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A decision about whether to resume administering the Johnson& Johnson Covid-19 vaccine should come this Friday, when an expert panel that is advising the Centers for...

President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 back in October of 2020 and apparently was much sicker than he acknowledged at the time. He had extremely...

According to local officials and state media, explosions shook two Russian military airbases on Monday hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian border. The mysterious explosions,...

After New York Attorney General Letitia James released a damning report detailing 11 women who had been sexually harassed by Andrew Cuomo, the Empire...

A young rising star in the GOP, Madison Cawthorn is facing renewed sexual misconduct allegations from women who say he put them in uncomfortable situations while...

After a federal investigation revealed that it was punishing Black students harsher than White students for similar behavior, a California school district has pledged...

Consumer advocates claim that John Deere & Co., the nation's largest tractor manufacturer, has repeatedly violated the Clean Air Act by restricting repairs to...

According to a forthcoming book, former President Barack Obama chastised his own former White House physician for criticizing Joe Biden's cognitive health on the...

In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California expressed her "great disappointment" over the decision to withdraw...

What students learn about the insurgency at the United States Capitol on January 6 may vary depending on where they live. Justin Voldman, a history...

Vaccine orders are soaring into the billions of doses in much of the developed world, Covid-19 cases are easing, economies are preparing to roar...

Authorities said at least 14 people were killed in the Mexican border city of Reynosa on Saturday after a convoy of shooters went on...

New Zealand's parliament voted unanimously on Wednesday to allow mothers and their partners three days of paid bereavement leave after a miscarriage or stillbirth. While employers...

A Chicago couple whose house was repeatedly vandalized by a Trump supporter is fighting back with love. Last weekend, Erica Hungerford and Peter Charnley rallied...

During the early morning hours of Thursday, two busloads of migrants were dropped off at a metro bus stop near Vice President Kamala Harris'...

Prices increased by 3.6 percent in April compared to the previous year, continuing a trend of rising inflation, though economic policymakers say the increases...

In the first public congressional hearing on what are commonly known as UFOs in more than 50 years, a senior Defense Department intelligence official...

A former graduate student was convicted of spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists and engineers in the United States with...

The Biden administration is working to create a "fair and equitable" asylum-seeker system, according to the top official at US Customs and Border Protection,...

In a speech in Texas, the former president also urged supporters to hold protests if prosecutors in Atlanta and New York pursued criminal charges...

It was the slap that reverberated around the globe. At the Oscars on Sunday night, Chris Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's lack of hair...

With his five-year search for the perfect notebook, a veteran tech CEO has added to Silicon Valley's growing list of idiosyncratic productivity hacks. David Selinger...

On a quiet country road, four thin metal cylinders containing the world's most potent greenhouse gas are lashed to the base of a Duke...

The Biden administration is moving forward with plans to wind down the long-term detention of migrant families, according to documents filed late Friday in...

The test-taking genius who helped wealthy students cheat their way into prestigious universities was sentenced on Friday. A jury also found the water polo...

As thousands of Afghans scrambled to catch an evacuation flight following the Taliban's takeover of their country, chaotic scenes at Kabul's international airport turned...

Cade Cunningham is not to blame. He was born in 2001, after all, and it would be impossible for him to recall Michael Jordan's...

Perhaps no other industry has been hit harder by the Covid pandemic than global travel and tourism, with planes grounded, resorts closed, and care-free...

The Nasdaq at 19,000, Apple and Microsoft market caps of more than $3 trillion, and a pervasive metaverse, particularly after Apple releases its much-anticipated...

The B.1.617 coronavirus variant that is currently wreaking havoc in India has made its way to the United States. Experts believe it is unlikely...

The same-sex and interracial marriage protection act will be signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday afternoon. As the Respect for Marriage Act...

The question was straightforward, as was the answer. "Earlier this week, stated that there was no evidence of vote-counting irregularities... "And that Joe Biden...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., on Monday, alleging that the social media giant...

On Sunday, Novak Djokovic left Australia after three federal judges upheld the decision to revoke his visa for the second time. "I can confirm that...

The Biden administration's suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked Tuesday by a federal judge in Louisiana,...

If it's Monday, President Biden will present his fiscal year 2023 budget. The White House and Democrats clarify Biden's remark to Putin that "this...

As he concluded the U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit on Thursday, President Joe Biden announced that he will soon travel to sub-Saharan Africa. He provided only...

When the United States Catholic Bishops meet in June, they will decide whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other...

An official said Monday that health issues were preventing Czech President Milos Zeman from carrying out his duties. Milos Vystrcil, the speaker of the Czech...

According to a new survey, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Americans' perceptions of health care, and not for the better. According to the West Health-Gallup...

Truckers protesting a state labor law effectively shut down cargo operations at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday, it was announced. "The shutdown will exacerbate...

While Ukrainian forces were secretly planning a counteroffensive to expel occupying Russian soldiers from the northeastern Kharkiv region, Moscow was so certain of its...

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev died on Tuesday "after a serious and long illness," according to the Central Clinical Hospital. He was 91 years old...

SpaceX prepared a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule for launch early Wednesday to ferry four professional astronauts to the lab complex for...

Earlier this year, as debates raged over reopening schools and including education funding in a massive coronavirus relief package, the nation's largest teachers' unions...

Georgia's second-largest school district approved a policy on Thursday that allows non-certified police officers to carry guns in schools, but excludes teachers from those...

According to a source close to the Texas House Investigative Committee, the preliminary report into the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde could be...

Carissa Moore of the United States became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in surfing today. The Hawaiian surfer, who is so...

Beginning in July, the IRS will begin paying 5% guaranteed interest to individuals who have filed late tax returns, an increase of 1% from...

Tennis player Peng Shuai, "X-Men" actress Fan Bingbing, and Alibaba founder Jack Ma were all favorites of the Chinese government, demonstrating that Beijing's influence...

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden made it clear that he does not approve with other Democratic party members about cancelling $50,000 worth of student...

More than 130 people, including Gloria Steinem, and organizations involved in women's rights advocacy, domestic violence and sexual assault awareness, have signed an open...

According to testimony from the company's former head of security, the legendary hacker-turned-cybersecurity-expert Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, Twitter has concealed negligent security practices, misled federal...

As New Zealand prepares to implement one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws, a similar ban has already been implemented in a Boston suburb...

A report on Maricopa County's 2020 election, ordered by Arizona state Senate Republicans and delivered to them on Friday, confirmed the state's certified election...

Months of dire warnings and diplomacy by the Biden Administration were ineffective in deterring Russian President Vladimir Putin from ordering his forces into eastern...

President Biden's decision to reconsider marijuana's legal status and pardon federal marijuana convictions has reignited calls for congressional action to help the struggling cannabis...

As a businessman and president, Donald Trump was the target of numerous lawsuits and criminal inquiries, but he consistently escaped the legal spotlight with...

They are the rare gun laws that attract bipartisan agreement — so-called red flag laws, which allow the authorities to temporarily take away guns...

Elaine Moore's family is running out of an increasingly valuable resource as California's drought worsens: water. This summer, two Central Valley almond growers' wells ran...

As Covid-19 spread last year, governments around the world touted the prospect of “herd immunity,” a promised land in which the virus would stop...

From the moment it was discovered more than a century ago, scholars have puzzled over the Antikythera mechanism, a remarkable and baffling astronomical calculator...

On Tuesday, the drinking water system in Mississippi's capital was on the verge of failing, cutting off access to safe running water for more...

China accused the Biden administration on Thursday of playing politics and avoiding responsibility by calling for a new investigation into the origins of the...

Russian strikes in Ukraine continued as the Kremlin urged Kyiv to resume grain shipments despite a Russian missile attack over the weekend that threatened...

The woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sexual assault testified tearfully on Monday about her two encounters with him at his Pasadena home earlier...

Yesterday, California Federal Judge William Alsup approved the cancellation of over $6 billion in federal student loan debt for the 200,000 borrowers who have...

The NAACP made a direct request to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday for the Justice Department to launch a federal civil rights investigation...

Mr. Musk, who was attempting to take Tesla, his electric car company, private, questioned Mr. Dell about the process and the best lawyers to...

It was once a luxurious five-star resort floating directly above Australia's Great Barrier Reef. It now sits dilapidated in a North Korean port, a...

The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including a ban on its airlines using EU airspace and airports, in response to...

Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted during a Monday press conference that 1,400 Florida schools will share $200 million in state funds because they improved their...

North Carolina's delegation remained divided during a vote on a bill aimed at preventing another attempt to overturn a presidential election on Wednesday. "This bill...

A large study conducted in the United States to determine whether vaccination protects against long-term covid found only a minor protective effect: Vaccination appeared...

On the campaign trail in 2016, Donald Trump took an unusual stance, defending his namesake "university" against allegations of fraud. Rather than deferring to his...

Years before assuming the presidency in 2016, Donald Trump had expressed strong opposition to the US presence in Afghanistan, railing against a war that...

Kenyan manufacturers are concerned there could be delays in delivery of raw materials from global markets and export of cargo from Mombasa, following the...

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a gunman opened fire in a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, killing at least 19 children...

Several of the country's largest labor unions are suing over President Joe Biden's vaccine and testing mandates, not to overturn them, but to broaden...

Jonathan and Bryan Espinoza, brothers, claim they witnessed "chaos" at the Astroworld Festival from the moment they stepped inside. On Friday night, a crowd surge...