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An intergalactic refugee travels through time to modern-day Brazil in an eerie tale that has real-life corruption at its heart Brazilian director Adirley Queirós here cobbles together something comparable, though far mo...

Trump admits pandemic will 'get worse' at first briefing in months How Covid-19 erupted in Detroit jails Hundreds of Yosemite visitors may have had coronavirus Opinion: masks could still revert to being a precaution, not...

The violence comes during a dispute between Chicago's mayor and President Trump, who had said he would send federal agents to the city.

In the worst scenario, where COVID-19 was expected to follow a traditional pandemic trajectory, over 4,400 more deaths related to the virus could follow.

Nadim Shamma-Sourgen's words, evoking a 'whole world full of hugs', were spotted by the writer Kate Clanchy and will be published next summer Keats's first book of poetry was published when he was 21; Mary Shelley was 18...

United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos says CARES act funds must be equally given to private and public schools.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared she wouldn’t allow President Trump to “terrorize” the city by deploying federal troops to crackdown on violence, even as at least 15 people were wounded in a drive-by shooting ...

The definitive tortilla tutorial from our resident perfectionist As we all discovered over lockdown, eggs are incredibly useful things; a complete protein source, they're cheap, versatile, keep well even out of the fridg...

The House speaker was connected with a conspiracy to enact a $1.3 billion bailout of an energy company, the F.B.I. said.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a swipe at President Trump shortly after he resumed his coronavirus briefings Tuesday -- calling the contagion "the Trump virus" in response to his description of it as a Chinese bug. “W...

In just over two months, the Northeast has gone from the country's worst coronavirus hot spot to its most controlled. "It's acting like Europe," one expert said.

Twitter on Tuesday said it was cracking down on accounts linked to QAnon, a group known for spreading conspiracy theories online. “We’ve been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behavior that has the...

After months of downplaying face coverings, president admits masks do 'have an impact' and urges people to wear them.

A lawyer for financier Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend has asked the judge presiding over her case to impose a gag order on lawyers to protect her chance of a fair trial

Maybe they should cut down on the pasta. Venice gondola tours are reducing capacity on their boats because of too many overweight tourists, the Guardian reported Tuesday. The smaller boats running through the city’s ch...

Woody Johnson, the N.F.L. owner, Trump donor and ambassador to Britain, was warned not to get involved in trying to move the tournament to a Trump resort in Scotland, but he raised the idea anyway -- and he failed.

Experts say Trump is a champion of states' power - or a federal strongman - depending on election prospects.

China is vowing retaliation after the U.S. ordered Beijing to close its consulate in Houston. China received the order on Tuesday, before reports that someone was burning documents in the courtyard of the consulate. The ...

Government says it needs to use more of the resource to help its people, but countries downstream see that as a problem.

A Nigerian mother and her quadruplets remain in Dubai because of coronavirus travel restrictions that have prevented them from traveling home, her husband told CNN.

Women hit the streets and take to social media after ex-partner reportedly confesses to killing Pinar Gultekin, 27.

The coronavirus pandemic has placed a heavy burden on Venice's vast tourism industry. But as it emerges from lockdown, the city is attempting to ease another load from the shoulders of its gondoliers.