President Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia’s two civil wars, characterized by widespread mass killings, torture and sexual violence.Human rights groups have described how girls were subjected to gang rapes, while children were…

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Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. U.S. stocks were higher Thursday as Wall Street mulled over the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate signals from the session prior. The central bank left…

Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space.The Russian draft resolution, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, goes further…

A second Boeing whistleblower has died unexpectedly as the company faces scrutiny over safety failures on its passenger jets.Joshua Dean, a quality inspector for the Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, died this week after a surprise infection left him in critical condition for days, according to his family.The cause was Methicillin-resistant…

A third of Americans may have had their personal data swept up in a February ransomware attack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that disrupted pharmacies across the US, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty estimated in testimony to Congress on Wednesday. It will likely take “several months” before UnitedHealth is able to…

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