Harvey Weinstein, who once held so much sway over Hollywood that Meryl Streep referred to him as “God” in a 2012 acceptance speech, is returning to court on Wednesday in New York, where he could be sentenced to up to 29 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. It’s a stunning fall for the…

Only a stunning, mathematically improbable twist of fate can stop Joe Biden from leading the Democratic Party into this fall’s presidential election against Donald Trump. He has now unquestionably cemented his status as the likely nominee. That’s because Biden proved dominant in a set of primaries Tuesday that represented rival Sen. Bernie Sanders’s best hope…

Joe Biden is projected to score decisive wins in Missouri and Mississippi on Tuesday, dealing an early blow to rival Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on a night when six states were up for grabs. Both men were focused intensely on Michigan, the night’s biggest prize. That’s where the Vermont senator scored an upset that…

U.S. President Donald Trump pitched his proposed payroll tax break Tuesday on Capitol Hill as pressure mounts on the administration and Congress to work more vigorously to contain the coronavirus outbreak and respond to the financial fallout. Trump’s economic team joined in presenting the economic stimulus package privately to wary Senate Republicans, who have been…

Banks in Italy, France and the United Kingdom are offering a degree of leniency to borrowers struggling to make their mortgage payments, after mandatory quarantines have drastically reduced their ability to pay them. Laura Castelli, Italy’s deputy economy minister, told Radio Anch’io on Monday that the government is working with banks to make sure households…

Russia’s ruling United Russia party said on Tuesday it would back a constitutional amendment that would allow President Vladimir Putin to run again, the RIA news agency reported, a prospect Putin has previously played down. Putin, who in January unveiled a major shakeup of Russian politics and a constitutional overhaul, is required by the constitution…