A gold medal-winning Canadian swimmer has made waves in China for her Chinese heritage, sparking heated discussions over the country's decades-long one-child policy and gender discrimination.

At least two people are dead and seven are injured after a chemical leak of acetic acid at a plant in a Houston suburb Tuesday night, officials say.

President Joe Biden promised a “summer of joy” on July 4 as he declared America’s independence from Covid-19. Three weeks later that sense of victory is evaporating in the face of a resurgent pandemic.

Rep. Jim Jordan admitted he spoke with Donald Trump on January 6 - after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blocked him from joining the committee to investigate the Capitol riot.

SYDNEY — Australia’s largest city Sydney will remain in lockdown for another month. The New South Wales state government said the lockdown of the city of 5 million would last at least until Aug. 28, after reporting on Wednesday 177 new infections...