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Britain awoke Friday without its queen for the first time in 70 years. And, as the country entered a lengthy period of national mourning...

The novel coronavirus pandemic was undoubtedly the most significant and frightening event of 2020, but it was far from the strangest thing that occurred...

Rep. Matt Rosendale is introducing legislation on Wednesday that would force President Biden to reverse his moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal...

The Supreme Court issued its decision in a major case involving whether there is a fundamental right to carry a concealed handgun outside the...

A plan to phase out the project and treat covid-19 as a common illness rather than a public health emergency was approved "in principle"...

The federal government set out to add thousands of medical workers to its emergency reserve nearly two years before COVID-19 was declared a national...

If you use Zelle, you should keep an eye on your bank accounts. Sending money to family or making a rent payment via Zelle has...

Nancy Pelosi, the House Speaker, is preparing the committee that will begin its investigation into the Capitol attack on Tuesday to launch an aggressive...

Tuesday saw the unanimous passage of a law in Indonesia outlawing extramarital sex. An annual prison sentence could be imposed for the crime. Cohabitation before...

Paul Bäumer, seventeen, struggles to breathe through the yellow lens of his gas mask. He takes in his first glimpse of the western front...

On Wednesday, the governors of California and Nevada planned to tour the state line area blackened by one of two massive wildfires that have...

Officials closed beaches in Southern California from Orange to Los Angeles counties over the holiday weekend after up to 7 million gallons of untreated...

On Thursday, Russian forces fought for control of a vital energy-producing city in Ukraine's south and gained ground in their bid to cut the...

Following the violent insurrection at the Capitol last week, the House of Representatives, now led by the Democratic Party, are anticipated to vote on...

In a new Netflix series that documents the couple's separation from the royal family and criticizes British media and societal racism they believe has...

Authorities say a suspect shot and killed four people and injured three others, including a police officer, in a shooting spree that began in...

The family of Daunte Wright gathered around his white coffin draped in red roses Wednesday, taking in one of the last times they would...

The rare clash this week between the Biden administration and congressional Democrats over a lapsed eviction moratorium may serve as a model for larger...

If you want to see what bare-knuckled political power by special interests looks like, look no further than the derailment of Sarah Bloom Raskin's...

The rise in consumer prices, which pushed inflation to a four-decade high of 6.8 percent in November, has prompted the Federal Reserve to drastically...

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that could have significant effects on both the executive branch's authority to...

If you've been putting off buying a new MacBook Pro due to FOMO or indecision, this fall may have the answers you've been looking...

Several conservative media figures in the United States have joined the cause of Canadian truckers who have occupied parts of Ottawa and blocked border...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined "Sunday Morning Futures" from Poland, where he spoke with refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, citing "atrocities" in the...

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...

Engracia Figueroa, a passionate advocate for people with disabilities, died as a result of complications from injuries she sustained in July when United Airlines...

As the first full winter of Russia's war with Ukraine approaches, the US is running low on high-end weapons systems and ammunition available for...

Concern is mounting that China’s Covid-19 vaccines are less effective at quelling the disease, raising questions about nations from Brazil to Hungary that are...

After 13 years of marriage, NFL star Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bündchen have finalized their divorce, both announcing the news on social media...

Faced with mounting pressure to relax pandemic restrictions, the White House insisted Wednesday that it is planning a less disruptive phase of the national...

During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday, President Joe Biden explained why he hasn't issued a broad executive order on gun control. In...

Demonstrators showing solidarity with the thousands of Cubans who took part in a rare weekend of protests across their island nation shut down a...

Private space travel may appear to be a step forward, but experts say there are still concerns about how it will affect our future...

A powerful attack on a Russian air base in occupied Crimea was carried out by Ukrainian special forces, a Ukrainian government official told The...

On Thursday, the ethereum network will receive a much-anticipated upgrade that will change the way transaction fees work and begin to destroy coins. It...

What is Disability Insurance and Should You Have It? In general, Disability Insurance pays out if something happened to you (such as an accident...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Saturday that the lower chamber is "hard at work" to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill as well...

Ukrainian forces said they attacked another Russian-occupied Kherson base as leaders from Turkey and the United Nations were set to meet with President Volodymyr...

Later this month, U.S. intelligence agencies will deliver to Congress a highly anticipated unclassified report on what they know about UFOs, or Unexplained Aerial...

One of the world's largest private charities' founders have pledged to continue their philanthropic work together. Some experts, however, believe that this may be...

A flight attendant for American Airlines was hospitalized after a passenger allegedly attacked her on Wednesday, in what the company's chief executive called "one...

Scientists traveled into the forests of northern Laos in the summer of 2020, half a year into the coronavirus pandemic, to catch bats that...

Whenever a bus arrives at the Greyhound station in Plattsburgh, New York, a small group of taxi drivers awaits to transport passengers on a...

A 49-year-old Seattle man was charged with felony stalking after being arrested earlier this month on suspicion of committing a hate crime against U.S....

Bryson DeChambeau is determined to be an outstanding team player at the Ryder Cup, and he wasted no time proving it on Tuesday. He spoke...

The officer who was fatally stabbed outside the Pentagon was identified by the Pentagon police force on Wednesday. Officer George Gonzalez was a New York...

Six climate activists and two environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have taken Norway to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), claiming that the Nordic...

Investors in retirement have never had it so good. Individual retirement accounts and company 401(k) plans have been booming for a decade now, thanks...

Danish authorities lifted all pandemic restrictions on September 10 and declared that covid-19 is no longer a "critical threat" in the country. Vaccination rates...

The jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial deliberated on a verdict for the third day on Thursday, while the judge considered the defense's request...

Tennessee Republicans advanced legislation on Wednesday that would increase oversight of what books are placed in public school libraries, just hours after the bill's...

Vaccines appear to be starting to reduce new Covid-19 infections in the United States, a breakthrough that could allow people to resume more normal...

Michael Storm, a retired Army captain, wanted to take advantage of a new federal plan that requires health insurers to cover up to eight...

In June, approximately 20 engineers were invited to a meeting at the headquarters of rocket manufacturer SpaceX. Elon Musk, the company's founder and CEO...

T-Mobile network has been compromised. The wireless carrier is still investigating the breach, which it confirmed in a statement issued on Monday, but it...

  Paid Family leave is a concept that progressive voters have long been awaiting but has failed to come to light due to political agendas....

Just hours after investigators searched the official's home, a Nevada county official was arrested in connection with the killing of a Las Vegas journalist...

Scientists reported in a new study published Thursday that human-caused climate change has disrupted a large system of ocean currents in the Atlantic, including...

Stacey Abrams, Georgia's gubernatorial candidate, spoke at the Atlanta church of a pastor who previously told a Baltimore congregation to make gay people "uncomfortable...

According to the New York Attorney General's Office, a Manhattan bar agreed Wednesday to pay $500,000 to current and former employees who claimed managers...

The Movement for Black Lives launched a new climate change initiative on Thursday, bringing together more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations from...

  According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the general public could start to have access to the Covid-19 vaccines as early as April in the United...

In recent weeks, China's drones have been a consistent part of its military activity around Taiwan, demonstrating new capabilities and increasing pressure on the...

When considering a dubious claim made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), it is helpful to recall her lengthy history with such remarks. This...

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent battle with what he sees as the "woke" agenda is pushing Florida further to the ideological right and positioning...

Any firefighters who pose as sick to protest New York City's Covid-19 vaccine mandate are "doing an enormous disservice" to the city, according to...

What could possibly be superior to a single, extensive high-speed rail network? Three or four that are in competition with one another appear to...

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bid Salman and other high-ranking Saudi officials have been accused of committing crimes against humanity in a criminal complaint filed...

The conviction of Minnesota police officer Kim Potter for the death of Daunte Wright by a jury, combined with the judge's denial of bail...

Japan will release more than a million tons of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, the government said Tuesday,...

The murder trial of a man accused of killing 23 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in 2019 has devolved into a...

On Thursday, India issued new regulations on several social media platforms just weeks after India's government standoff with Twitter. These new regulations now require social...

According to reports, President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a contentious phone call last week. For several years, Washington has debated whether...

The US drug epidemic exploded while Americans were locked up, fueled by the coronavirus pandemic and an increase in fentanyl use. According to preliminary data...

Following their worst week since the start of the pandemic, US stocks fell sharply on Monday, with the S&P 500 index falling into correction...

In 2021, disasters continued to strike, from Hurricane Ida's devastation in Louisiana and the Northeast to devastating wildfires in the West and damaging storms,...

On Monday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused President Joe Biden and his administration of fomenting a “crisis” along the US-Mexico border. Biden’s abandonment...

Ukraine sent its first grain shipment since Russia's invasion began on Monday, as part of a deal aimed at alleviating global food shortages. According to...

A senior administration official said Monday that tens of thousands of Afghans who applied for Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) are still being processed nearly...

An initial investigation commissioned by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland documented some of the atrocities that Native American children faced at over 400 boarding schools...