New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg seized on reports that Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential election to help Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders as the party’s candidates met on the debate stage Tuesday night in Charleston, S.C., for what could be their final prime-time opportunity to change the direction of the nomination fight. Bloomberg charged…

Airstrikes on rebel-controlled northwestern Syrian killed at least 16 people Tuesday, including two students and two teachers, opposition activists said, as government forces closed in on a town considered a symbol of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The violence came as Turkey’s president announced that a Russian delegation would arrive the following day to resume…

Montreal actress Erika Rosenbaum, one of the dozens of women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct and abuse, had braced for a not guilty verdict, believing his status, power and wealth would help him evade justice. So she was “floored” when she learned on Monday that a New York jury had found the former film producer guilty…

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread outside of China with hundreds of confirmed cases on a daily basis, experts say the situation is rapidly moving toward what’s known as a pandemic. But World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday he is not yet ready to categorize the increased number of COVID-19 cases as…

Given the savagery of what Margarita Gracheva’s husband did to her, you’d think Russian lawmakers would want to stop it from happening to other women. Instead, attitudes toward legislating tougher laws on domestic violence remain stuck in another century. Two years ago, Gracheva’s husband cut off both of her hands, leaving the 27-year-old mother of two mutilated for life. “I still have…

Joe Biden is staring down what could be the end of his political career. The former vice-president’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is hobbling toward its do-or-die moment this weekend in South Carolina. Biden is in desperate need of a win to maintain credibility as a candidate given his fourth place finish in Iowa, his…