Political News, Analysis and Opinion

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 163,539 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 22,635 cases from its previous count, and said the … Read More

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A California mother was sentenced on Tuesday to seven months in prison for paying $450,000 to help her daughters gain an illicit edge in … Read More

By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc <AAL.O> is set to sharply increase the number of jets it is planning to retire beyond its announced plans as … Read More

(Reuters) – J. C. Penney Co Inc <JCP.N> said on Tuesday it would furlough a majority of its hourly staff and salaried associates next month, the latest U.S. retailer looking … Read More

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s government agreed a procedure on Tuesday to allow citizens abroad to come back despite a coronavirus lockdown after its expat policy drew criticism from political leaders. … Read More

By Michelle Conlin, Linda So, Brad Heath and Grant Smith New York (Reuters) – When nine police officers showed up to make an arrest near Melrose Avenue in the Bronx … Read More

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan posted their last message as working members of Britain’s royal family on Monday before officially embarking on … Read More

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Nelson Chamisa’s leadership of the main opposition MDC was illegitimate and ordered it to hold an election to replace him within … Read More

ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered the government on Tuesday to increase state pensions and welfare payouts by 10%, provide more tax breaks for small businesses and boost … Read More

By John Revill and John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – The peak of Switzerland’s coronavirus epidemic could stretch into later this spring or summer, the head of the Swiss government’s communicable … Read More