Monday that Congress would "probably override"...
JULY 6, 2020
Some European nations are closing in on a milestone that to the U.S. seems distant: virtually stopping the new coronavirus from spreading within their territories.
Echoing the achievement of Asia-Pacific countries such as New Zealand, Vietnam and Taiwan, a handful of places in Europe are reporting only a smattering of new daily infections. Their success in containing the...
JULY 6, 2020
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 06: Workers in personal protective equipment are seen entering the Flemington Towers Government Housing complex on July 06, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Nine public housing estates are in mandatory lockdown and two additional suburbs are under stay-at-home orders as authorities work to stop further COVID-19 outbreaks in Melbourne. The public housing towers will...
JULY 5, 2020
Getting on the ballot won't be Yeezy.
US rapper Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA on November 6, 2019 in New York City. - Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
Kanye West said Saturday he is running for president in the 2020 US election, an apparent challenge to go head-to-head with President Donald Trump.
"We must now realize...
JULY 5, 2020
FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn. - Getty Images
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn declined on Sunday to confirm or deny whether President Trump's claim that 99 percent of COVID-19 cases are "harmless."
Hahn was asked on CNN's "State of the Union" to respond to Trump's remarks at the White House on the 4th of July when...
JULY 5, 2020
Patrons at the Ocean Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on July 3. Some scientists are warning that airborne transmission of the coronavirus in indoor settings has been underappreciated. - Mark Makela/Getty Images
The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm...
JULY 4, 2020
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden departs after speaking at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday. - Patrick Semansky/AP
Joe Biden on Saturday offered a counterpoint to the dark and defiant Fourth of July message President Trump delivered at Mount Rushmore, striking notes of unity in a video and op-ed released on the nation’s 244th...
JULY 4, 2020
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo (REUTERS)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a probe over his government's decision to award a contract worth more than C$900...
JULY 4, 2020
Firm urges Tesla shareholders to remove Elon Musk from board.
Elon Musk attends SpaceX launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, May 27, 2020.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images, FILE
A major advisory firm is urging Tesla shareholders to vote to remove CEO Elon Musk from the company's board, citing "a number of concerns" ranging from his erratic Twitter...
JULY 4, 2020
By visiting Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a very clear signal that India is ready to escalate the cost on China for its "misadventurism" and that the armed forces are adopting a firm approach in defending the country's territories, strategic affairs experts said on Saturday.
They also said that China is increasingly getting isolated internationally for...
