US Olympic Committee officials are working on the possibility of Los Angeles being offered the 2028 Olympics while focusing on their 2024 bid, USOC chief executive officer Scott Blackmun said...
The US Supreme Court on Monday unanimously struck down a North Carolina law that barred registered sex offenders from using social media. The suit in the nation's highest court goes back to a...
The Republican governor of Texas on Tuesday convened state lawmakers for a special summer session as he seeks to advance a string of controversial proposals, including abortion curbs and a "bathroom...
By speaking out against racism and setting an example against intolerance, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday he hopes the league can unify people and help spur social change. A day after...
It was the scenario that residents of Emerson, Man., had been fearing for months — that someone among the throngs who have been crossing the border illegally recently would wind up dead, either...
Lauryn Hill and Nas will be taking their legendary sounds and infectious tunes on the road together for their North American tour. The Live Nation experience will begin on Sept. 7 in Chicago, and...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a case over voting rights that is part of a long-running dispute between Republicans and Democrats. The court said it would consider an appeal from the...
A solar tree with giant square leaves that convert sunlight into electricity was unveiled in the central French town of Nevers on Monday, allowing passers-by to charge their phones, surf the...
Pop star Ariana Grande has flown back to her home in Florida after a suicide attack at her concert in Manchester killed 22 people, reports said Wednesday. Britain's Daily Mail newspaper published...
Charlotte was named the host city for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game on Wednesday by the league, which moved this year's contest from the North Carolina city over a controversial law that has been...
Texas is nearing passage of a law on the use of bathrooms in public schools by transgender children, reviving an issue that sparked boycotts and protests when North Carolina passed a similar measure...
The US Supreme Court on Monday said Republican legislators in the state of North Carolina illegally used race to draw up congressional districts that would dilute the strength of African-American...
Scottish Power has won the right to build two offshore wind farms in the US which it says could eventually power 400,000 homes. The two sites combined are more than double the size of the energy...
Like all working mums, Colleen Theriault has her hands full with her four-year-old son and a full-time career as head baker at a patisserie in the US state of North Carolina. But the 24-year-old is...
The US Supreme Court on Monday dealt a severe blow to a North Carolina voting law widely seen as discriminating against African Americans. The Supreme Court opted not to hear the case, thereby...
The National Council (NC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed all party officials serving in government to resign from their party positions. The council, which is the second highest...
After a nearly two-year sojourn in space, the US military drone X-37 B is back on Earth, fueling wild ideas about its mystery mission. Looking like a small version of an old NASA space shuttle, the...
The man who created what is believed to be the world’s largest website dealing in images of child sexual abuse has been sentenced to 30 years in jail. Steven Chase set up the Playpen site on the...
Brian Harman sank a 28-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the PGA Wells Fargo Championship, edging top-ranked Dustin Johnson and Pat Perez by a stroke. Harman, whose only prior tour...
The newly appointed CEO of Youth Employment Agency, Justin Kodua Frimpong says, he is on a mission to end youth unemployment in Ghana. He told a group of Journalists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
