Police In N.C. Arrest, Pepper Spray Protesters During March To Polls Event
According to video posted online and witness accounts, police in Graham, N.C., used pepper spray on a march to drive voter turnout. Activists say at least 17 people were arrested.
Mom Dragged From SUV, Beaten By Officers With Toddler In Back Seat Filing Suit
Lawyers for Rickia Young, 28, and her son said she was battered, separated from the child for hours, and kept in handcuffs while being treated at a hospital. No charges have been filed against her.
New Zealand Supports The Right To Die, But Rejects The Right To Get High
The country voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but no to legalizing marijuana. Two separate referendums were held along with the general election won Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Trump's Ban On TikTok Suffers Another Legal Setback
A federal judge put the brakes on yet another aspect of Trump's push to ban the app TikTok, but the future of the viral video app in the U.S. remains clouded by uncertainty.
Advisers To CDC Debate How COVID-19 Vaccine Should Be Rolled Out
In advance of a COVID-19 vaccine being available, a group of independent medical advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weighed Friday who should get the vaccine first and how.
Contact tracing is the 'bread and butter' of public health: Dr. Amesh Adalja
Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security Infectious Disease Scholar Dr. Amesh Adalja discusses Taiwan marking its 200th day without any reported coronavirus cases.
Walter Wallace Jr.'s Family Does Not Want Police Officers To Face Murder Charges
"Here's why: they were improperly trained and did not have the proper equipment by which to effectuate their job," the family's attorney said on Thursday. The officers' names have not been released.
Starbucks sees hotter-than-expected earnings for 2021
Starbucks Corp forecast 2021 earnings largely above estimates on Thursday, helped by strong online orders and a recovery in demand following the initial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon scores record sales for any three-month period ever
The online retail giant total net sales for the quarter reached $96.1 billion compared to $70 billion a year ago, beating Wall Street expectations of $92.7 billion, according to analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.
Alphabet sales growth back as Google key for advertisers
Google parent Alphabet Inc returned to sales growth in the third quarter as businesses initially hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic resumed advertising with the internet's biggest supplier of ads.