The Supreme Court said it would not hear appeals of a slew of cases involving gun laws, dealing a loss to Second Amendment activists who want to expand the rights of gun owners.
If voters had to choose the next president based solely on personal finances, it could be a very close race. Many Americans are still hurting from the last recession and many don't expect their money situations to improve by November.
The Supreme Court said that it will not hear cases that asked the court to revisit the doctrine of qualified immunity, which shields public officials, including police, from lawsuits for conduct that does not involve a "clearly established" violation of the law.
A Russian court found ex-U.S. marine Paul Whelan guilty of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail, after a closed trial which U.S. diplomats said was unfair and opaque.
Several districts in Beijing reinstated security checkpoints, ordered residents be tested and closed schools on Monday in response to an unexpected resurgence of the coronavirus in the Chinese capital.
An Atlanta police officer was fired following the fatal shooting of a black man and another officer was placed on administrative duty, the police department announced early Sunday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has connected the U.S.' handling of the coronavirus crisis with the widespread civil unrest and anti-racism protests in the country, according to Russian media reports.
North Korea's recent proclamations of aggression must be viewed against the country's frustration with what it sees as failed diplomacy, said an expert on Monday.
People must be vigilant as the U.S. braces for a second virus wave — or the health-care system could be under stress again, says William Schaffner of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Currently, companies listed in the U.S. can have a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. But, before the latest rule change, they could not be included in the benchmark HSI.