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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III met with reporters nearly 48 hours after leaving Washington on what...

If Republicans gain control of the House, they intend to immediately begin oversight of the Internal Revenue Service. Three Republicans running for chairman of the...

A Florida Senate committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel "discomfort" when...

Health experts advising US regulators will vote Wednesday on whether Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc., BioNTech SE, and Moderna Inc. should be approved for...

Starboard Value, an activist investor, has nominated a minority slate for Box Inc.'s board of directors, pitting its nominees against Chief Executive Officer Aaron...

The government announced on Monday that all adults in the United Kingdom will be able to get their booster Covid-19 vaccine doses three months...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson clashed Monday with a lawyer for a student group seeking to end affirmative action in college admissions, questioning whether the...

Andrew Wiggins, who displayed a determined confidence and grit throughout the game, single-handedly relieved Stephen Curry of the pressure and delivered the best game...

As Russia continues to attack Ukraine, First Lady Jill Biden paid an unannounced visit to the country on Sunday, meeting with Ukrainian First Lady...

When it comes to extreme sports and outdoor adventure, few companies match Blizzard. Since 1974 they have built upon their reputation for providing the...

Former Democratic state Rep. Vernon Jones has branded himself as the "black Donald Trump," hoping that his ties to the former president will help...

On Tuesday morning, Tiger Woods was hospitalized after being involved in a single vehicle rollover accident in southern california. The professional golfer was taken...

Annual reports are compiled by the American Library Association to track efforts by parents and political groups to ban books from libraries and schools...

On Wednesday, The White House unveiled an approximately $2 trillion jobs plan focused on infrastructure and the climate, a blueprint that represents President Biden’s...

The war in Ukraine has highlighted Russia's shortcomings, but it has also provided a blueprint for transforming an underpowered and outnumbered army into one...

Figures show that excess deaths in England and Wales are currently higher than in the main pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Throughout October, there...

The American jobs engine slowed significantly last month, confounding optimistic forecasts of the pace of recovery and sharpening debates over how to best revive...

"I feel Qatari today. I feel Arab today. My current mood is African. I feel gay today. I feel unable today. Gianni Infantino, the...

The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) enforcement division resigned on Wednesday in response to a federal judge's order that could raise...

The Supreme Court granted the Biden administration permission on Thursday to end a Trump-era immigration policy that required asylum seekers to remain in Mexico...

The new home of Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers is a 94-square-meter (1,011-square-foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows. Its gray concrete walls'...

South Africa, with its rolling vineyards, abundant big game, the iconic Table Mountain, endless sandy beaches, and vast cultural riches, would have expected to...

Frigid air, spilling south from the Arctic, has invaded Europe and Alaska, setting back spring and challenging long-standing records. In Europe, the cold has come...

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, many US national security officials and analysts predicted that Ukraine's military would be able to hold out...

Afghans and Westerners stranded in Kabul following the Taliban takeover began trickling into the city's US-controlled airport for evacuation flights, but entry remained extremely...

Since the 1940s, French author Annie Ernaux has bravely mined her experiences as a working-class woman to explore life in France. She was awarded...

At a G20 meeting on Tuesday, the United States led calls for greater global cooperation in light of the coronavirus crisis, while China insisted...

If the coronavirus pandemic has caused you to rethink the way you spend and save money, you're not alone. According to a McKinsey report  published...

Democrats in Congress are negotiating a comprehensive budget reconciliation package that will serve as the centerpiece of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda. The 10-year spending...

When the dew on Adam Thomas's Illinois farm evaporates in the morning, he begins harvesting soybeans. Dry weather accelerated the work this year, allowing...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced Americans to reconsider their energy options. A secure energy future for the United States and its allies has...

Six months into the campaign to vaccinate the US population against Covid-19, stark differences in vaccination rates have emerged between the states with the...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rwanda, the final stop on a three-nation African tour in which he has articulated Washington's new...

The Senate Parliamentarian ruled against attaching the measure to a $3.5 trillion spending bill on Sunday, putting a major stumbling block in Senate Democrats'...

The Vermont House of Representatives is scheduled to begin debate on an amendment that would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution...

A common theme on the dockets of some of the most significant cases before the Supreme Court in recent weeks, ranging from affirmative action...

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly unhappy with the opening argument from his impeachment lawyer, Bruce Castor on the Senate floor Tuesday. Bruce Castor, who is...

When the US State Department announced the new International Anticorruption Champions Award last month, it set off ripples of media coverage across the world. The...

Last week, we witnessed 11-year-old Miah Cerillo's courageous testimony before Congress, an incredibly brave survivor of the horrific mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which...

Former NFL coach Urban Meyer attended former President Donald Trump's annual Super Bowl party on Sunday night, where guests dined on a game-day menu...

Former President Donald Trump's social media app, which he hopes will rival Twitter, debuted on Monday, as he seeks a new digital stage to...

A monument at a Hong Kong university that was the most well-known public remembrance of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil was demolished...

Here we go! After months of pandemic delays, Nintendo's first ever theme park, featuring a "Mario Kart" ride in a real-life Bowser's Castle, opened...

Concerns about escalating violence during contentious rallies in Portland, Oregon, have been heightened by a gunfight last week between far-right demonstrators and anti-fascist counter-protesters. The...

According to the platform targeted in the hack, hackers have returned nearly all of the $600 million stolen in one of the largest cryptocurrency...

Democrats hoping to resurrect the party's economic agenda are up against a stumbling block: Sen. Joe Manchin's desire to raise tax rates clashes with...

Two Trump-appointed federal judges have rejected January 6 defendants' claims that they are being treated unfairly because of their conservative politics, in comparison to...

In a speech titled "The Return of Geopolitics" on April 27, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss made a compelling case for a rethinking of...

When Tetsuya Yamagami was apprehended following the assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he told police he had "a grudge" against a...

In an interview, Apple's SVP of software engineering explains the company's privacy changes in iOS 14.5. Apple's push to require app developers to request...

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

Dr. Daniel Stock, a physician in the state, made a slew of false claims about the coronavirus while testifying before a local school board...

Republican governors are optimistic about their 2022 midterm prospects against Democrats after a big win in Virginia and a better-than-expected performance in New Jersey,...

A white and silver space plane rocketed toward the edge of Earth's atmosphere, more than 46,000 feet above the stark New Mexico desert, propelled...

Marine Cpl. Whitney McHaffie refused to wear a mask and refuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19. She was discharged from the military a month after...

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

Every year, Walmart illegally dumps more than 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insecticides and other products, toxic cleaning supplies, electronic waste, latex paints,...

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...

Women who use marijuana during pregnancy are putting their babies at risk, a study published Thursday finds. Babies born to women who were heavy cannabis users...

Two days after Mahanoy Area High School in Pennsylvania held its cheerleading tryouts, ninth-grader Brandi Levy was still fuming about being passed over for...

Back-to-back world leader summits in Europe begin this weekend, with the goal of rallying Western nations behind Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion...

In a forecast from the University of Washington’s pandemic forecasting team, it is estimated that close to another 200,000 Americans are likely to dies...

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...

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's leftist former president, defeated conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the country's closest presidential race in history on Sunday,...

At least six major automakers, including Ford, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, and Volvo, and 30 national governments pledged on Wednesday to work toward phasing out...

Cellphones, the ultimate distraction, keep children from learning, according to educators. However, in attempts to keep phones away from students, the most vocal opposition...

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried lost his entire $16 billion fortune in a matter of days after his company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy...

Nationalist blogger Roman Antonovsky's airtime has increased since fierce fighting broke out in February, thanks in large part to Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine. Before...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) stormed away from an interview Wednesday for the victims of the Uvalde, Texas, massacre after a British journalist asked him...

Proud to celebrate Columbus Day as an Italian American child. St. Patrick's Day, with its Irish dancing, shamrocks, and green cupcakes, didn't deserve the...

Tesla's Chinese sales last month were significantly lower than expected. Although Tesla does not report monthly sales or regional revenue, the China Passenger Car...

After more than a half-dozen attacks in trains and stations over the holiday weekend, New York's latest plan to combat both crime and homelessness...

Following her comments comparing COVID-19 safety to the Holocaust, a petition calling for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's expulsion from the House has gathered over...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has provided an opportunity for North Korea, which has strengthened ties with Moscow and become one of its most...

Because of "unknown hazards" in the area where a family and their dog were mysteriously found dead last month, federal forest officials closed trails...

On a mischievous Thursday night, it did appear possible to sense the roiling, quaking, and musing of so many of the 124 million Japanese,...

With the nation's top public health officials as their audience, Senate Republicans on Thursday voiced their displeasure with the Biden administration's new broad-reaching vaccine...

Just three months after acknowledging an outbreak, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared victory over COVID-19 and ordered preventive measures to be eased,...

With the U.S. closing in on President Joe Biden's goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, the White...

Following two days of testimony from abortion experts, providers, and the state's chief medical officer, a Michigan judge barred county prosecutors from enforcing the...