U.N. Calls On Police To Limit Use-Of-Force Tactics At Protests

U.N. Calls On Police To Limit Use-Of-Force Tactics At Protests
As thousands continue to protest over racial injustice across the U.S., the United Nations is weighing in on how authorities are handling the situation. The U.N.'s human rights office called on law enforcement and governments to limit use of force tactics on protesters,...

Despite COVID crisis, Congress seeks to do its day job

Despite COVID crisis, Congress seeks to do its day job
Even as lawmakers stumble in their quest to pass another coronavirus response measure, both the House and Senate sought to return to some semblance of normal business this week, passing annual must-do measures on spending and defense policy despite the challenges of legislating...

UN official: Catastrophe looming from oil tanker off Yemen

UN official: Catastrophe looming from oil tanker off Yemen
The U.N. environment chief said Wednesday that “time is running out” to avert an environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophe from a deteriorating oil tanker loaded with 1.1 million barrels of crude oil that is moored off the coast of Yemen. Inger Andersen told...

Bolsonaro becomes 'poster boy' for unproven virus treatment

Bolsonaro becomes 'poster boy' for unproven virus treatment
After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others...