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Negotiations To End Government Shutdown Haven't Made Much Progress

The partial government shutdown is affecting around 800,000 federal workers and may last into January. The shutdown hinges on a debate between Democrats and Republicans over border wall funding.

Accused of misappropriating billions of dollars, Jho Low has reached a settlement over U.S. claims related to more than $700 million in assets. But he also says he will continue to fight the charges. The Malaysian financier is seen here in 2014.

U.S. Recovers More Than $700 Million From Malaysian Financier In Slush Fund Scandal

Assets forfeited by financier Jho Low range from the luxury Viceroy L'Ermitage hotel in Beverly Hills to a business jet. Millions of dollars in business holdings are also included.

Italians gather in St. John Lateran Square in Rome for a demonstration of the "Sardines," a grassroots movement against right-wing populism, on Saturday.

Fed Up With Far Right, Italy's 'Sardines' Protests Call For Civility And Equality

They aim to pack public squares like sardines in a can, in protest against the far-right, anti-immigrant wave rising in Italian society and politics.

An aerial view from a drone shows a car as it drives through a street flooded with ocean water in Key Largo, Fla., on Oct. 22.

This Florida Keys Neighborhood Has Been Flooded For Nearly 3 Months

Exceptionally high "king tides," combined with rising seas, have left some Key Largo residents surrounded by water. Getting out of the house for work and daily chores can be a challenge.

Elizabeth Giorgi created the "candor clause" after being harassed by a would-be investor. "I've probably spoken to more than 100 female founders across the U.S., and I would say that half of us have a story," she says.

Investor's Naked Selfies Ignite #MeToo Moment: Female Founder Fights Back

Venture capital investing is still a very male-dominated industry where female founders of startups say sexual harassment is a big problem. One woman is trying to change that for herself and others.

Supreme Court Guarantees Right To Unanimous Verdict In Serious Criminal Trials

The justices struck down laws in two states that allowed convictions for serious crimes without unanimous jury verdicts.

A fatigued health care worker takes a moment outside the Brooklyn Hospital Center in April. Many hospital workers these days have to cope with horrific tragedies playing out multiple times on a single, 12-hour shift.

Trauma On The Pandemic's Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling

Hospital workers face stresses right now that can compare to fighting a war, and recent research suggests medical staff could be among the hardest hit by the mental health effects of the pandemic.

Work continues at a winery in Clarksburg, Calif., last month. Farms are operating as essential businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic.

White House Seeks To Lower Farmworker Pay To Help Agriculture Industry

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to see how wage rates for immigrant farmworkers can be reduced. Critics say doing so will hurt all workers.

Sen. Richard Burr "has relatively lousy performance over the broad period," according to a Dartmouth professor who reviewed his trading history.

Sen. Richard Burr's Pre-Pandemic Stock Sell-Offs Highly Unusual, Analysis Shows

The recent stock sales by the North Carolina Republican were a market-beating anomaly that didn't match his typically middling trading history, according to a new Dartmouth College analysis.

Direct-deposit economic relief money is expected to be weeks ahead of physical checks. Supporters of digital currency say that transaction could — and should — be even faster.

Supporters Of Digital Currency Say Pandemic Bolsters Case For A New Approach

Some Americans may have to wait weeks for their coronavirus relief checks, which digital currency advocates argue could be avoided in the future with the right investment.

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