ExxonMobil settles long-running Indonesia torture lawsuit
ExxonMobil settled Monday a long-running lawsuit brought by Indonesian villagers who alleged human rights violations by Indonesian military officials providing security to the oil giant.
Read more
Pele's gilded, turf-lined tomb opens to public in Brazil
It is a final resting place fit for "The King": six months after the death of the man widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, Brazil opened Pele's gilded, football-turfed tomb to the public Monday.
Read more
US special counsel slams FBI probe of Trump-Russia collusion
The FBI investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was based on flimsy evidence and seriously flawed, an independent US prosecutor said in a report published Monday.
Read more
Stocks skittish on mixed European data, debt standoff
Global stocks moved indecisively Monday following mixed European economic data as the ongoing standoff in talks on averting a first-ever US default kept equities from gaining traction.
Read more
Yellen reiterates debt default warning before Biden-McCarthy talks
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said new data reinforced an earlier warning that the US could default on its debts as early as June 1, ahead of crunch talks Tuesday between President Joe Biden and Republican leaders.
Read more
Liverpool maintain top-four charge to push Leicester closer to relegation
Liverpool maintained their pursuit of Champions League football next season and pushed Leicester ever closer to the Championship as Curtis Jones scored twice in a 3-0 win at the King Power on Monday.
Read more
Ex SVB head says social media 'fueled' run on doomed bank
The former head of Silicon Valley Bank blamed the lender's sudden collapse on a "social media fueled run" on it, according to congressional testimony released Monday.
Read more
French prodigy Wembanyama set to learn team in NBA lottery
French basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama will discover where he is likely to launch his NBA career on Tuesday when the league holds its lottery to determine which team will get first choice in next month's draft.
Read more
Amy Pope: trusted Obama aide set to revamp UN's migration efforts
Amy Pope, who on Monday was the first woman ever elected to lead the UN migration agency, made her name in the administration of former US president Barack Obama.
Read more
Micheel still haunted by major regrets 20 years after PGA win
Shaun Micheel still copes with regrets 20 years after a shocking PGA Championship triumph that proved to be the only PGA Tour victory of his career.
Read moreIn The News
