After winning crucial Senate seats in Georgia on Tuesday, Democrats have achieved the coveted trifecta of political power in Washington — first, the House of Representatives, then the White House an...

The chaotic breach of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump on Wednesday was met with swift condemnation by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, with some observers blaming the presiden...

The U.S. Senate has resumed debating the Republican challenge against Democrat Joe Biden's presidential election victory, more than six hours after pro-Trump mobs attacked the Capitol and forced lawma...

With words and actions, several NBA teams showed dismay Wednesday, hours after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump was able to storm the U.S. Capitol, and in response to a decision by a Wisc...

Protesters who back U.S. President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading to some evacuations as cheers rang out in reaction to the news that pro-Trum...

Two more Louisville, Ky., police officers who were involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor have been fired — a detective believed to have fired the fatal shot and another who sought the sea...

Almost as far as the eye can see, trash spreads out over Serbia's Potpecko Lake, lapping against the dam that crosses it, and there's concern that it's threatening a hydroelectric plant. ...

In order to safeguard the Tokyo Olympics, athletes must be given priority access to the coronavirus vaccine, says Canadian and prominent International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound.  ...

Investors digested the prospect of an unexpected win of two Georgia Senate seats by the Democrats on Wednesday, completing an apparent so-called blue wave that could have major consequences on investo...

The Trump administration on Wednesday found few takers at its sale of drilling leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with an Alaska state agency emerging as the sole bidder for most of t...

Georgia Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock have won their U.S. Senate run-off elections, giving Democrats control of the Senate, with vice-president-elect Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking...

The final step in the electoral college process in the U.S. presidential election requires the electors' votes to be tabulated and formally confirmed in Congress. While supporters of Donald Trump are ...

China said Wednesday it was still negotiating with the World Health Organization on the dates and itinerary for a visit by international experts looking into the origins of COVID-19, after the head of...

Dr. Dre says he will be "back home soon" after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm.

A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States.

Attempts to keep the economy open while fighting the coronavirus face new challenges from mutating COVID-19 variants, as the World Bank expresses concerns about financial stress for countries that fai...

Georgia officials began counting the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate an...

About 50 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures were arrested by police on Wednesday under a national security law, following their involvement in an unofficial primary election last year held to increase th...

What a jaw-dropping phone call with the top election official in Georgia reveals about Donald Trump's view of his loss in the presidential election, and what it could mean for him and his party. ...