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US Lawmakers Agree Bipartisan Bill On Gun Safety

Gun control advocates, like this protester at the "March for Our Lives" in Washington on June 11, 2022, have not seen significant federal reforms since 1994
The cross-party group, which had been working for weeks on the wording of the legislation, voiced confidence that it would have enough support to pass the Senate, and it could be signed into law by President Joe Biden as soon as next week.

Brexit Will Cost UK Workers 470 Pounds A Year, Study Predicts

Flags of Great Britain and the European Union are seen ahead of the meeting of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Brussels, Belgium December 9, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS
Britain is becoming a more closed economy due to Brexit, with damaging long-term implications for productivity and wages which will leave the average worker 470 pounds ($577) a year poorer by the end of the decade, a study forecast on Wednesday.
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Swimming - 18th FINA World Swimming Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Heats - Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, South Korea - July 26, 2019. Swimmers compete.

Swimming-Trans Athlete Ivy Slams FINA Policy As 'Unscientific'

Transgender cyclist Veronica Ivy questioned the move by swimming's governing body FINA to restrict the participation of trans athletes in elite women's competitions, telling Reuters that there had not been enough research to guide such decisions.
Singer Beyonce arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016.

Does Beyonce's New Summer Song Channel The 'Great Resignation'?

American pop star Beyonce Knowles-Carter has surprised fans with an early release of her single 'Break My Soul' from upcoming album 'Renaissance', setting social media ablaze with song lyrics that some say tap into rising worker anger at conditions.
Protestors gather on the street as indigenous demonstrators from across Ecuador march on the capital Quito to urge President Guillermo Lasso to agree to demands for economic and social support, in Quito, Ecuador June 20, 2022.

Ecuador Indigenous Groups Condition Talks On Pullback Of Security Forces

Ecuadorean protesters who have held more than a week of marches and road blockades over President Guillermo Lasso's economic policies, will not meet the government until it withdraws security forces from some areas of the capital, an indigenous leader said Tuesday.
Protestors gather on the street as indigenous demonstrators from across Ecuador march on the capital Quito to urge President Guillermo Lasso to agree to demands for economic and social support, in Quito, Ecuador June 20, 2022.

Ecuador's Military Vows To Stop Protests From Damaging Democracy

Ecuador's armed forces on Tuesday said they would not allow ongoing protests against President Guillermo Lasso's economic policies to damage the country's democracy, as indigenous protesters clashed with security forces in Quito.
Rudy Ayala, of El Paso, visits the memorial for the shooting victims outside Robb Elementary School early Saturday morning in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., June 11, 2022.

Texas Official Calls Police Response To Uvalde Shooting 'Abject Failure'

The law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers was "an abject failure" in which a commander put the lives of officers over those of the children, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven McCraw said on Tuesday.
Demonstrators hold placards while participating in the 'March for Our Lives', one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence, in Washington, DC, U.S., June 11, 2022.

U.S. Lawmakers Seen Near Releasing Senate Gun Legislation

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday was on the verge of releasing legislation to address mass shootings, after bridging differences on issues involving abortion, red flag laws and domestic violence.
A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., November 26, 2021.

U.S. Supreme Court Backs Public Money For Religious Schools

The U.S. Supreme Court further reduced the separation of church and state in a ruling on Tuesday endorsing more public funding of religious entities as its conservative justices sided with two Christian families who challenged a Maine tuition assistance program that excluded private religious schools.
Following CDC approval for vaccination of children aged 6 months to 5 years, 3 year-old Jake Guojo sits on his mother's lap, as nurse Jillian Mercer administers the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Rady Children’s Hospital in Sa

U.S. COVID Vaccines Start To Roll Out For Young Children

The United States has begun distributing COVID vaccines for children as young as six months around the country, and availability of the shots will improve in the coming days, according to White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on August 13, 2019 in New York City

Tech And Energy Shares Boost Wall St In Bear Market Rally

Wall Street's major indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies that were hammered in a rout last week on worries over a global economic downturn.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Cullman, Alabama, U.S., August 21, 2021.

Trump-backed Britt Wins Republican Nomination For Alabama Senate Seat

Former President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Senate in Alabama, Katie Britt, won the Republican nomination on Tuesday, defeating Mo Brooks, the firebrand congressman whom Trump had originally backed before changing his mind, Edison Research projected.

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