Goldman Sachs increases COVID-19 federal aid commitment by $250 million
Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Monday pledged an additional $250 million to fund the federal aid program to help businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rayshard Brooks should have been allowed to walk home instead of being shot by police, say family lawyers
Police officers involved in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks, a black man whose death reignited protests in Atlanta over the weekend, should have let him walk home or found other ways to de-escalate the situation, his family’s lawyers said on Monday.
Russia jails ex-U.S. marine for 16 years on spying charges
A Russian court convicted former U.S. marine Paul Whelan of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail, a ruling that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said outraged Washington.
U.S. outraged by American’s espionage conviction in Russia: Pompeo
The United States on Monday called for the immediate release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan from Russia, saying it was outraged by his conviction on spying charges and calling Moscow’s treatment of him appalling.
KBR wins $570 million contract for NASA spaceflight operations
Houston-based engineering company KBR Inc said on Monday it was awarded a $570.3 million contract by NASA to develop and execute spaceflight operations at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
For U.S. blacks, Latinos, no sign of a broadly rising tide
The protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police have opened a broader discussion about racial inequality in the United States.
Exclusive: U.S. Democratic Party irked by council’s ‘insurgent’ climate plan – sources
The Democratic National Committee’s council on climate change irked party leadership when it published policy recommendations this month that ventured beyond presidential candidate Joe Biden’s plan, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Black Americans disproportionately die in police Taser confrontations
As police confront protesters across the United States, they’re turning to rubber bullets, pepper spray, tear gas and other weapons meant to minimize fatalities.
Russia jails ex-U.S. marine Paul Whelan for 16 years over espionage
A Russian court found former U.S. marine Paul Whelan guilty of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail, a move the U.S. ambassador to Moscow called an egregious violation of human rights that would harm ties.
Russia sentences ex-U.S. marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in jail for espionage
A Russian court found ex-U.S. marine Paul Whelan guilty of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail after a closed trial which U.S. diplomats said was unfair and opaque.
