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Officials from the White House plan to meet with student debt activists and advocacy groups this week, ahead of President Joe Biden's self-imposed deadline...

Alice Dearing was about to make history as the first Black woman to swim for Great Britain in the Olympics in 2021. Then came the...

One month has passed since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, and a series of new revelations about...

NASA’s new rover, Perseverance, was confirmed to have landed on Mars around 4:00 PM EST on Thursday. Also known as “Percy,” the spacecraft made...

Florida Democrats are raising concerns about what they believe is a sustained and coordinated campaign to smear Vice President Kamala Harris' image in Spanish-language...

On a party-line vote, Senate Democrats approved sweeping legislation on health care, climate change, and taxes on Sunday, delivering a major victory for President...

Evacuation orders were issued in parts of several central Texas counties late Thursday as crews worked to contain the flames in dangerous fire weather...

Hundreds of Afghans gathered outside a passport office in Kabul on Wednesday, a day after Taliban officials announced that the country would resume issuing...

Julia Ma did something last week that the majority of people in the United States cannot: she received an authorized second COVID-19 booster shot...

The White House prepared for harsh congressional inquiries as soon as President Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal started to go wrong, with chaos at Kabul's airport,...

Authorities said Wednesday that a shooting at a rail yard in San Jose, California, killed ten people, including the gunman, and injured others. Many...

Maxwell Frost sounds a lot like other Gen Zers — he's 25, works as an Uber driver for extra money, and recently quit his...

Karen Garner was lying in her bed on Wednesday at the Golden, Colorado, memory care facility where she has been living since an officer...

The European champions returned home at dawn Monday to the ecstatic cheers of Italians who had spent the better part of the night honking...

The Biden administration announced plans on Tuesday to implement some of the nation's toughest regulations against methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, as...

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

Jeff Bezos leaves an enduring legacy after transforming Amazon from a modest online bookseller into one of the world's most powerful corporations as he...

Analysts are updating their views on Netflix's outlook after the streaming giant reported better-than-expected third-quarter subscriber growth and forecasting stronger fourth-quarter momentum late Tuesday....

The Israeli government claims that history is being made in the Negev desert. For the first time on Israeli soil, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid...

One autumn morning in 2003, Federal Park Police stormed into an apartment four miles east of the United States Capitol. Police discovered a semi-automatic...

Freddy Fernandez was almost not here, sitting on his couch in his Missouri home with his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse...

According to a damning new report published Monday, aides from former President Donald Trump's administration interfered with communications from a leading public health agency...

Many advocates and former students seeking relief have applauded President Joe Biden's decision to cancel some student loan debt for millions of Americans, but...

The US Commerce Department blacklisted Israeli firms NSO Group and Candiru on Wednesday, accusing them of providing spyware to foreign governments who "maliciously targeted"...

The White House announced Tuesday that President Joe Biden is releasing 50 million barrels of oil from the nation's emergency stockpile to reduce energy...

The Federal Reserve closed a chapter on its aggressive, pandemic-driven stimulus on Wednesday, approving plans to begin tapering its bond-buying program this month, amid...

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...

Greta Thunberg was not officially invited to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, but she made her presence known on the first day of...

Nathalie Emmanuel explains where she draws the line when it comes to nudity on screen. Emmanuel, who played Missandei on HBO's "Game of Thrones" for...

A rapid increase in coronavirus cases in the United States and elsewhere is fueling fears of a pandemic resurgence, sending shockwaves through the stock...

Afghanistan’s beleaguered government will be on its own against the Taliban once American forces withdraw in September. The strength of the insurgency, combined with...

Propulsion failures plagued the Navy's fast littoral combat ships. Because of the high cost of ammo, the gun on its stealthy destroyer is a...

According to his cousin, the teen who died last week after falling from an amusement park ride in Florida was turned away from two...

Just over a year after the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, Republicans mostly still support Donald Trump, but it...

According to a new study from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, gun ownership is more prevalent in areas of America that had a large...

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...

Running a business in Afghanistan has one unspoken rule: Pay the Taliban. Abdul Ahad Wahidi learned that the hard way when insurgents blew up...

Protesters are expected to gather in Washington, D.C., on Monday, bringing small amounts of cannabis to join hip-hop artists Redman and M-1 of Dead...

As he’s reeled from twin scandals over his treatment of women and COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had...

President Joe Biden is set to present the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor for valor, to three U.S. soldiers for their...

A Haitian man arrested on suspicion of playing a key role in President Jovenel Mose's assassination appears to have presented himself as a potential...

Some of the world's most famous people gathered in London on Sunday night for the first-ever "Earthshot Prize" awards ceremony, hosted by Britain's Prince...

According to one expert, Facebook and Twitter are enforcing Russian government propaganda and disinformation on social media at a "slow pace." After Russian forces bombed...

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...

Women can always give their babies up for adoption, so abortions are unnecessary. That appeared to be Justice Amy Coney Barrett's argument during oral...

According to a report by a panel that advises state officials, oil refineries, utilities, and other companies that must pay to emit greenhouse gases...

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...

As California's attorney general, Xavier Becerra led a national effort to preserve the Affordable Care Act and fought the Trump administration on issues ranging...

An unusual security breach of an election system in a rural Colorado county has triggered a criminal investigation and prompted state authorities to suspend...

Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero who went on to become a vehement government critic, was found guilty of terror charges on Monday in...

US diplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria have been targeted in three rocket and drone attacks in the last 24 hours, according to...

To temper rising oil prices, the Biden administration has flirted with lifting oil sanctions on previously shunned Venezuela, but it appears unwilling to encourage...

Salman Rushdie is recovering in a hospital after being repeatedly stabbed on stage in front of a New York audience on Friday in an...

The most disruptive president in modern history, Donald Trump, was at the center of yet another historic development on Monday. The former commander in...

Residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson have suspected Russian forces had a special plan for their town since the occupiers took control...

Recent U.S. immigration policies reduced Venezuelan migration to the U.S.-Mexico border in October, but overall migrant apprehensions remained high, fueled by the arrival of...

Following the May massacre in Uvalde, Texas, a simple account of the police response took hold: Following his command, scores of officers from over...

Late Wednesday, the Senate passed major legislation to resurrect a World War II-era program that will allow President Joe Biden to send weapons and...

According to a New York Times/Siena College poll, 64 percent of Democratic voters would prefer a new standard-bearer in the 2024 presidential campaign, as...

Exhausted recruiters are putting everything on the table a year after the United States began seeing record turnover. With nearly 48 million people quitting their...

A group of North Carolina voters told state officials on Monday that they want U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn disqualified as a congressional candidate, citing...

Marques Armstrong had just stepped out of the shower one morning this fall when he heard gunshots in his Minneapolis backyard. He ran upstairs...

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with the leader of the United Arab Emirates to ensure energy supplies from the oil-rich Gulf...

For months, stores across the country have struggled to keep enough baby formula on hand. Manufacturers claim to be operating at full capacity and...

Following the special election last week for Alaska's at-large congressional seat, former Gov. Sarah Palin called on fellow Republican Nick Begich to withdraw from...

Japan is a very popular destination for travelers and is visited by people from all over the world. It is a country full of...

Reshad Jalali was nine years old when U.S.-backed forces ousted the Taliban from Kabul in 2001, and he recalls hearing Afghan singers on the...

According to a monitoring group, more than 1,300 people were detained across Russia on Wednesday for participating in nationwide anti-war protests, with some directly...

Tesla was ordered to pay more than $1 million to a Black former employee who claimed two supervisors at the company's Fremont factory in...

President Joe Biden and the prime ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom announced a new defense partnership in September, surprising both allies and...

The activities of religious groups "affiliated with centers of influence" in Russia were outlawed by Ukraine on Friday, and the country also announced it...

A "Billionaire Minimum Income Tax" is included in President Joe Biden's budget proposal for the fiscal year 2023. According to the budget, all households worth...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sought a record-tying third term on Tuesday, while Democrat Beto O'Rourke sought an upset in America's largest red state in...

Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro declared victory in the election on Sunday, as supporters danced outside her offices to celebrate the left's return to...

A US software company hit by a major ransomware attack that crippled hundreds of businesses worldwide was working Tuesday to restart its servers in...

According to a Google cybersecurity official and the former head of UK foreign intelligence, a new website that published leaked emails from several leading...

Leaders of the world's largest economies agreed Sunday to stop funding coal-fired power plants in developing countries and made a vague commitment to achieve...

An LAPD officer has hit out at LeBron James, saying the NBA star "put a target on the back" of the cop who shot dead...

The number of unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells and not intended for kids, has reached...

On Sunday, February 14th, President Biden called upon Congress to take steps to pass comprehensive gun control legislation. This proclamation fell on the anniversary...