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The smokestacks of a coal-fired power plant near Emmet, Kan. in September 2020. Global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

U.S. Emission Reductions Slowed After Trump Pulled Out Of Paris Accord

China is investing in both coal and renewable energy, the European Union promises to dramatically reduce carbon emissions and the U.S. is leaving the Paris Agreement altogether. What will 2021 hold?

Syrian Oscar-nominated filmmaker Feras Fayyad answers journalists' questions outside a courtroom during a break in a trial against two Syrian defendants accused of state-sponsored torture in Syria, on April 23, in Koblenz, Germany.

Syrian Filmmaker Speaks Out On Torture: 'I Was Holding This Pain For A Long Time'

Oscar-nominated documentary maker Feras Fayyad delivered the first witness testimony in a crimes against humanity trial against a former Syrian government official in Germany.

Syrian Filmmaker Speaks Out On Torture: 'I Was Holding This Pain For A Long Time'

Oscar-nominated documentary maker Feras Fayyad delivered the first witness testimony in a crimes against humanity trial against a former Syrian government official in Germany.

Officials stand beside an empty court at the scheduled start of an NBA basketball playoff game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic, Wednesday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Bucks didn't take the floor in protest against racial injustice and the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

'Tired Of The Killings': Pro Athletes Refuse To Play Amid Racial Injustice Protests

Professional sports players in the NBA, MLB, NFL, WNBA, and MLS protested the police shooting of Kenosha, Wis., resident Jacob Blake. The players refused to play to raise social justice awareness.

The University Village area of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 12, 2019.

Los Angeles Executive To Be Sentenced In College Admissions Scandal

A Los Angeles business executive is returning to court to be sentenced for his role in the college admissions scandal.

A memorial lives where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 while in police custody.

Police Bodycam Video Provides Fuller Picture Of George Floyd's Fatal Arrest

The body camera footage from former officers J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane show George Floyd pleading with them not to put him in the back of a squad car.

Amazon announced on Wednesday that it would freeze for one year the use of its facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies.

Amazon Halts Police Use Of Its Facial Recognition Technology

Amazon is the latest tech company to respond to demands that law enforcement not have access to controversial facial recognition technology.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles office in the Arleta neighborhood of Los Angeles is seen Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

3M Californians With Real ID Need More Proof Of Address

More than 3 million Californians with federally compliant Real ID driver's licenses will have to provide a second proof of address after the Department of Motor Vehicles failed to ask for it.

Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Wall Street stocks opened sharply lower amid fears the coronavirus will grow into a significant international health crisis.

Stocks Tumble Into Correction Territory On Coronavirus Fears

Stocks continued their downward slide on Thursday, with major indexes falling 10% below their recent peaks at times. Investors worry about the economic toll of a widening coronavirus epidemic.

In this screengrab from video posted by BBC News Hindi,15-year-old Jyoti Kumari's rides with her father during their 700 mile-long journey to their family's village of Sirhulli in eastern India.

Indian Teen Bikes 700 Miles With Injured Dad, Gets Movie Deal — And Sparks Debate

Her father got injured. She came to care for him and took him home via bike. Now she's reportedly signed to star in a Bollywood film based on her life. But some ask: Why was this her only option?

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