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California releases smartphone virus tool as cases soar

California releases smartphone virus tool as cases soar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov.
Sister of missing Thai dissident meets with Cambodian judge

Sister of missing Thai dissident meets with Cambodian judge

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The sister of an exiled Thai dissident who was reportedly abducted in Cambodia earlier this year appeared before a judge in Cambodia's capital on Tuesday to offer evidence that she hopes will lead to an official investigation i
Lawyers seek bail for British socialite and ex-Epstein pal

Lawyers seek bail for British socialite and ex-Epstein pal

NEW YORK — A lawyer for the onetime girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein said Monday that her client, who again seeks release on bail, has lost weight and hair as she suffers under onerous jail conditions imposed in part because Epstein killed himself last
Polish state oil refiner buying key private media company

Polish state oil refiner buying key private media company

WARSAW, Poland — Poland's state-run oil company, PKN Orlen, announced Monday that it was buying Polska Press, a large private media group currently under German control that owns a wide swath of daily and weekly newspapers in the country.
Lawmakers who met with Giuliani scramble after COVID news

Lawmakers who met with Giuliani scramble after COVID news

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was “doing very well" after being hospitalized with the coronavirus as lawmakers in battleground states that Giuliani visited last week scrambled to make sure they di
UK's Johnson to head to Brussels amid Brexit talks deadlock

UK's Johnson to head to Brussels amid Brexit talks deadlock

BRUSSELS — More than four years after helping set Britain’s course out of the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is headed to EU headquarters to try to finish the job. With less than a month until the U.K.
2020 indelible TV moments: Trebek, debate bluster and Floyd

2020 indelible TV moments: Trebek, debate bluster and Floyd

When the coronavirus pushed people out of the world and into homebound isolation, the small-screen's role grew bigger than ever.
Bob Woodward to take on final days of Trump's presidency

Bob Woodward to take on final days of Trump's presidency

NEW YORK — Bob Woodward's next book finds him in the familiar world of documenting a presidency's ending.
Adin Steinsaltz, groundbreaking Talmud translator, dies

Adin Steinsaltz, groundbreaking Talmud translator, dies

JERUSALEM — Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and ground-breaking translation of the Talmud, has died. He was 83.
Trump ratchets up pace of executions before Biden inaugural

Trump ratchets up pace of executions before Biden inaugural

CHICAGO — As Donald Trump’s presidency winds down, his administration is ratcheting up the pace of federal executions despite a surge of coronavirus cases in prisons, announcing plans for five starting Thursday and concluding just days before the Jan
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