UK watchdog probes Amazon, Google for fake reviews of goods
LONDON — U.K. regulators said on Friday that they're investigating Google and Amazon over concerns the online giants aren't doing enough to stop fake...
Senate OKs bill to certify farm practices limiting emissions
The U.S. Senate has approved a measure intended to encourage greater use of farming and forestry practices that prevent greenhouse gas emissions and remove...
Trudeau: Canada is ashamed about schools for Indigenous kids
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday Canadians are “horrified and ashamed” by their government's longtime policy of forcing Indigenous children to attend...
Wisconsin’s Johnson to tout claims of vaccine side effects
MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a vocal critic of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, announced plans Friday to hold a news conference bringing...
Malta placed on global money laundering watchdog’s grey list
VALLETTA, Malta — A watchdog on the lookout for money laundering and terror financing said Friday it has placed the tiny Mediterranean island nation...
EU greenlights major funding plan for refugees in Turkey
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders greenlighted plans on Friday to give Turkey another 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) over the next several years to...
Floyd girlfriend seeks ‘evening of nonviolence’ in Minnesota
George Floyd's girlfriend called for an “evening of nonviolence” Friday in Minneapolis after a judge sentenced former police Officer Derek Chauvin to 22...
Congress acts to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, a rare...
Trump rally song plays briefly at Biden North Carolina event
RALEIGH, N.C. — A song heard at every Donald Trump campaign rally blared at least twice at the close of a North Carolina event...
US officials double down on push for nuclear modernization
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A top U.S. nuclear security official and the leaders of three key national laboratories doubled down Friday on the push to...