Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By David Stanway and Josh Smith SHANGHAI/SEOUL (Reuters) – The number of new coronavirus infections inside China – the source of the outbreak – was for the first time overtaken … Read More

By Danish Siddiqui and Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Mohammad Zubair was on his way home from a local mosque in northeast New Delhi when he came across a … Read More

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Carbon emissions throughout the full value chain of IKEA furniture fell for the first time last year, brand owner Inter IKEA said on Thursday citing increased use … Read More

By Jennifer Dobner SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Legislation to effectively decriminalize polygamy among consenting adults in Utah overwhelmingly passed the state House of Representatives in Salt Lake City on … Read More

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Google persuaded a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reject claims that YouTube illegally censors conservative content. In a 3-0 decision that could … Read More

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign said on Wednesday it was filing a libel suit accusing the New York Times of intentionally publishing a false … Read More

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Simon Lewis CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden won the endorsement of an influential black congressman from South Carolina on Wednesday, three days … Read More

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – Utility operator NiSource Inc on Wednesday agreed to sell its Massachusetts operations to Eversource Energy for $1.1 billion after striking a deal with prosecutors … Read More

VIENNA (Reuters) – The disgraced former leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO), Heinz-Christian Strache, said on Wednesday he is running for office with a splinter party, a fresh blow … Read More

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement funds from states and cities that refuse to cooperate with federal … Read More