European diplomats and foreign policy experts say that a Joe Biden presidency would restore the United States' strained alliances with Europe.Donald Trump's presidency has put relations between the US and its closest allies under severe stress.The president's attacks on international institutions and his dislike for multilateral action have tested longstanding alliances.One senior UK diplomat told…
Jason Lalljee, USA TODAY Published 11:41 a.m. ET July 4, 2020 | Updated 12:29 p.m. ET July 4, 2020CLOSE In the wake of statues and monuments being desecrated and taken down, President Trump vows to protect Mount Rushmore from any changes. USA TODAYPresident Donald Trump announced during a speech in front of Mount Rushmore on Friday an…
July 4, 2020 | 9:00am Enlarge Image North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui Luong Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP North Korean diplomats don’t need to sit down with the US for talks because they would merely be a “political tool” for Washington, the country’s state media agency said. North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…