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Catholic clergy abuse victim leads drive to shakeup establishment politics in Chile

A Chilean sexual abuse victim who took on the Catholic Church has announced plans to form a new political party, one of several that have emerged since protests rocked

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Trump's impeachment trial is little more than political theater

U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff speaks at a press conference during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 25, 20

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News Analysis: U.S. Dems, GOP continue knock-down drag-out fight in Trump impeachment trial

U.S. House Democrats presenting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump finished their three days of opening arguments late Friday. Since the trial's first week has been marked by much d

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Bolivia's interim President Anez shakes up election race with plan to run

Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Anez said on Friday that she will be a candidate in upcoming elections that will serve as a re-run of October’s disputed vote that s

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Spotlight: Democrats make their case in Trump impeachment trial while defense hones in on procedure

U.S. Democrats this week are making their case against President Donald Trump, while the defense is honing in on procedure, amid the third-ever impeachment trial of a

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Weinstein trial turns to accusers, starting with Sciorra

For years, actress Annabella Sciorra felt powerless against Harvey Weinstein, keeping to all but a few friends the allegation that the once-revered Hollywood honcho pin

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Spotlight: McConnell unveils draft schedule for Trump impeachment trial

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed a draft resolution on schedules of the upcoming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the Republican-led upper chamber. Th

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Senate Rep Leader McConnell Proposes Quick Impeachment Trial for Trump

The new resolution would give House Democrat prosecutors and the president's defence 24 hours over two days to present their respective cases, before allowing senators

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Court rules Mike Rothenberg must fork over more than $31 million to settle SEC allegations

Mike Rothenberg, the once high-flying VC bent on bringing the party to Silicon Valley, must now pay a whopping $31.4 million to settle a California federal court ruling in favor of Security and Excha

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Huawei CFO's extradition hearing starts in Vancouver

The extradition hearing of China's Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou begins here Monday in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Meng was arrested on Dec. 1, 2018 at Vancouver Internation

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House impeachment managers file case brief against Trump ahead of Senate trial

House Democrats filed a brief on Saturday outlining their formal case against President Donald Trump, as the Senate impeachment trial is set to continue next week.The b

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TechCrunch’s Top 10 investigative reports from 2019

Facebook spying on teens, Twitter accounts hijacked by terrorists, and sexual abuse imagery found on Bing and Giphy were amongst the ugly truths revealed by TechCrunch’s investigating reporting

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U.S. House files brief laying out impeachment case against Trump

The Democratic U.S. lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday the president must be removed from office to protect national security and pre

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Spotlight: Trump impeachment trial in U.S. Senate gets underway

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts was sworn in on Thursday afternoon on the Senate floor for the long-awaited impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump, the third president in U.S. history to f

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Senate gets ready to open impeachment trial against Donald Trump

For only the third time in US history, the Senate is preparing on Thursday to open an impeachment trial against the president, who stands accused of abusing the powers

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Partisan fight on Trump impeachment moves to Republican-led Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday evening sent impeachment articles against President Donald Trump to the Senate, making Trump the third president in U.S. history to face trial in the

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Lawmaker, son of ex-president, to be Malta's next premier

A first-term lawmaker whose father was Malta's president has been chosen to be the country's prime minister. The count on Sunday showed Robert Abela received nearly 58%