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China's reaction to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was anything but subtle, with warships and military aircraft dispatched to all sides...

Women who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual assault are suing the banks, alleging that they enabled Epstein's alleged sex-trafficking operation and disregarded warning...

Barbados has officially severed ties with Queen Elizabeth II after 55 years, and one of its first acts as the world's newest republic was...

The CIA's No. 2 official made it clear in a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency's counterterrorism center that fighting al-Qaida and...

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...

According to Emin Gün Sirer, the founder of Avalanche, Bitcoin will eventually be outpaced by other coins as their faster, cheaper networks digitize more...

Lawmakers in a few states are pushing for stronger safeguards for election officials, citing growing concerns about their safety in the aftermath of the...

A judge recently ordered a New York woman to remove a Confederate flag-adorned rock from her home or risk losing custody of her biracial...

Many religious leaders who support the anti-abortion movement have praised the new Texas law that prohibits most abortions in the state. However, some abortion...

House Democrats hope to start debating a roughly $2 trillion proposal to overhaul the country's health care, education, climate, immigration, and tax laws as...

Clean energy campaigners claim to have disrupted supplies from three oil terminals in the Midlands and south-east of England, while motorists complain that some...

There is reason to believe that the second ‘required’ dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is not quite necessary yet. Since Pfizer only has...

The only people at school who knew the truth about Jeremiah Armstead’s home life were his basketball coaches. Armstead, 18, was exhausted from sleeping in...

The Summer Olympics are just around the corner and, for the first time since 2000, Jamaican sprinting superstar Usain Bolt won't be on the track. It's...

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

A Portland teacher's college hired a former principal who oversaw a school-wide "antiracist" bootcamp for kids. On September 7, Portland State University's College of Education...

The word "Democrat" was conspicuously absent from a recent news release by Colorado congressional candidate Adam Frisch. Frisch, a former city councilman from the posh,...

5 p.m. is canine happy hour in the park near Duboce Triangle in San Francisco. About 40 dogs run around chasing balls and wrestling...

Heather Mars-Martins and her family would dive off the coast of Westerly, Rhode Island, to catch quahogs and clams, native to the eastern shores...

The novelty coins are simple, gleaming expressions of support for former President Donald J. Trump. They're also one of the hottest products on the...

In the aftermath of the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, demonstrators gathered in front of the United States Capitol on Wednesday...

Travis Scott speaks out in his first interview since the Astroworld music festival tragedy, which claimed the lives of ten people. In an hour-long sit-down...

Out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg chastised Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and John Cornyn (R-TX), as well as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), for their...

After the extreme and deadly weather that hit Texas earlier this month, the IRS announced that it would be extending the deadline to June...

According to a recent study, 58 of the top medical schools in America are teaching critical race theory, and some of the teaching materials...

Apple has been under major scrutiny in both legal and PR fronts. Major players such as Facebook, Spotify and Epic games do not agree...

A former Irish soldier was convicted of belonging to the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group. Lisa Smith, a former member of the Defence Forces,...

After President Biden outlined his proposal for a massive $2.2 trillion spending bill on Wednesday, a bevy of Senate Republicans are speaking out against the plan...

Instead of relying on in-demand standard chips, some of the world's largest technology companies are developing their own semiconductors. According to company announcements and media...

President Joe Biden's urgent global search for assistance in cutting off Russia's oil revenues is leading to regimes he once sought to isolate or...

Cracking down on Big Tech is a rare bipartisan desire, but a nearly 19-hour debate session in the House that lasted into Thursday morning...

Authorities say Alec Baldwin fired a prop firearm on the set of the upcoming film "Rust" on Thursday, killing the cinematographer and injuring the...

More than three billion Covid-19 vaccines have been distributed globally as countries race to contain the virulent Delta variant that is fueling outbreaks all...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that he was putting a $250 million down payment on a state-led project to build “hundreds of miles”...

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

Parents in the North Clackamas School District in Oregon are furious about the board's decision to go online, especially in light of the controversy...

President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping signaled an effort to repair strained relations between Washington and Beijing, instructing officials to resume talks on...

Republican state attorneys general and other leading conservatives are considering a slew of lawsuits against President Biden's plan to cancel some student debt —...

Many things are factored in when it comes to your eligibility for receiving a third stimulus check of up to $1400 per adult and dependent. For...

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the proportion of coronavirus cases in the United States caused by the...

Despite efforts by drug-makers to make them more available, promising Covid-19 treatment pills are likely to take longer to reach patients in low- and...

Following the shocking leak last week of a draft Supreme Court opinion indicating the court's conservative majority may soon overturn Roe v. Wade, Senate...

On Thursday, gay rights advocates filed a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to stop a new law that prohibits sexual orientation and gender...

The railroad system of the United States is being bolstered by its northern neighbor. The Rocky Mountaineer, one of Western Canada's most-decorated luxury scenic train...

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has been working for nearly a year,...

Authorities said a magnitude 6 earthquake jolted both sides of the California-Nevada border, tossed boulders onto a major highway, and was felt as far...

The names of Trump administration officials and associates who played a role in the scheme to allow President Donald Trump to retain power by...

The United States Senate has averted a government shutdown by passing a stopgap funding bill that also includes billions of dollars in emergency aid...

The United States Supreme Court, which expanded gun rights in a landmark decision in June, declined to hear a challenge to a federal ban...

A third of all the world's man-made greenhouse gas emissions are linked to food, according to new global research that tracked produce from field...

A possible solution to the global sand shortage began over a bottle of wine, as do many crazy ideas. As they sipped their "two-buck Chuck"...

Criminal statutes cited by the Justice Department in the search of Donald Trump's Florida estate for mishandled documents are rarely prosecuted, according to legal...

Calvin Qi, who works at Glean, a search startup, would love to improve his company's products with the latest artificial intelligence algorithms. Glean provides search...

Climate change and habitat loss from big agriculture are working together to suffocate global insect populations, according to a new study, with each problem...

Members of Texas Governor Greg Abbott's reelection campaign handed out empty pill bottles with a fake label attached that blamed President Joe Biden's "open...

In a letter to President Biden on Monday, House Democrats urged him to restart negotiations on the climate goals included in the stalled Build...

A grocery store employee claimed that he was fired six days into his job because he refused to work one day a week. Noah Grice,...

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...

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...

When I opened Twitter on Sunday, the first thing I saw was someone calling me a lampshade made of human skin. Then I got...

As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks approaches, relatives of victims are pressing courts to answer what they see as...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to the country's eastern frontline on Thursday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Vladimir Putin to reduce Russia's troop...

An elderly housekeeper at a former hotel in Long Beach, California, that was being used to quarantine people with COVID-19, tested positive for the...

Rochelle Walensky, the director of the CDC, came under fire for tweeting that the organization would commemorate the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of...

D.C. will more than double the amount of government assistance available to first-time home buyers this year in an effort to help Washingtonians, particularly...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday dropped plans for a five-day shutdown over Easter, which had prompted confusion and criticism. She called the idea...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is ready for talks with the US and NATO on missile deployment limits and military transparency,...

New York City will launch the nation's largest and most comprehensive workforce development program for at-risk LGBTQ youth this summer. NYC Unity Works, a $2.6...

On Friday, Russian forces seized a massive nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, extending their siege of cities along the country's southern coast, including...

A dispute between railroads and labor unions could result in a shutdown as early as Friday, halting most train traffic across the country. Trains...

According to Andy Slavitt, a former senior pandemic adviser to President Joe Biden, the Omicron coronavirus variant will cause a "winter wave" that will...

When you are involved in a lawsuit, most likely it is for some type of deficiency judgment, which means that the court finds that...

Following Katie Britt's victory over Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., in Tuesday's GOP primary runoff election, Alabama voters will decide who will be their next...

Diane Spears felt woozy and lethargic for hours after receiving the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on March 27, and it only got...

In an odd way, the Portland Trail Blazers have become the poster child for NBA stability over the last half-decade or so. They had...

Senators are close to reaching an agreement on a $10 billion coronavirus relief package, putting Congress on track to deliver funding that Democrats had...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed the Supreme Court's leaked draft decision to overturn the nation's landmark Roe v. Wade law as a "abomination,"...

After a winter storm pounded the mid-Atlantic and dumped more than a foot of snow in some places, ice and snow stranded scores of...

A Florida-based company was ordered to pay a remote worker $73,000 after firing him for refusing to turn on his webcam. Chetu, a US software...

According to an email shared by a whistleblower, the auto insurance company State Farm is encouraging its agents in Florida to donate books promoting...