Biden moves to restore clean-water safeguards ended by Trump
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration began legal action Wednesday to repeal a Trump-era rule that ended federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small...
In Mexico, YouTuber helps win husband state governorship
MONTERREY, Mexico — The winner of the election triumphed largely thanks to his glamorous but off-message YouTube influencer wife, and their appearances with music...
Bruised but unbowed, meme stock investors are back for more
NEW YORK — After feeling the thrill of victory early this year by singlehandedly causing GameStop’s stock to soar — only to get crushed...
UK, EU seek to avert ‘sausage war’ in post-Brexit talks
LONDON — The U.K. is calling on the European Union to show pragmatism and “common sense,” as the two sides meet to resolve differences...
Former VW boss to pay firm $13 million over diesel scandal
FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen said Wednesday that former CEO Martin Winterkorn has agreed to pay 11.2 million euros ($13.6 million) in compensation for what...
Finland’s Korhonen pulls out of US Open over travel concerns
SAN DIEGO — Mikko Korhonen of Finland withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday because of travel concerns getting to Torrey Pines.
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Report claims Russian agents tailed journalist who fell ill
MOSCOW — The investigative organization Bellingcat claimed Wednesday that Russian agents who had tailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny before his poisoning also shadowed a...
EXPLAINER: The differences between Democrats’ 2 voting bills
DENVER — The Democratic Party's hopes of passing a massive overhaul of elections may have suffered a fatal blow when West Virginia Sen....
Mayor: Seattle 1st major city to fully vaccinate 70%
SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Wednesday that 70% of city residents ages 12 and up have been fully vaccinated, which she said...
Fastly blames global internet outage on software bug
LONDON — Fastly, the company hit by a major outage that caused many of the world's top websites to go offline briefly this week,...