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Bernie Sanders was hospitalized with chest discomfort and has cancelled all 2020 campaign events until further notice

Sen. Bernie Sanders, 78, was hospitalized in Las Vegas, Nevada, due to chest discomfort and has canceled all 2020 campaign events indefinitely.

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Greta Thunberg doesn't understand complexities of ‘modern world,’ says Putin

At an energy forum in Moscow, the Russian president dismissed the Swedish teenage climate activist’s viral U.N. speech — and took a swipe at her parents.

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Hong Kong Police say shooting an 18-year-old student protester in the chest was 'reasonable and lawful' as he recovers in hospital

Fellow protesters prayed for Tsang Chi-kin, 18, on Wednesday after he was shot in the lung by a cornered police office in Tseun Wan on Tuesday.

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Ex-Dallas officer Amber Guyger's murder conviction 'a huge victory for black people in America'

Convicted of murdering Botham Jean, former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger is set to be sentenced Wednesday by a jury.

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CNN says it won't air a Trump campaign ad featuring 'false' claim against Biden

A CNN spokesperson said that the Trump campaign ad attacking Biden does not meet its advertising standards because it includes "demonstrably false" claims.

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More benefits planned for some Oklahoma death row inmates

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Some of the 44 death row inmates housed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester will soon be moved from the prisons maximum-security H-Unit to another unit to give them more benefits and access to the outdoors, the states new prisons boss said. In a letter released by the agency on Thursday, the Department of Corrections Interim Executive Director Scott Crow told officials with the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma that the agency plans to move qualifying inmates to its less restrictive A-Unit by the end of October. The ACLU had threatened legal action over what it says are potential constitutional violations of the rights of death row inmates, mostly by confining them to their cells for 23 hours per day.

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Wary EU welcomes progress in Brexit proposal, says big gaps remain

The European Union on Wednesday welcomed as a step forward Prime Minister Boris Johnson's latest proposals to unlock a Brexit deal before Britain's Oct.31 departure, but made clear big gaps still needed to be bridged to secure an agreement in time. Two weeks before a make-of-break summit of EU leaders on Oct.17-18, Johnson held a call with the bloc's executive head, Jean-Claude Juncker, as his Brexit negotiator delivered his proposals to the EU hub Brussels. "President Juncker welcomed Prime Minister Johnson's determination to advance the talks ahead of the October European Council and make progress towards a deal," the Commission said in a statement afterwards.

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Prosecutor: ‘El Chapo’ gave $1M to Honduras leader’s brother

Prosecutors alleged Wednesday that convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán personally gave $1 million in bribes to the brother of Honduras’ president to pass on to the Central American leader, who swiftly denied wrongdoing. Prosecutor Jason Richman revealed the allegation in a federal court in Manhattan where Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernández, 41, is accused of using his government connections to smuggle U.S.-bound cocaine through Honduras. In opening statements, Richman described Hernández as “untouchable” in Honduras and confident he would never face justice because of his powerful sibling.