The FBI made numerous serious errors in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar and didn't treat the case with the "utmost seriousness," the Justice Department's inspector general said Wednesday. The FBI acknowledged conduct that was "inexcusable and a discredit" to America's premier law enforcement agency.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that inflation, which has been surging as the recovery strengthens, "will likely remain elevated in coming months" before "moderating."
Surveying the uneasy standoff between South African soldiers and huddles of young men faced off Wednesday across the rubble-strewn street in front of Soweto's Maponya mall, Katlego Motati shook her head sadly.
The United Nations culture agency, which was considering declaring Venice an imperiled world heritage site, on Wednesday hailed Italy's ban on big cruise ships in the heart of the lagoon city.
With COVID-19 on the rise again and many nursing home staffers unvaccinated, families still lack easy access to crucial Medicare immunization data that will help them pick the right facility for their loved one.
Property owner said space where protesters have gathered for weeks following the shooting of Winston Smith is no longer a "safe and peaceful" gathering place.
Police said dumpster fires have been a regular occurrence.
The Office of the Legislative Auditor said Wednesday that it found no evidence that the state of Minnesota overpaid two companies it hired to conduct mail in and other rapid COVID-19 saliva testing.
Genomic sequencing finds more delta variant infections in Minnesota, but not at rates seen in other states.
President Joe Biden stepped up his bid to push his multitrillion-dollar domestic plans through Congress Wednesday, lunching with Senate Democrats a day after party leaders announced a compromise for pouring federal resources into climate change, health care and family service programs.
Americans hoping to travel abroad this summer may have to delay their plans if they need new or renewed passports.
Russia and China have circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would immediately strip the powers of the international high representative overseeing implementation of the 1995 peace agreement that ended the devastating war in Bosnia and eliminate the position entirely in two years.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government plans to ban anyone guilty of online racist abuse from soccer matches as authorities continue to respond to the lawlessness connected to England's loss in the final of the European soccer championship.
Law enforcement lobbying groups sued earlier this month, arguing the 2020 use-of-force changes are unconstitutional.
Plea deal calls for sentence of time served in jail, and community service on behalf of a minority community group and other terms.
The plea agreement allows the 19-year-old man to avoid a prison term.
