Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLarge crowds of anti-government demonstrators rallied in the capital Fresh strikes are expected in Belarus after a weekend which saw tens of thousands take to the streets to demand the departure of long-term President Alexander Lukashenko.Opposition leaders called for the strikes as anger grew over reports of…
Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that the country’s general election, originally scheduled for Sept. 19, would be…
Critics have derided the political conventions as a glorified TV show for several election cycles. This year, that's what it really truly is: a television production with live shots and short clips f…
A new national poll released on the eve of the two major political party conventions indicates Democratic challenger Joe Biden with a smaller lead over President Trump than most other live telephone operator surveys show.WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLL SHOWS IN THE WHITE HOUSE RACEThe ticket of Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris of California…
Nicole Cobler and Tony Plohetski, The Austin American-Statesman Published 8:50 p.m. ET Aug. 16, 2020 | Updated 10:29 p.m. ET Aug. 16, 2020CLOSECEDAR PARK, Texas — Three Texas police officers were shot Sunday after responding to a call in a residential area and the suspect has barricaded himself inside a home with hostages, according to police.The…
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…