RALEIGH, N.C. -- Last Sunday, two groups of protesters planned gatherings in two downtown Raleigh parks, both working to draw attention to police brutality against minority groups.

One gathering was by protesters mostly focused on the concerns of LGBTQ people. The other was by protesters who have been fighting racial discrimination against ...Read more

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in about a month to chastise some top cadres over their management of the coronavirus, amid speculation he may be isolating himself because of the pandemic.

During a Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party meeting, Kim warned officials they may be growing ...Read more

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has agreed to stop celebrating public Mass indoors and to restrict outdoor services after city officials threatened to close churches that were operating in defiance of the city's public health orders amid the coronavirus outbreak.

"The Archdiocese remains steadfast in protecting the health of its congregants ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Congress on Thursday cleared legislation for the president that would require U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials violating human rights in Hong Kong while also threatening penalties on foreign banks that support Beijing's crackdown on the formerly autonomous territory.

Lawmakers were spurred to action after Beijing earlier this ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- With the U.S. Justice Department nearing a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.'s Google for antitrust violations, a coalition of states that are conducting a parallel investigation are divided over the best strategy for taking on the internet giant, according to people familiar with the matter.

While the multistate investigation into ...Read more

To George Fuller, mayor of McKinney, Texas, his recent decision seemed a no-brainer: require everyone in his city to wear a mask inside businesses to stem the spread of coronavirus and avert a full economic shutdown.

Some constituents in his Dallas exurb saw it differently. They pelted him with profane emails, calling him a "pathetic, cowardly ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Geoffrey Berman, ousted as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York amid ongoing investigations of President Donald Trump's businesses and inaugural committee, is scheduled to be interviewed next week by the House Judiciary Committee.

The transcribed interview will occur behind closed doors on Thursday, according to...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth has put a blanket hold on 1,100 military promotions until Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper assures her in writing that impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alex Vindman will not be punished for his testimony.

Vindman, who had been staffed to the National Security Council as an expert on Ukraine, earned the ire of ...Read more

ATLANTA -- An Atlanta protest organizer is one of two people who were arrested on arson charges Thursday in connection with the fire at the Wendy's restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was killed, authorities said.

Atlanta fire spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford confirmed that John Wade, 33, and Chisom Kingston, 23, have both been taken into custody in...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- Citing the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, a federal judge on Thursday postponed the trial of an Illinois militia leader charged with orchestrating the 2017 bombing of a Bloomington mosque.

Michael Hari was scheduled to stand trial on hate crime and explosives charges later this month, making his the first federal trial to take...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- During his Florida visit Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence reminded everyone, especially young people, to wear a mask over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Pence said he knows that young people, who have a "strong, independent streak," want to socialize over the holiday weekend but he urged people to be responsible...Read more