Brendan McDermid | Reuters Disgraced long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced on Wednesday to up to 175 years in prison for molesting young female gymnasts, following days of wrenching testimony from about 160 of his victims, including Olympic medalists. The disgraced long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry …

Toru Hanai | Reuters People walk past a street monitor showing news of North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile test in Tokyo, Japan, July 4, 2017. North Korea sent a rare announcement addressed to “all Koreans at home and abroad” on Thursday, saying they should make a “breakthrough” for unification without …

Any public event that seats U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry elbow-to-elbow with Russian Energy Minister Alexander is bound to generate at least one awkward moment. An energy policy panel that featured just that scenario at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday did not disappoint. The discussion ranged …

Brooks Kraft | Getty Images The Google X research lab in Mountain View, California. Alphabet’s latest Google X business is in cybersecurity. On Wednesday, Google’s parent company introduced Chronicle and described it in a Medium post as a “new independent business within Alphabet that’s dedicated to helping companies find and …

Brazilian stocks jumped on Wednesday after an appeals court upheld a corruption conviction for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. If Lula is barred from the election, current President Michel Temer likely has an easier path towards re-election. Temer is seen as the more market-friendly option between the two. …

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jim Hackett, president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Co., center, speaks to members of the media at an event during the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Jan. 14, 2018. Ford is expected to turn in financial results …

Kyle Gustafson | For The Washington Post | Getty Images Sir Elton John (right) performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Elton John is retiring from the road after his upcoming three-year global tour, capping nearly 50 years on stages around the world. The 70-year-old singer, pianist and composer …

Getty Images Apple CEO Timothy Cook delivers pauses while giving opening remarks while testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Investigations Subcommittee about the company’s offshore profit shifting and tax avoidance in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill May 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. The …

Chris Helgren | Reuters The logo of blockchain company Ripple is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. Ripple, the payments company that’s developing a blockchain-based system for banks, sold $91.6 million worth of digital currency XRP in the fourth quarter, taking …

Jennifer Whitney | Bloomberg | Getty Images A shopper walks past a Nine West Group store at the La Cantera outdoor mall in San Antonio, Texas. Apparel retailer Nine West Holdings and its creditors are nearing finishing a deal to restructure more than $1 billion of debt, which includes filing …