whitty vallance. Britain's Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty (L) and Britain's Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance, both wearing face coverings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leave from 11 Downing Street in central London on September 21, 2020.

And President Donald Trump is pushing his campaign against Big Tech on Wednesday, touting curbs on legal protections for social media platforms he denounces as biased against conservative views. The anticipated lawsuit against Google by the Justice Department could be the government’s biggest legal....

The king oversees a nation that is the Arab world's biggest economy and the planet's most prolific oil producer. Saudi Arabia has long been a close U.S. ally in the region and a strategic partner, though some in American politics worry where the relationship will go in coming years given the....

By Ted Barrett, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox | CNN. Congress is readying to leave Washington this week until after the election without passing a coronavirus economic stimulus bill that members of both parties, businesses and hard-hit Americans all agree is desperately needed. South Dakota Sen.

HAYWARD — The Berkeley Farms site in Hayward has been bought by a developer in a $48 million deal whereby the buildings will be bulldozed and replaced with a big industrial and logistics center. The 20-acre site was bought by an affiliate of Reno-based Dermody Properties on Sept. 17, according to documents filed with Alameda County officials.

By Zeina Karam | Associated Press. BEIRUT — Facing an economic meltdown and other crises, Lebanon’s president on Wednesday asked for the world’s help to rebuild the capital’s main port and neighborhoods that were blown away in last month’s catastrophic explosion. President Michel Aoun made the plea in a prerecorded speech to the U.

ALAMEDA. Immanuel Lutheran Church of Alameda regretfully announces that its 30th annual Oktoberfest will not take place in 2020. The Oktoberfest has become a tradition in Alameda: a fun evening of delicious homemade German food, local beer, music and gemütlichkeit with good friends.

A UN human rights expert today called on Mali’s coup leaders to release former government officials detained for more than a month. “There is no legal basis for detention of the former prime minister, the former president of the National Assembly, ...

China recently released a white paper on the participation of the country’s armed forces in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations, for the first time introducing the concrete steps of its government and armed forces to implement the decisions and directions made by Chinese President Xi....

competitor AJ McLean is blogging exclusively with Us Weekly about his quest to take home the season 29 mirrorball trophy! Check back each week for his latest update on the competition. The rehearsals leading up to last night’s performance were pretty emotional.

Shares of private-equity-backed GoodRx Holdings Inc surged 40% in their debut on the Nasdaq on Wednesday after the online prescription drug platform raised $1.14 billion in its initial public offering. The stock opened at $46, compared with the IPO price of $33 per share, which was above its targeted range.

At One Medical, we believe the decision to start screening for prostate cancer should be tailored to you and your specific health needs. We encourage you to have a discussion around age 55 with your primary care provider, as we are here to help guide you in your health and find the path that makes sense for you.

Airline Avianca Holdings came under broad criticism in Colombia for paying its top two executives $6 million in bonuses in May, at a time when the carrier had furloughed most of its employees without pay and was preparing a bankruptcy filing. According to bankruptcy court documents submitted by....

That concept was front and center during the city’s inaugural Climate Week, held last week after being delayed because of Hurricane Laura. It’s the one thing everyone can agree on: Houston’s energy sector needs to change to be more sustainable, and that change is starting now.

City officials eye quicker approach to flood mitigation. After multiple severe flooding events within 14 months and climate change imminent, city officials are exploring ways to accelerate flood mitigation projects and other strategies. On Tuesday, Sept.